Twenty hurt after high-speed train derails in eastern France
A high-speed TGV train running between Strasbourg in eastern France and Paris derailed on Thursday, injuring 20 people including one seriously, local officials said....
UK moving into ‘delay’ phase of coronavirus battle plan – chief medical officer
Britain has mainly moved into the ‘delay’ phase of the government’s four-stage battle plan to tackle the spread of coronavirus, England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris...
Robotic arm designed in China could help save lives on medical frontline
Researchers at one of China’s top universities have designed a robot they say could help save lives on the frontline during the coronavirus outbreak....
India plans to airlift components from China to help local tech industry: sources
India is planning to backstop its growing electronics sector by arranging to airlift components from China, three government officials said, as it tries to contain...
Finland’s Nokia announces 5G partnership with Intel
Finland’s Nokia Oyj has entered into partnership with Intel to accelerate its so-far sluggish shift to 5G, the company said on Thursday, a day after...
Twitter, Facebook suspend accounts linked to Indonesian army’s Papua campaign
Twitter and Facebook have suspended more than 80 accounts following a Reuters investigation that linked them to a network of news sites backed by the...
Swiss report first coronavirus death
A 74-year-old woman in western Switzerland has died after contracting the new coronavirus, the country’s first death from the rapidly spreading disease outbreak, regional police...
Bosnia confirms its first two cases of coronavirus – health minister
Bosnia confirmed its first two cases of the new coronavirus -a middle-aged man who recently visited Italy and his child, the health minister of Bosnia’s...
Japan committed to hosting Olympics on schedule but Xi visit delayed
Japan’s Olympics minister signaled on Thursday the Summer Games would go ahead as planned from July even as the coronavirus outbreak spread to new parts...
Olympics: Tokyo plans to cancel events if big quake, other disaster strikes – media
Organizers of this summer’s Tokyo Olympics have contingency plans to cancel competitions in the event of a strong earthquake or other natural disaster, the Mainichi...