Physicist Stephen Hawking, who conquered the stars, dies at 76 Stephen Hawking, who sought to explain some of the most complicated questions of life while himself working under the shadow of a likely premature death, has died at 76. He died peacefully at his home in the British university city […]
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Aid reaches Ghouta but retreats after shelling; Syria presses assault Aid trucks reached Syria’s eastern Ghouta region on Monday for the first time since the start of one of the war’s deadliest assaults, but the government stripped some medical supplies from the convoy and pressed on with its air and […]
U.N. Security Council to vote on Friday on demand for Syria truce The United Nations Security Council will vote on Friday on a draft resolution demanding a 30-day truce in Syria to allow aid deliveries and medical evacuations, but it was not immediately clear if the text had won the […]
UK may use taxes to get tech giants to do more to fight extremism, minister says Britain may impose new taxes on tech giants like Google and Facebook unless they do more to combat online extremism by taking down material aimed at radicalizing people or helping them to prepare attacks, […]
Defying Trump, over 120 countries at U.N. condemn Jerusalem decision More than 120 countries defied President Donald Trump on Thursday and voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for the United States to drop its recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Trump had threatened to […]
Bitcoin hits new record high as warnings grow louder Bitcoin hits new record high as warnings grow louder:- Bitcoin blasted to another all-time high of almost $18,000 on the Bitstamp exchange on Friday, up 9 percent on the day, as warnings grew over the risks of investing in the highly […]
Uber Eats to offer couriers insurance in Europe Uber’s food-delivery business will begin offering an insurance package to its couriers in Europe, a move to address the conditions of “gig economy” workers. Riders for food-delivery companies such as Uber Eats and Deliveroo are typically self-employed and the firms have come […]
Oil hits two-month high on tighter U.S. market, Venezuela sanctions risk Oil prices hit a two-month high on Monday, lifted by a tightening U.S. crude market and the threat of sanctions against OPEC-member Venezuela. Brent crude futures were at $52.82 per barrel at 0443 GMT on Monday, up 30 cents […]
