Court rules Apple must pay California workers during bag checks
The California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Apple must pay employees for time spent waiting for their bags and personal electronic devices to...
Facebook’s Zuckerberg wants ‘new framework’ for digital tax
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday backed moves by the OECD group of free-market economies to reform the way online giants are...
Virus death toll nears 1,400 in China, with 5,090 new cases
China on Friday reported another sharp rise in the number of people infected with a new virus, as the death toll neared 1,400.
The National...
What is Valentine’s Day and how did it start?
Valentine's Day, or St Valentine's Day, is celebrated every year on 14 February.
It's the day when people show their affection for another person or...
Growing bill to fix Britain’s Big Ben
The bill to repair London's iconic Big Ben clock tower has increased by millions of pounds after the discovery of World War II bomb...
German far right reopens wounds of Dresden bombing
Germany marks 75 years since the destruction of Dresden in World War II on Thursday, an anniversary seized upon by the far right to...
Virus death toll soars as China changes counting methods
China's official death toll from the new coronavirus spiked dramatically on Thursday after authorities changed their counting methods, fuelling concern the epidemic is far...
WhatsApp now has 2 billion users
The Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp said Wednesday it now has more than two billion users around the world, as it reaffirmed its commitment to...
Beijing mobilises the masses in ‘people’s war’
Banners rallying the nation behind a cause and panicked citizens who hide in their homes and report on each other: China's Communist Party has...
Vietnam quarantines area with 10,000 residents over coronavirus
Villages in Vietnam with 10,000 people close to the nation's capital were placed under quarantine on Thursday after six cases of the deadly new...
