China's Great Wall: How technology is helping to restore it. The Jiankou section of the wall ribbons over top mountains for 20km (Credit: Amanda Ruggeri) Built in the 1500s and early 1600s, the Jiankou section was left u...
The mayor of Los Angeles has said the city will be authorised to shut off water and power to properties where large parties and gatherings are held despite restrictions imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus. Eric Garcetti said house part...
President Donald Trump has told US firms they have 45 days to stop doing business with TikTok and WeChat, claiming the Chinese apps are a threat to national security. Mr Trump signed two executive orders targeting two of China's biggest apps...
Facebook and Twitter have penalised US President Donald Trump and his campaign for posts in which he claimed children are "almost immune" to coronavirus. Facebook deleted the post - a clip from an interview he gave to Fox News - sa...
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 &...
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that while there is hope for a vaccine against Covid-19, one might never be found. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news briefing there was "no silver bullet at the moment - and ...
The two-time Academy Award winner died from natural causes on July 26 at her residence in Paris, France....
The actress was the last great cinema star from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Olivia de Havilland, the last living star from the epic film \\\\\\\"Gone with the Wind\\\\\\\" and the oldest living actor to have received an Academy Award, h...
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...
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered face coverings to be worn in public as coronavirus cases rocket in the state. The directive applies to counties with 20 or more Covid-19 cases, which covers most of Texas' 254 counties. Texas hit a rec...
Vitamin K recently hit headlines when a Dutch study observed a relationship between poorer health outcomes in Covid-19 patients and reduced levels of vitamin K. But what is vitamin K and what can we learn from these new observations? ...
The old-school cinema experience has made a comeback and the drive-in helped a low budget horror film become the number one movie in America....
Coronavirus infections across the United States have passed 2.5 million, with record numbers of cases reported in the states of Florida and Texas. The surge in cases in southern states comes after businesses were allowed to re-open in recent...
Under Armour joins the emerging coronavirus mask market with a new mask that is designed to protect athletes from contracting the coronavirus while engaging in sports....
What is gluten, and what does it mean to be cooking with gluten? See and feel gluten with this simple kitchen experiment....
Canada has lost its latest bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council despite an expensive and star-studded campaign. It lost out to Ireland and Norway for the two \\\\\\\"Western bloc\\\\\\\" seats Prime Minister Justin Trudeau inve...
Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House, led House and Senate Democrats in a moment of silence at the Capitol's Emancipation Hall after reading the names of George Floyd and others killed in police custody. They kneeled for 8 minutes and 46 seconds - ...
A lawyer for George Floyd has told a memorial service that a "pandemic of racism" led to his death. Those gathered at Thursday's tribute stood in silence for eight minutes, 46 seconds, the amount of time Floyd was alleged to be on ...
Recent research linking gum disease toheart disease, diabetesand possiblyAlzheimer’shas had lots of us reaching for the floss. But how important is it to look after your teeth and gums – and what&rs...