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S. Africa ready to reopen schools despite surge in COVID-19 cases: minister

South Africa will go ahead with its plan to reopen schools for pupils of certain grades on Monday after a suspension of more than two months, a minister said Sunday amid a continued surge in COVID

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A new step for 3D printing in space

Chinese scientists revealed the first sample of 3D printed ceramics in space at a ceremony held in Beijing on Friday. The 3D printing device was on board China's prototype manned spaceship launche

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Chinese UN envoy urges U.S., Britain to immediately stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs

Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, on Friday urged the United States and the United Kingdom (UK) to immediately stop interfering in Hong

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HK's national security legislation: 'just protecting ourselves'

00:52 China is set to make Hong Kong national security legislation. Its national legislature adopted the decision to establish and improve the legal system and enforcement mechanisms f

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SpaceX signs testing agreement with U.S. Army for use of Starlink network

SpaceX has signed a new agreement with the U.S. Army that will see that defense serve test SpaceX’s forthcoming Starlink satellite-based broadband network over the course of three years to eval

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Overseas experts say national security legislation key to HK's stability, prosperity

To introduce national security legislation for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is an important endeavor to safeguard national security and ensure the long-term stability and

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Why national security legislation for the HKSAR?

Editor's note: Kong Qingjiang is the dean of the School of International Law, China University of Political Science and Law. The article reflects the author's views, and not necessarily those of C

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Magic Leap has apparently raised another $350 million, in spite of itself

Magic Leap has reportedly received a $350 million lifeline, a month after slashing 1,000 jobs and dropping its consumer business. Noted by Business Insider and confirmed by The Information, CEO Rony A

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DR Congo police crackdown on sect, kills 55 in "bloodbath”

FILE PHOTO: Kinshasa, DR CONGO, Police officers block the road as they take security measures. /Getty Images. Democratic Republic of Congo police killed at least 55 people in a crackdown on a

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Former Andreessen Horowitz partner Benedict Evans joins EF as Venture Partner

Entrepreneur First (EF), the London-headquartered “talent investor” that backs individuals pre-team and pre-idea to enable them to found startups, has appointed former Andreessen Horowitz partner Bene

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Barr: Review of Russia probe unlikely to indict Obama and Biden

FILE PHOTO: Attorney General William Barr on Monday said Barack Obama and Joe Biden are unlikely to be under criminal investigation in a review of the Russia probe that began in 2016. /REUTERS.

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Dispute between DFL, Eurosport may lead to Bundesliga TV blackout

A cameraman works on his equipment before the Bundesliga game between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Hertha BSC at PreZero-Arena in Sinsheim, Germany, May 16, 2020. /VCG The Bundesliga game between W

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NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman: 'We will get this season done'

The NHL Commissioner Gary Betteman. /VCG The NHL 2019-20 season has been suspended since mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic and fans are increasingly worried that this season might end

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Emteria, maker of industrial version of Android, raises cash from HTG and Runa Capital

Emteria, is a startup that emerged out of the limitations of the official Android Open Source Project. AOSP just isn’t good enough to be used in industrial applications which means if industry wants t

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Austria registers over 1.8 mln unemployed or in short-time work

As of Monday, over 1.8 million people have registered as jobless or in short-time work in Austria, said the government in its first weekly job market update during the

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COVID-19 is a 'gray rhino' event for Europe

02:02 Editor's note: Why has Europe been severely hit by COVID-19? Michele Geraci, an Italian economist and undersecretary of state at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development,beli

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The ‘PuffPacket’ could help researchers learn when, how, and why people vape

Vaping is a controversial habit: it certainly has its downsides, but anecdotally it’s a fantastic smoking cessation aid. The thing is, until behavioral scientists know a bit more about who does