A team of scientists is being sent to the South Atlantic to study the giant iceberg A68a. The 3,900-sq-km behemoth is currently drifting offshore of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia where it threatens to ...
HSBC has seen its share price rocket more than 50% since it hit a 25-year low in September. The UK's biggest bank has been under increasing regulatory and economic pressure in its key markets, including Europe and Asia. ...
Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa lead the nominations for the 2021 Grammy Awards. Beyoncé leads the field, with nine nominations overall, including four for Black Parade, a protest anthem released at the height of...
Joe Biden has said President Donald Trump's refusal to concede victory in last week's White House election is "an embarrassment". But the US president-elect - who has been making contact with foreign leaders - insisted ...
As business owners in Washington, D.C., and New York City board up their storefronts to protect against potentialelectionunrest, law enforcement from New Jersey to California is working to ensure that Americans who show up at the ...
Walmart has removed gun and ammunition from display in thousands of its stores in the United States, citing concerns of "civil unrest". Customers will still be able to buy guns and ammunition on request. It is not yet k...
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are appreciating their time together as a family with their son, Archie, during quarantine. In a virtual discussion with Nobel Prize laureate and activist Malala Yousafzai on In...
As the possibility of a widely available COVID-19 vaccine steadily approaches, initial limitations in supply have left experts worldwide asking: Who gets the vaccine first? The World Health Organization and its appointed Strategic Advisory ...
It is the night before the weekly shop. I look in the fridge and consider my three tomatoes, the sweet potato and the asparagus. Normally, I’d take this as my cue to nip to the fish and chip shop. However, I’m trying out Plant J...
Just in case you missed yesterday's UK figures, here's a recap. The UK recorded its highest daily increase in coronavirus cases since June - with a further 1,522 positive tests. In terms of cases, the UK is on an upward trend. A further 12 deaths...
Yes, the novel coronavirus can survive on surfaces. No, it doesn't seem to matter. Last week, a new coronavirus outbreak in New Zealand -- where cases were originally thought to be linked to frozen food -- again begged the often asked but r...
Elizabeth Debicki, who was a gold-skinned villainess in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2," will play Princess Diana in the fifth and sixth season of Netflix's "The Crown." "Princess Diana's spirit, her words and her ...
In the opening minutes of his press conference, the US president was asked to step outside by a Secret Service agent....
An ex-engineer for Google's self-driving car unit has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for trade secret theft shortly before he joined Uber. US District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco said Anthony Levandowski had carried out the &...
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The multi-billion-dollar, decade-long effort to bring rock samples from Mars to Earth gets under way on Thursday. It starts with the US space agency's latest rover, called Perseverance, which is launching from Florida. When the robot l...
The relationship between once-close brothers Princes William and Harry supposedly began to sour when Harry started dating his now-wife, Duchess Meghan, according to a new book, \\\\\\\"Finding Freedom,\\\\\\\" which claims to shed light on what c...
President Donald Trump has warned the US pandemic may "get worse before it gets better", as he revived his virus briefings with a more scripted tone. Mr Trump also asked all Americans to wear face coverings, saying "they'll ha...