Trump says cyberattack ‘under control,’ plays down Russian role
Author: Brian KNOWLTON | AFP ID: 1608410183788383300 Sat, 2020-12-19 23:28 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Saturday downplayed a massive cyberattack on US government agencies,...
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Death toll rises to 16 in overnight Somalia suicide bombing
Sat, 2020-12-19 23:13 MOGADISHU: The death toll from a suicide bombing in Somalia has risen to 16, after a number of people hurt in...
The best coding toys for kids
From programmable robots to pocket-sized computers, there are a plethora of tools out there for kids to learn the basics of programming.
Two 12-year-old boys made $250,000 during the pandemic and are giving back to local animal shelters
Like most 12-year-olds, Ayaan and Mickey Naqvi love their family Christmas traditions, like making cookies and wrapping gifts. But most of all, they love...
China is opening the world’s largest radio telescope up to international scientists
Following the collapse of the historic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, China has opened the biggest radio telescope in the world up to international...
Five rockets fired at US air base in Afghanistan
Author: AFP ID: 1608373717735803400 Sat, 2020-12-19 09:12 KABUL: A major US air base north of Kabul was targeted in a rocket attack on Saturday...
UK discusses action after confirmation new COVID strain spreads more quickly
Author: Reuters ID: 1608384531976441600 Sat, 2020-12-19 13:10 LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was discussing with his senior ministers on Saturday what urgent action...
Macron ‘stable’ after virus infection: presidency
Author: AFP ID: 1608379708246127700 Sat, 2020-12-19 12:04 PARIS: The condition of French President Emmanuel Macron, who has tested positive for the coronavirus, is stable,...
The world’s largest iceberg has just broken in two
A chunk of ice about the size of Queens and the Bronx combined has broken off what was, until this fracture, the world’s largest...
The Milky Way is probably full of dead civilizations
If there are other intelligent civilizations in the Milky Way, they are probably much closer than we are to the galactic center, and fairly...
‘Connect the dots’ between street protests and global turmoil, urges Guterres 
DR Congo: Ebola responders under pressure as outbreak expands 
A nanoparticle revealed the tiny impact of a single gas atom 
Was van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ a flight of fancy or a real sky?