Russia has been banned from competing at next year's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang by the International Olympic Committee. But Russian athletes who can prove they are clean would be allowed to compete in South Korea under a neutral flag. I...
In his first interview since PresidentDonald Trumpreportedly denied making vulgar comments while on an “Access Hollywood” bus in 2005,Billy Bushsaid he was “infuriated” by the president’s ...
Police in India say they have arrested a man whose smelly socks caused a dispute between him and fellow passengers on a bus. They told the BBC they had lodged a complaint against Prakash Kumar, 27, for "causing a public nuisance". ...
A Chinese man has been fined after he was captured on surveillance footage painting new road signs in a bid to make his daily commute easier. TheModern Expressreports that a 28-year-old man surnamed Cai, was fined 1,000 yuan (&po...
Chinese actress Liu Yifei, also known as Crystal Liu, has been cast to play Mulan in an upcoming live-action film, Disney announced Wednesday. The movie will be based on the 1998 animated film about a woman in fifth-century China who disguis...
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Uber concealed a hack that affected 57 million customers and drivers, the company has confirmed. The 2016 breach was hidden by the ride-sharing firm which paid hackers $100,000 (£75,000) to delete the data. The company's former chief ...
Are you up for a challenge? This puzzle might stump you, but those with an observant eye will be able to solve it (and, you’ll most likelyspot the one image that is not like the othersin this puzzle, too.) This illustration...
Uber continues to aim for the sky. The tech company has partnered with NASA to help it develop air traffic management systems for its flying taxi initiatives, chief product officer Jeff Holden said on Wednesday. Holden made the announcement ...
Bill Gates wants to build a futuristic community in Arizona. A group associated with a Gates investment company has invested $80 million in a high-tech planned development outside Phoenix. The community in Belmont will be designed around ...
In Shanghai's historic Bund district, visitors circle a new theater with a brash -- and slowly rotating -- veneer of bronze-colored steel bamboo. Beside it, a pair of recently completed 590-foot-tall towers overlook the city's colonial-era buildi...
Tiffany shoppers can now channel their innerAudrey Hepburnat the luxury jeweler's new cafe. Tiffany & Co. will starting serving meals at its Blue Box Cafe, in the company's Fifth Avenue flagship store in New York City. Blu...
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US President Donald Trump's Twitter account briefly vanished on Thursday, but has since been restored, the social media company has said. It said that the @realdonaldtrump account was "deactivated" by an employee, later c...
The relaxed, colourful work environments of Silicon Valley have come to define the creative atmosphere of the internet age. Casual dress, flexible working hours andquirky job titlesat internet giants such as Google and Facebook s...
Ikea has apologised and pulled a controversial television advertisement in China which some said was sexist. The commercial by the Swedish furniture chain shows a mother scolding her daughter for not "bringing home a boyfriend" to ...
China has revealed its new senior leadership committee, breaking with tradition by not including a clear successor to President Xi Jinping. The omission cements Mr Xi's grip on China for the next five years and possibly beyond, a day after h...
Pollution has been linked to nine million deaths worldwide in 2015, a report in The Lancet has found. Almost all of these deaths occurred in low- and middle-income countries, where pollution could account for up to a quarter of dea...
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The NFL will try to find a compromise over the issue of players protesting during the national anthem when team owners meet this week. Colin Kaepernick first sat down during the US national anthem in August 2016, before opting to kneel inste...