A selection of the shortlisted photographs in the world’s largest photography competition. The shortlist for the Sony World Photography Awards competition has been released with the winner set to be announced on 20 April. We present a ...
The town of Loveland, Colorado, in the lap of the white-tipped Rocky Mountains, is smitten with Valentine's Day, writes Andy Jones. Ask nicely and they'll even send you a card. In the Loveland postal room, the thump-thump sound of ink stamp ...
Yahoo has discovered a 3-year-old security breach that enabled a hacker to compromise more than 1 billion user accounts, breaking the company's own humiliating record for the biggest security breach in history. The digital heist disclosed ...
It has been 35 years since researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first reported on a mysterious illness that was infecting and killing otherwise healthy young men. The CDC report from 1981 was the first t...
This could be the world’s fastest electric car: the NIO EP9. NextEV, which also has a Formula E team, says its electric supercar achieved a new lap record at the the Nürburgring Nordschleife racetrack, a legendary German racetrack ...
Andree Wu has only been an intern at Shanghai start-up Yitu Technology for a couple of months, but already feels at home. The atmosphere is cozy, she says, with a piano for impromptu music breaks and a fridge stocked with drinks and snacks. ...
China's Long Qingquan lifted a combined world record of 307kg to win Olympic gold in the men's 56kg weightlifting. Long's 170kg lift with his last attempt in the clean and jerk saw him grab gold from London 2012 champion Om Yun-Chol of North...
Strong earnings from Amazon and a boost to the company's stock have made its founder, Jeff Bezos, the world's third richest person, according to Forbes. Mr Bezos owns 18% of Amazon's shares, which rose 2% in trading on Thursday. Forbes esti...
When it comes to height, Dutch men and Latvian women tower over all other nationalities, a new study confirms. The average Dutchman is now 183cm (6ft) tall, while the average Latvian woman reaches 170cm (5ft 7in). The research, published in...
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The Belgian flag's colors of black, yellow and red lit up the skies across Europe and the Middle East this evening to express their support of Brussels in the wake of the terrorist attacks. From Paris to Dubai, countries around the ...
Moving on from the Veyron, first introduced in 2005, the Chiron is the latest high-performance supercar from Bugatti. Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show on Monday, its makers say it is faster, more powerful and more expensive than its re...
(CNN)When it comes to crossing international frontiers, there's one travel document that opens more doors than any other. And it isn't a U.S. passport. German citizens, it seems, have the potential for the greatest mobility in the travel wo...
China boasts plenty of superlatives: It has the world’s most people, its biggest urban areas and some of its worst air pollution. Now it has another claim to fame: more billionaires than any other country, according to the ne...
The used–car website Carvana opened today what it describes as the world's first, fully-automated, coin-operated car vending machine in Nashville, Tennessee. “We are delighted to launch the world’s first robotic Vending Ma...
For these twin 4-year-old fashionistas, the world is their catwalk. Sassy little Bella and Chloe Abir, of Los Angeles, California, have amassed 44,000 followers on their Instagram account for their adorable sense of style and high-fashion ma...
It's time to scream "Hello, Dollywood." The Tennessee theme park announced it is set to debut in March 2016 what it says is "the world’s fastest wood coaster." Themed after a tricked out 1950s-era hot rod, 'Light...