Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes Baracoa, Cuba: EMSC
An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 has struck 48 kilometres (km) south east of Baracoa region in Cuba, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said....
It’s a boy: British PM Johnson and fiancée thrilled by birth of son
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s fiancée, Carrie Symonds, gave birth to a healthy baby boy at a London hospital on Wednesday, slightly earlier than had...
Bombing near Afghan capital kills three amid unabated violence
A suicide bombing near Kabul, the Afghan capital, killed three people and wounded 15 on Wednesday, the interior ministry said, as violence in the war-torn...
Motorcycling: German, Dutch and Finnish MotoGP races canceled
MotoGP’s German, Dutch and Finnish rounds in June and July have all been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the sport’s governing body and promoter...
TikTok, Gates pledge $20 million to help Africa tackle COVID-19
The social media platform TikTok and the philanthropic Gates Foundation donated $10 million each on Wednesday to the vaccine alliance GAVI to help fund efforts...
Spotify paid music subscribers rises to 130 million, quarterly revenue jumps 22%
Spotify Technology SA reported a 22% jump in first-quarter revenue on Wednesday as the music streaming company beat analysts’ expectations to reach 130 million paid...
Trump still seems to not understand how bad the coronavirus crisis is – CNN
Trump still seems to not understand how bad the coronavirus crisis is CNN Coronavirus live updates: Donald Trump moves to prevent meat shortage; US deaths top...
‘It’s horrific’: coronavirus kills nearly 70 at Massachusetts veterans’ home – The Guardian
‘It’s horrific’: coronavirus kills nearly 70 at Massachusetts veterans’ home The Guardian Nearly 70 veterans killed in ‘horrific’ outbreak at Massachusetts elder care facility Fox News Death...
Ad group WPP says COVID-19 has speeded up strategy shift
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing the world’s biggest advertising company WPP to accelerate its strategy of bringing its multiple agencies together to produce work more...
Wirecard slides again after short seller demands CEO’s head
Shares in Wirecard slumped again on Wednesday as a prominent short seller demanded the sacking of CEO Markus Braun after a special audit of the...
