Austrian coalition deal makes flying costlier, Greens leader says
The Austrian coalition deal struck between conservatives and the Greens will make flying slightly more expensive and make taking the train cheaper, Greens leader Werner...
Teenage golf prodigy sees no handicap for placing Nigeria on world map
Iyeneobong Essien, who currently holds the number one ranking in Nigeria’s junior golf circuit, is aiming to add to her medal haul at the 2022...
Guinea-Bissau ex-premier wins presidency, opponent disputes vote
Former prime minister and ex-army general Umaro Cissoko Embalo has won Guinea-Bissau’s presidential vote, the electoral commission said on Wednesday (January 1), but his opponent...
Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate Embalo claims win, opponent says wait
Umaro Cissoko Embalo said on Monday he was on course to win Guinea Bissau’s presidential election and his opponent, Domingo Simoes Pereira, urged the nation...
New year brings no end to French rail strikes
Strikes by French transport workers against government reforms to the pensions system continued into the new year entering their 29th day on Thursday, beating a...
Google system could improve breast cancer detection – study
A Google artificial intelligence system proved as good as expert radiologists at detecting which women had breast cancer based on screening mammograms and showed promise...
The challenges with selecting a jury for Weinstein
As former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein goes on trial for rape on Monday, his lawyers will need to be on the lookout for jurors with...
Could N.Korea unveil faster rockets and more warheads?
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said that the world would soon see his country’s “new strategic weapon” and that there was no longer...
Castro drops out of 2020 presidential race
Julian Castro, the grandson of a Mexican immigrant who became San Antonio mayor and a U.S. housing secretary, suspended his 2020 Democratic presidential run on...
Happy New Year for Sanders, Trump in fundraising hauls
Bernie Sanders raised more than $34.5 million in the last quarter of 2019, the largest three-month haul for a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, while Republican...