Twitter chief Jack Dorsey lends a hand to UK refugee entrepreneurs
Square, the payments company co-founded by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, is supporting refugee entrepreneurs in Britain by giving them the ability to accept card...
Protests against China extradition bill paralyse Hong Kong
Tens of thousands of protesters paralysed central Hong Kong on Wednesday, blocking major roads in a defiant show of strength against government plans to...
Trump-bashing gets physical at China tech show
It might be the most low-tech item at a Shanghai consumer electronics fair, but a bash-able Donald Trump is eliciting perhaps the most physical...
Today marks World Day against Child Labour
Today marks the world day against child labor, the theme selected for this year has been “Children shouldn’t work in fields but on dreams”.
The...
Botswana High Court decriminalises homosexuality
Botswana's High Court, in a highly-anticipated verdict, on Tuesday ruled in favour of decriminalising homosexuality, which is outlawed under the country's 1965 penal code.
Judge...
Oil price could fall to $30 if global deal not extended...
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Monday (June 10) he could not rule out a scenario in which oil prices could fall to...
Wild stallions battle over a mare
Rare and dramatic pictures show a wild stallion in the Shropshire hills trying to bite his male rival in the head. The dramatic fight...
Canada to ban single-use plastics in 2021: Trudeau
Canada will ban single-use plastics from 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday, declaring it a "global challenge" to phase out the bottles, straws...
Drugs and Brexit: Race to replace UK’s May under way
The contest to replace Theresa May as Britain's next leader formally got under way on Monday, with frontrunner Boris Johnson facing criticism from Paris...
Hand-picked successor sweeps Kazakhstan vote criticised by monitor
The hand-picked successor of Kazakhstan's longtime ruler won a sweeping victory in a presidential election, but the vote was marred by a police crackdown...
