#Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government said on Monday it had captured another town in the northern #Tigray region after nearly two weeks of fighting in a conflict already spilling into #Eritrea and...
Vendée Globe: Brit Alex Thomson takes the lead in sailing race
46-year-old British skipper Alex #Thomson is participating in his fifth #VendéeGlobe this year. He is widely considered as a favourite to take the coveted title in his all-new, radically designed #HugoBoss yacht.
Coronavirus pandemic: Business owners strip off to protest lockdown measures
While #France has been under a second nation-wide #lockdown since the end of october, bars, restaurants and all shops except those selling essential items, have been closed. People working in these #businesses say they...
American heroes, Clint Eastwood to give evidence in foiled Thalys train attack trial
The #trial of a man accused of a foiled terror attack on a Paris train that inspired a Hollywood film begins Monday in France. Ayoub El Khazzani was tackled by passengers after emerging heavily armed from a toilet on a...
SpaceX, NASA successfully launch first ‘operational’ private space mission
Elon #Musk’s rocket company #SpaceX launched four astronauts on a flight to the International Space Station on Sunday, #NASA’s first full-fledged mission sending a crew into orbit aboard a privately owned spacecraft.
BREAKING NEWS: New COVID-19 vaccine 94.5% effective
A new potential vaccine is being developed by pharmaceutical company Moderna and is said to be 94.5% effective in tackling the virus.