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China launches Chang'e-5 spacecraft

China launched the Chang'e-5 lunar probe from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern province of Hainan, November 24, 2020. /VCGThe Long March-5, the count

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Brazil: Researchers hunting viruses that could be harmful to humans

03:05 As the World Health Organization suggests that finding the animal source of COVID-19 may take quite a while just as previous investigations regarding the animal sources of MERS a

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China's Foreign Ministry congratulates Biden, Harris

China's Foreign Ministry spokespersonWang Wenbin on Friday extended congratulations to Joe Biden and KamalaHarris, adding China respects the choice of the American peop

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Does cyber warfare spell the end of armies?

08:03 Artificial Intelligence, unmanned drones, cyber attacks and GPS tracking now play a key role in global conflict, but does that mean the end of traditional warfare?It's a question

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European Space Agency awards $153 million contract for its first planetary defense mission

The European Space Agency (ESA) is doing its part to help protect the Earth from any errant asteroids that may threaten terrestrial life, awarding a €129.4 million ($153 million) contract to an indus

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Cyber threat startup Cygilant hit by ransomware

Cygilant, a threat detection cybersecurity company, has confirmed a ransomware attack.Christina Lattuca, Cygilant’s chief financial officer, said in a statement that the company was “awar

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China urges U.S. to stop military provocations

BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese military opposes and is not afraid of the U.S. side's recent escalating provocations against China, a spokesman said Thursday.Wu Qian, a spokesman for the Min

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U.S. health advisers concerned about "abrupt" change in U.S. COVID-19 data reporting system

A group of public health advisers to the U.S. government have expressed their grave concerns over the Trump administration's decision to change the way for hospitals t

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Russia denies UK claims of vote meddling, COVID-19 vaccine hacking

File photo of Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. /Reuters The Kremlin on Thursday denied claims by Britain that "Russian actors" sought to meddle in last year's general election and that Russian

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The IPO market stays hot, as nCino prices above range and Jamf targets a ~$2B valuation

Despite some market chop, the US IPO market is still active, with fresh debut nCino pricing above its elevated price range, and Jamf moving to start its pricing process after filing to go public at th

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Coronavirus found in November frozen sewage samples in Brazil

03:06 Brazilian researchers are looking into samples of the new corona virus found in the country much before Brazil’sthe first official COVID-19 case to try and understand how the vir

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China publishes books to explain Civil Code

China has published a set of books to help the public better understand the newly-adopted Civil Code, the publisher said Monday. The books are in seven volumes, dedica

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Businesses generally positive about national security legislation for HK: investment promotion head

After months of turmoil in Hong Kong, businesses generally welcome and understand the need for the national security legislation, and what businesses want is "stability

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HKSAR gov't provides schools with guidelines on displaying national flag, singing national anthem

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Thursday provided schools with guidelines on the display of the national flag and regional flag, and

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Government, people need to understand each other: Indonesian doctor

03:17 Airin Aldiani is a pulmonologist working in Jakarta, Indonesia. In her childhood, she dreamed of becoming a doctor who can save lives during disasters. But she never thought that

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Chinese parents mostly positive about effects of online courses: survey

About 58.3 percent of Chinese parents of middle and primary school students are positive about the effects of online courses offered by their schools this semester due

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Existing backers put another £40M into UK challenger bank Starling

Starling Bank, the U.K.-based challenger bank founded by banking veteran Anne Boden, has raised an additional £40 million in funding, TechCrunch has learned.The round is led by existing backers, Harry