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Soccer schools and boardroom deals: China’s play for World Cup glory

Wang Shijie, 11, is a rising star among the nearly 3,000 students at Guangzhou Evergrande's huge soccer academy in south China.

First published by | December 6, 2015 | Business & Politics | 0 responses

Social media companies step up battle against militant propaganda

Facebook, Google and Twitter are stepping up efforts to combat online propaganda and recruiting by Islamic militants ...

First published by | December 7, 2015 | Business & Politics | 0 responses

Philadelphia prosecutors offer college classes instead of trial

Philadelphia prosecutors have announced a pilot program that gives people charged with nonviolent felonies a chance to attend college classes as an alternative to going to trial.

First published by | December 8, 2015 | Education | 0 responses

Don’t tell Ahab: scientists find the real great white whale

Don't call me Ishmael. Call me "Albicetus."

First published by | December 10, 2015 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

Twitter warns some users of possible state-sponsored cyber attack

Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) issued an alert to some users warning them that state-sponsored hackers may have tried to obtain sensitive data from their accounts

First published by | December 14, 2015 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

Putin signs law allowing Russia to overturn rulings of international rights courts

President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing Russia's Constitutional Court to decide whether or not to implement rulings of international human rights courts.

First published by | December 15, 2015 | Business & Politics | 0 responses

Self-driving delivery robot could be Santa’s new helper

Fleets of small autonomous robots could soon become a familiar presence on public pathways

First published by | December 20, 2015 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

China co-opts a Buddhist sect in global effort to smear Dalai Lama

Thousands of Buddhists from all over Britain packed into the Aldershot football stadium southwest of London on June 29, quietly waiting under a hot sun to see the Dalai Lama.

First published by | December 21, 2015 | Social Change | 0 responses

Mark Zuckerberg unveils 2016 plans for artificially intelligent butler

Mark Zuckerberg wants to build an artificially intelligent assistant in 2016 to help run his home and assist him at work

First published by | January 4, 2016 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

2016 is a breakthrough year for Hyperloop

50 kilometers north of Las Vegas, in the middle of the desert, the future of high speed transportation is starting to take shape.

First published by | January 7, 2016 | Science & Technology | 0 responses