The 11-year-old skateboarding prodigy with her eyes on Tokyo
Sky Brown is the 11-year-old skateboarding prodigy who is poised to become Britain’s youngest ever Olympian at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Megan Revell reports....
Samsung to offer financing to help to boost India smartphone sales
Samsung Electronics is to provide finance to potential smartphone buyers, a company executive said on Thursday, in a bid to boost smartphone sales in India...
Former French President Chirac dies aged 86
Former French President Jacques Chirac, who died on Thursday aged 86, dominated French politics for decades and stirred national pride with his opposition to the...
U.S. weekly jobless claims rise marginally
The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits rose moderately last week, pointing to sustained labor market strength....
Hong Kong public chastise leader Carrie Lam at first ‘open dialogue’
Hong Kong residents turned on leader Carrie Lam on Thursday, criticizing her for curbing electoral freedoms as she began the first “open dialogue” session with...
Brexit ‘inferno’ lays bare a divided United Kingdom
The fury of Britain’s Brexit “inferno” is so intense that it could encourage violence unless politicians tone down their rhetoric, the husband of a lawmaker...
British PM Johnson defends use of Brexit ‘surrender act’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday defended his decision to use the term “surrender act” when speaking about a new law that forces him to...
Jaguar Land Rover to stop output at UK factories for a week due to Brexit
Britain’s biggest carmaker, Jaguar Land Rover, will halt production at its British factories for a week in November, its boss said on Thursday, joining BMW...
Shoddy homes worsen Pakistan earthquake damage
Shoddy building construction, old housing and lax oversight leave Pakistan especially vulnerable to deadly earthquakes, experts in disasters and architecture say, and likely exacerbated damage...
Quake shakes Turkey’s Istanbul, no reports of casualties
A 5.7 magnitude quake shook buildings and damaged a mosque in Istanbul on Thursday, sending some residents rushing from buildings though there were no immediate...