Iran reported its single biggest jump in deaths from the new coronavirus on Wednesday as another 147 people died, raising the country's overall death toll to 1,135.The nearly 15% spike in deaths — amid

South Korea reported 84 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, marking a third day in a row that the county has reported fewer than 100 new infections amid growing hopes that Asia's largest outbreak outside

Israel has long been known for its use of technology to track the movements of Palestinian militants. Now, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to use similar technology to stop the movement of the

Earlier this month, Apple started cracking down on apps related to the coronavirus outbreak. It reportedly rejected apps from at least four developers whose apps would've displayed stats about which

Bitcoin remained highly volatile Friday -- even as the stock market posted a solid rebound.The price of one bitcoin (XBT) fell 3% in early morning trading to about $5,600 before recovering a bit. At one

It started as a joke: Before leaving a post-practice interview session Rudy Gobert touched all the tape recorders that were placed before him on a table, devices that reporters who cover the Utah Jazz

Leading U.S. airlines unveiled on Tuesday more sweeping capacity cuts and cost-saving measures in response to a sharp decline in demand over the spreading coronavirus, including a $2 billion capital raising

Abdullah Abdullah, a three-times presidential contender, held a parallel inauguration as his rival, Ashraf Ghani, was sworn in as president of Afghanistan on MondayAfter working as a medical doctor in

When I started talking about upcycling, people thought I was talking about riding bikes uphill," laughs Scott Hamlin.But the former Adidas boss has a simple, yet ingenious, business model - he buys unwanted

— A man convicted in the 2004 killings of three police officers in Alabama who were shot by another man was executed Thursday evening.Inmate Nathaniel Woods, 43, was pronounced dead at 9:01 p.m. CST Thursday

A serious road accident closed a major motorway in Scotland, after a man was spotted on the road.Police said they received reports the man was on the M8 westbound at junction 22 at about 19:25.It resulted

The US military has conducted an air strike against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, just hours after President Donald Trump said he had had a "very good talk" with a leader of the group.The US signed

Apple's iPhone once again saw growth after four consecutive quarters of decline, according to a Tuesday report by Gartner. The phone grew 7.8% in the fourth quarter of 2019, the report says. "A slight

A speed limit of 20mph has been imposed on all central London roads managed by Transport for London (TfL) in a bid to reduce road deaths.All TfL roads within the Congestion Charging Zone (CCZ) are subject

The Security Council held an emergency session following an attack that killed more than 30 Turkish soldiers in Syria's Idlib.UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described the deaths as one of the most

man driving a hearse that was stolen with a body in a casket from a Los Angeles-area church led police on a chase Thursday that ended in a crash on a freeway, officials said.The Los Angeles County Sheriff's

utility company will pay the largest criminal fine ever imposed for breaking a federal pipeline safety law — $53 million — and plead guilty to causing a series of natural gas explosions in Massachusetts

Safety fears have forced rail lines to close as river levels continue to rise in Shropshire.Two severe "danger to life" flood warnings are in place for the River Severn at Shrewsbury and Ironbridge.Network

Media reports that Home Secretary Priti Patel is distrusted by intelligence chiefs and bullied her staff have been dismissed as "false" by the government.Officials have denied that MI5 held back information

When dancer Camila Prins entered Sao Paulo's Carnival parade grounds, a costume of feathers clinging to her sinuous body, she fulfilled a dream of feminine beauty nearly three decades old.Prins says she