Bill Gates’ daughter set to marry Egyptian sportsman, Nayel Nassar
Bill Gates’ daughter Jennifer Gates has announced her engagement to Egyptian show-jumper Nayel Nassar. The Microsoft founder’s eldest child shared a photo on her Instagram account Wednesday revealing that Nassar,…
Airlines to limit re-usable items, replace them with disposables as measures to contain Coronavirus
Passengers on some flights to China will have to make do without hot meals, blankets and newspapers, as airlines step up measures to protect crew and travelers from a…
Corona Virus: Japan evacuates citizens as death toll rises to over 130, nearly 1,500 new cases
The death toll from a new coronavirus in China rose sharply to 132 on Wednesday with nearly 1,500 new cases, as Japan said it flew citizens out of Wuhan,…
France appeals to U.S. to continue in its support in fight against Islamists in W/Africa
President Macron of France France hopes “good sense” will prevail and the United States will not slash support for French military operations in West Africa, where groups linked to…
Shares, oil price fall as China virus fears intensify
Stocks tumbled on Monday as investors grew increasingly anxious about the economic impact of China’s spreading virus outbreak, with demand spiking for safe-haven assets such as the Japanese yen and…
Oil price falls as fears grow over China virus
Crude prices fell more than 2% to multi-month lows on Monday as the rising number of cases of the new coronavirus in China and city lock downs there deepened concerns…
Kardashian, others mourn death of Kobe Bryant in Sikorsky S-76 helicopter
Basketball icon Kobe Bryant was among five people killed when a helicopter slammed into a hillside Sunday near Malibu in Los Angeles County, according to multiple media outlets. CNN and…
Coronavirus: 56 dead in China, over 2,000 now infected globally
More than 2,000 people globally have been infected with a new coronavirus, the vast majority of them in China, where 56 people have died from the disease, according to figures…
China virus death toll rises to 41, over 1,300 infected globally
The death toll from China’s coronavirus outbreak jumped on Saturday to 41 from 26 a day earlier as the Lunar New Year got off to a gloomy start, with authorities…
Italy’s watchdog launches non-compliance proceedings against Facebook
Italy’s competition watchdog has launched proceedings against Facebook for non-compliance with a previous request it had made regarding improper commercial practices in the group’s treatment of user data, the agency…