Global coronavirus case count surpasses 8.5 million

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The cumulative global toll of confirmed coronavirus cases has surpassed 8.5 million, with 138,980 new cases recorded over the past day, the World Health...

Space tourism firm Space Perspective will send passengers into the stratosphere...

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A SPACE startup company is planning to launch tourists way up into Earth's atmosphere in a giant balloon. This trip to the stratosphere would give...

Canada hits 100,000 coronavirus cases, major challenges remain

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anada officially racked up 100,000 cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday and although the outbreak is slowing, health experts said major challenges remain. Authorities...

Trump asked China’s Xi for re-election help, claims Bolton

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Donald Trump pleaded with China's leader Xi Jinping for help to win re-election in 2020, the US president's former national security advisor John Bolton...

Facebook says to block foreign state media ads for US election

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Facebook says it will block ads from foreign state media during the US election, as well as allowing users to hide all paid-for political...

New Zealand reports 2 new COVID-19 cases

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New Zealand military will now run the country’s border and quarantine operations after two people tested positive for COVID-19. Authorities revealed yesterday that two women...

Facebook rejects call to share revenue with Australian media

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Facebook on Monday rejected calls from the Australian government and news companies that it share advertising revenue with the media, suggesting it would rather...

Coronavirus: Over 7.7 million cases globally; death toll tops 430,000

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The Covid-19 coronavirus has killed at least 430,289 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources...

Trump praises US police, rejecting protesters’ cries of racism

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US President Donald Trump on Thursday rebooted his flagging reelection campaign with a speech starkly rejecting nationwide protesters' claims of police racism, saying only...

Twitter removes China, Russia and Turkey ‘state-linked’ accounts

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Twitter on Friday said it had removed tens of thousands of "state linked" accounts used by China, Russia and Turkey to push their own...