1.04.2020

2020 iPhone Shock As ‘All-New’ Apple iPhone Revealed

2020 is set to be a landmark year for Apple. Jaws have already hit the floor on the back of reports the company will release up to six new iPhones with the iPhone 12 set for some particularly notable upgrades. And now yet another new iPhone has...


CES 2020: Preview of tomorrow's tech on show in Las Vegas

How much tech can you take? Next week aims to stretch your horizons, as well as your credulity, as thousands of new products are launched and demoed at the giant CES expo.

Artificial intelligence, 5G, foldables, surveillance tech, 8K and robotics are set to ...

US killed top Iranian commander to stop a war, Trump says as 3,000 American troops head to the region

(CNN)President Donald Trump said he ordered the killing of one of Iran's most powerful men to stop a war, not start one, as tensions between the two nations rise and the United States sends thousands of additional troops to the Middle East.
The US will deploy the troops following a drone strike at Baghdad International Airport that killed military commander Qasem Soleimani, a ...

Greta Thunberg changes Twitter name to 'Sharon' after game show error

Greta Thunberg has changed her name to Sharon on Twitter, in honour of a game show contestant who appeared to have no idea who she was.

While appearing on BBC's Celebrity Mastermind, actor Amanda Henderson was asked to name the teenage climate activist.

Looking stumped, Henderson shook her head and ...

Qasem Soleimani: Strike was to 'stop war', says Trump

President Donald Trump said the US killed Iran's top military commander Qasem Soleimani "to stop a war, not to start one".

Mr Trump said Soleimani's "reign of terror" was "over" following a strike at Iraq's Baghdad airport on Friday.

Soleimani spearheaded Iran's Middle East operations as leader of the country's Quds Force. Iran vowed t...

1.02.2020

‘Captain America’ Actress Arrested in Connection With Her Mother’s Murder

Mollie Fitzgerald, who had a minor role in “Captain America: The First Avenger,” was arrested on Tuesday in connection to the stabbing death of her mother last month, police said in a statement.

According to the police statement, on Dec. 20, law enforcement officials responded to an armed disturbance at the Oltahe, Kan., home of ...

1.01.2020

Carlos Ghosn: How did the Nissan ex-boss flee from Japan?

He was once a titan of the car industry who held hero status in Japan. He then became one of the country's most well-known criminal suspects. Now he's an international fugitive.

Carlos Ghosn, the multi-millionaire former boss of Nissan, spent months preparing to stand trial on financial misconduct charges. At least, that was what the Japanese authorities were led to believe.

He posted 1bn yen (£6.8m; $8.9m) in bail in April. He was monitored by a 24-hour camera installed outside his...


Asia's richest man takes on retail giant Amazon

A conglomerate run by Asia's richest man has started rolling out a challenger to Amazon in India.

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries said it has been inviting people to sign up to its grocery delivery service.

The company is aiming to use its massive mobile phone customer base as a springboard for the business.

The new e-commerce venture is emerging as a...

Australia fires: NSW declares week-long state of emergency

The premier of the Australian state of New South Wales has declared a week-long state of emergency in response to the escalating bushfire threat.

High temperatures and strong winds are forecast for the weekend, leading to "widespread extreme fire danger" in the eastern Australian state.

Since September, bushfires have killed 18 people and destroyed more than 1,200 homes across NSW and Victoria.

At least 17 people remain missing after fires this week alone.

Thousands of people are already fleeing a vast "tourist leave zone" in NSW, with supplies running low in ...