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Iran FM urges U.S. to stop sanctions on oil exports

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday called on the U.S. government to stop sanctions on Iran's oil exports. "Iran is rich in human natural resource

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Managing customer discovery when you can’t leave the house

With in-person classes canceled, we’re about to start our online versions of Hacking for Defense and Hacking for Oceans (and here). The classes are built on the Lean Startup methodology: customer disc

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Ukraine continues to battle forest fire near Chernobyl

Emergency teams in Ukraine on Monday continued battling a forest fire in the contaminated area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant that has raised radiation fears.Two blazes erupted Saturday in

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Hides of endangered snow leopards seized in Mongolia

The hides of three snow leopards were recently seized in the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator, the country's Ecological Police Department (EPD) reported on Monday.Several men were arrested in late

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WHO evaluating use of medical, non-medical masks for COVID-19 more widely

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said here on Monday that the WHO has been evaluating the use of medical and non-medical masks for COVID-19 more widely, a

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Zoom Video Communications offers 20% off Annual Business plans to Extra Crunch members

With the trying times the country is going through due to COVID-19, Extra Crunch is excited to announce a new Partner Perk from video conference software Zoom. Starting today, annual and two-year memb

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Bayern Munich to restart limited training sessions from April 6

Players of Bayern Munich attend training sessions at Saebener Strasse training ground in Munich, Germany, March 12, 2020. /VCG Bayern Munich of Germany's Bundesliga on Sunday announced that t

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Bayern Munich to restart limited training sessions from April 6

Players of Bayern Munich attend training sessions at Saebener Strasse training ground in Munich, Germany, March 12, 2020. /VCG Bayern Munich of Germany's Bundesliga on Sunday announced that t

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The mesmerizing Grand Prismatic Spring

These stunning images taken by photographer Gerald Macua from a helicopter showcase the mesmerizing colors and contrasting textures of the Grand Prismatic Hot Spring in Yellowstone National Park in t

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Customers desert South Korea's animal cafes over virus fears

A beige feline paces between two Gaudi-style columns at the empty 2 Cats cafe in Seoul, with upturned stools standing on the tables where humans sat to play with them in pre-virus days.Business ha

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Chinese city holds memorial service to mourn deceased firefighters in forest fire

The city of Xichang in southwest China's Sichuan Province held a memorial service Saturday to mourn the 19 firefighters who gave their lives battling a recent forest f

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Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil rises to 9,056 with 359 deaths

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Brazil have risen from 7,910 to 9,056, with deaths rising from 299 to 359. Minister of Health Luiz Henrique Mandetta on Friday said that

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Can drones help fight the global pandemic?

02:34 Researchers in the UK want the country to start using drones to disinfect public places, saying it could help fight COVID-19.The team from Harper Adams University says agricultur

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Chelsea, Man City make attractive offers to Inter for Lautaro Martinez

Lautaro Martinez of Inter Milan celebrates after scoring a goal in the Serie A game against Atalanta BC at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, Italy, January 11, 2020. /VCG 22-year-old Argentine

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China hands over medical supplies to Afghanistan to fight COVID-19

China stands together with Afghan people to fight the novel coronavirus, Chinese Ambassador to Afghansitan Wang Yu said at a handover ceremony of the first batch of China-aided medical supplies

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South Africa sends testing teams into townships to contain coronavirus

A member of medical staff swabs the mouth of a resident as she is testing him for a virus, during a nationwide lockdown for 21 days to contain COVID-19 in Alexandra, South Africa, March 31, 2020.

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UN chief views COVID-19 as most challenging crisis since WWII

A municipal worker disinfects the street to stop the spread of the COVID-19 in Cascais, Portugal, March 28, 2020. (Photo by Pedro Fiuza/Xinhua) The COVID-19 pandemic "represents a threat to everybody