Bay Area-based Diamond Age this week announced that it has raised $8 million. The seed round is led by Prime Movers Lab and Alpaca VC and features a slew of additional firms, including Dolby Family Ve
Carvings on the wall of the tomb. /ChinanewsArchaeologists have discovered two brick tombs at an ancient cemetery with 14 crypts in north China's Shanxi Province.The di
This morning Allocations, a fintech startup building software to help smaller private equity funds form and operate, announced that it has closed a $5 million round at a $100 million valuation.The sta
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook southwestern Iran along the Persian Gulf on Sunday, followed by over a dozen aftershocks, state TV reported.At least five people were i
Noor Riyadh, an annual light festival to exhibit illuminative artworks across the Saudi capital, will help discover and nurture local talents and artists, said an official at the Royal Commission for
As spring bursts into life, tourists and flower enthusiasts flood the Great Wall's Badaling section to enjoy a vast sea of apricot flowers. /CFPLocated in Yanqing Distr
German police on Wednesday arrested a man over an apparent early-morning arson attempt on the Chinese Embassy in Berlin, according to a report from AFP."This morning, police officers arrested a man a
02:28 The border wall that separates parts of the United States from Mexico expanded under the Trump administration.Aggressive efforts for federal land acquisitions for the wall also i
The Wuzhong Road Station on Shanghai Metro Line 15 is full of innovative design. /VCGOpened on January 23 along with the soft running of the metro line, the station hou
The residents of Beijing woke up Tuesday morning to a city covered in snow. Feast your eyes on these photos showing some prominent spots in the Chinese capital, such as
São João University's Central Hospital in Porto, Portugal, begins COVID-19 vaccination. /VCG Image Portugal on Monday reported a new highest daily death toll of 167 raising the total number of
00:41 The U.S. Capitol is under top-level security as the U.S. House is debating on the impeachment of President Trump on Wednesday. D.C. police pushed protesters away from the Capitol
The frigid temperatures have created magnificent ice waterfalls in Changbai County, northeast China's Jilin Province. The frozen water has different shapes, some are li
A two-month-long Great Wall cultural festival will open in Beijing Saturday, which will allow tourists to visit the Badaling section of the ancient wall on weekend nig
A French artist has painted a large biodegradable fresco on the lawn of the United Nations' European headquarters in Geneva, marking Friday's 75th anniversary of its founding. Saype, who was born
Rome on Monday marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Italian cinema legend Alberto Sordi, with tributes from his peers, political leaders, and a street artist. Sordi, who died in 2003, may hav
02:47 Airports in France that were closed during the lockdown are reopening as the country continues to ease restrictions put in place to control the spread of COVID-19.Nantes airport