Huawei to open European 5G factory in France
Chinese telecom giant Huawei said Thursday that it would begin manufacturing radio equipment for next-generation 5G networks in France, its first such facility outside...
Earth captures new ‘mini moon’
Earth has acquired a second "mini-moon" about the size of a car, according to astronomers who spotted the object circling our planet.
The mass -...
Mexico court jails man over murder of journalist Valdez
One of the murderers of acclaimed journalist and AFP contributor Javier Valdez Cardenas was sentenced Thursday to 14 years and eight months in prison...
Canada to no longer pay for Harry and Meghan security
Canada will no longer pick up the security tab for protecting Prince Harry and his wife Meghan starting in March, the office of Public...
Nigeria braces as coronavirus hits megacity Lagos
Residents of Nigeria's economic hub Lagos scrambled for hygiene products Friday, after the chaotic megacity of 20 million announced the first confirmed case of...
Coronavirus: WHO says outbreak is at ‘decisive point’
The coronavirus outbreak has reached a “decisive point” and has “pandemic potential”, World Health Organization head Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus says.
His comments come as countries...
Emaciated lion Jupiter returning home to ‘mother’
Emaciated with a vacant gaze and without the strength to stand upright, 20-year-old lion Jupiter's life is in danger.
But authorities are acting to try...
Bullied Australian boy to donate $475,000 to charity
An Australian boy with dwarfism whose distress from bullying became a viral video will donate hundreds-of-thousands of dollars in donations to charity rather than...
US, South Korea postpone joint military exercises over virus
The US and South Korean militaries on Thursday postponed forthcoming joint exercises as the Asian country announced its biggest increase in coronavirus cases to...
Cannibalism on rise among polar bears, say Russian scientists
Cases of polar bears killing and eating each other are on the rise in the Arctic as melting ice and human activity erode their...
