The city of Toronto is going to start operating autonomous shuttles on a trial basis, through an agreement with Local Motors that will see that company’s Olli 2.0 all-electric self-driving shutt
A University of Manchester team of researchers and volunteers who have been documenting National Health Service (NHS) voices of COVID-19 since March, are to join force
Participants race in the 2018 London Marathon. /VCG Photo The 2020 London Marathon will be an elite-only race with no spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers announced on Thursday.
Yang Dalian, 48, is a villager in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Every noon, she goes to her son's classroom and takes him back for lunch in a wheelchair. Yang's
An elderly ex-policeman confessed on Monday to being the violent serial prowler known as the "Golden State Killer," pleading guilty to 13 murders as well as 13 counts of kidnapping in a deal with U.S
An autistic teenager who threw a six-year-old boy off the Tate Modern museum's viewing platform in London last year was sentenced Friday to at least 15 years in prison. The 18-year-old Jonty Bra
Uber will manage an on-demand service for Marin County in the San Francisco Bay area with a software as a service product as part of ride-hailing company’s broader strategy to push into public
Google has announced a new, welcome and no doubt long asked-for feature to its Maps app: wheelchair accessibility info. Businesses and points of interest featuring accessible entrances, bathrooms and
President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was released on Wednesday from a federal prison in Pennsylvania to serve out the rest of his 7-1/2 year
A total of 1,030,487 cases have been reported in the country.NEW YORK, April 29 (Xinhua) -- The number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States topped 60,000 on Wednesda
The emblem and the slogan for the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou were unveiled here on Monday. The motif of the emblem consists of a wheelchair athlete striving for
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison following his recent rape and sexual assault conviction.The 67-year-old Hollywood mogul was accused of raping one wo
Japan’s Olympic minister said Tuesday the contract to hold the Tokyo Games only specifies the event has to be held during 2020.Seiko Hashimoto’s response to a question
A general view of men's athletes' start during the Marathon Grand Championships in Tokyo, Japan, September 15, 2019. /VCG Photo Tokyo marathon organizers have decided to cancel entries from th
WithChina'ssharingeconomybooming,ahospitalinNanjing,Jiangsuprovince,isprovidingsharedwheelchairsforpeopleinneed.NanjingDrumTowerHospital,oneofthemostprestigious
A university research team and a transport equipment maker in Osaka Prefecture have jointly developed a foot pedal-driven wheelchair that can also be used as a training tool for elderly people with difficulty walking.