Blackburn has joined Leicester in imposing local lockdowns to quell the rise in coronavirus. New cases there have risen sharply, but the evidence suggests that local lockdown measures could be an effective weapon in...
Huawei has ‘seriously damaged’ the UK relationship with China
Serious damage has been done to the UK’s relationship with China and investment could suffer following the government’s decision to dump Huawei, Beijing’s man in London has said. Ambassador Liu...
Twitter hack: Obama, Bezos and Ye targeted by Bitcoin scam
Hackers break into the accounts of technology moguls, politicians, celebrities and global companies in an apparent Bitcoin scam. Fake tweets were posted to the accounts of Amazon chief Jeff Bezos, Microsoft co-founder...
Anti-police brutality: NYPD officers beaten by protesters while making arrest
Disturbing footage of a vicious attack by a protester on New York police officers, with one man attacking them with a CANE, has emerged online. Officers were assaulted when marchers met ‘counter-protesters’...
Coronavirus India: How are migrants doing since fleeing the cities? | DW News
Millions of migrant workers have fled from India’s cities since the coronavirus lockdown in March. Public transportation was stopped and people had to walk long distances to their home villages. Many feared being...
Could TikTok be banned in the US or UK? – BBC News
More than 800 million people around the world use the social media short-video app TikTok. But some governments around the world are concerned that the Chinese-owned app allows the Chinese government to access...
How Turkey’s coup attempt unfolded
Here’s how a faction of the military tried to overthrow the Turkish government and failed on July 15, 2016.