Mayoral candidate murdered in Mexico amid rising political violence
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A ruling party mayoral candidate was shot dead on Monday in central Mexico during an event…
Senegal President Faye appoints ally Sonko as prime minister
DAKAR (Reuters) - New Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Tuesday appointed firebrand politician and key backer Ousmane Sonko as…
Strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Taipei
TAIPEI (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 hit Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, on Wednesday morning, the…
Browsing in incognito mode doesn’t protect you as much as you might think
Although a private browsing mode known as “Incognito” in Google’s widely used Chrome browser has been available for nearly a…
Scathing US federal report rips Microsoft for shoddy security, insincerity in response to hack
In a scathing indictment of Microsoft corporate security and transparency, a Biden administration-appointed review board issued a report on April 2…
Smuggled Starlink dishes throw lifeline to some in war-torn Sudan
On a street corner in the Sudanese town of Tamboul, dozens of people tap feverishly on their phones, calling loved…
Setback for Thailand’s Move Forward Party as court accepts dissolution case
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday accepted a case seeking the dissolution of the opposition Move Forward Party, in…
Analysis-Europe’s restless farmers are forcing policymakers to act
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European policymakers have scaled back rules to protect nature, drawn up limits on the import of tariff-free…
This robot detects and replicates human facial expressions
Engineers at Columbia University, New York, have developed Emo, a silicone-coated robotic face equipped with artificial intelligence enabling it to…