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Belarus borders still open as Lukashenko warns of risk of war

Alexander Lukashenko had threatened to close the country's borders. /Tut.by/AFP Belarus's borders are so far still open, despite President Alexander Lukashenko saying he would close them becau

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Meet the five startup Battlefield finalists at Disrupt 2020

TechCrunch hosted an unusual Startup Battlefield this week — the founders, judges, audience and moderator (me) were all in different locations, doing our best to interact over WebEx.But the 20 startup

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Tottenham secure comeback at Europa League, Saint-Etienne end 41-year wait at Marseille

Tottenham scored twice in the final 10 minutes to avoid a humiliating Europa League exit to Lokomotiv Plovdiv as Jose Mourinho's men came from behind to beat the nine-m

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Tottenham secure comeback at Europa League, Saint-Etienne end 41-year wait at Marseille

Tottenham scored twice in the final 10 minutes to avoid a humiliating Europa League exit to Lokomotiv Plovdiv as Jose Mourinho's men came from behind to beat the nine-m

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Contestants will compete for a SpaceX trip to the International Space Station in new reality TV show

There’s a reality TV competition show in the works that will feature a 2023 trip to the International Space Station as the grand prize, Deadline reports. The production company behind the show,

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China tops 110 million 5G users in less than a year

Over 110 million users in China have signed up for 5G plans, announced president of the China Academy for Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), a think tank under the telecoms watchdog Mi

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Kleiner prints gold with Desktop Metal, netting a roughly 10x return

Desktop Metal is one of the most interesting startups to come out of Boston in some time, with a technology designed to “print metal.” That’s a potentially huge expansion for the 3D printing market, w

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Lionel Messi breaks billion-dollar barrier to beat Cristiano Ronaldo on football rich list

There are no prizes for guessing why Lionel Messi looked dejected when he returned to full training with Barcelona last week. The 33-year-old superstar was denied a lon

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Lionel Messi breaks billion-dollar barrier to beat Cristiano Ronaldo on football rich list

There are no prizes for guessing why Lionel Messi looked dejected when he returned to full training with Barcelona last week. The 33-year-old superstar was denied a lon

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Putin bestows $1.5 bln loan to Belarus after leader's visit

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at the Sirius Educational Center in the Black sea resort of Sochi, Russia, February 15, 2019. /Reuters R

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Neither Microsoft nor Oracle gets to buy TikTok US: Chinese state media

What a whirlwind of a Monday morning. Shortly after news broke that Microsoft is out of the picture in bidding for TikTok’s U.S. operations, and rumors began circulating that Oracle is the winne

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NFL players kneel in protest of racial injustice as season kicks off

The NFL roared back to life, even if the roar was from fans who weren't in the stadiums. NFL's new season got in full swing on Sunday as dozens of players and coaches d

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Revolting alcoholic drinks on show at Disgusting Food Museum

01:23 Mice-laced wine, stuffed squirrel decanters, beer brewed with Icelandic whale testicles: these are just a few examples of some of the revolting alcoholic artifacts you can find o

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Tennis rallies amid pandemic as participation soars

02:13 Like all spectator sports, tennis has been hit hard by COVID-19 – but for people looking for a safer game to play during the pandemic, it has proved to be a winner.From the Olymp

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Japan's LDP presidential candidates vying for local votes

TOKYO, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- The three candidates competing to be the new president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Thursday continued their campaign with a focus on local votes af

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Belarus protest leader says she was threatened with expulsion 'alive or in bits'

Belarus opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova said security officers put a bag over her head and threatened to kill her when they tried to forcibly deport her to Ukra

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Filmmaker Ann Hui wins lifetime honor in Venice

Hong Kong filmmaker Ann Hui received a lifetime award while bringing her new film "Love after Love," an adaptation of Eileen Chang's novella, to screen at the ongoing Venice Film Festival running b