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The US Commerce Secretary, Wilbur Ross, has confirmed a ban on Chinese technology giant Huawei will not come into force for another 90 days. The US blacklisted the company in May because of national security concerns. Huawei was then granted a temporary permit in order to ease the transition, which …

Instagram is rolling out a new feature that allows users to flag misinformation. The Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform said in a statement that the tool will be available to all users by the end of August. “I’m proud that, starting today, people can let us know if they see posts on …

A Nasa facility in Alabama that developed the giant rocket for the Apollo program in the 1960s will play a key role in sending astronauts down to the Moon’s surface in 2024. The Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville will lead the development of a vehicle that will land astronauts …

Modified pig hearts could be used for human transplants within just three years, according to the pioneering surgeon who performed the first transplantation in the UK 40 years ago. Speaking on the anniversary of the breakthrough operation, Sir Terence English said his protege from that successful 1979 transplant will try …

At least three people were killed and seven others injured in a riot on Saturday night among football fans ahead of a national league match in Honduras, a hospital receiving the victims said on Sunday. Fans of Olympia and Motagua, traditional local rivals, clashed outside the National Stadium in the …

Nine people were injured after a fireworks display went horribly awry during a holiday celebration in southern France. Footage of the accident captured the moment when the malfunctioning pyrotechnics rained down on onlookers. Several thousand people had gathered on the beach in Collioure, France, to enjoy fireworks marking Saint Vincent’s …

After being overlooked in last year’s race for the Ballon d’Or, Lionel Messi may have to make some room in his trophy cabinet after an online leak suggested he is in pole position to be named UEFA Men’s Player of the Year. Per the leak, which appeared on social news …

Many African Americans have difficulty accumulating savings in part because they lack access to mainstream financial services like banking, a new study on the contributing factors to the U.S. racial wealth gap by McKinsey & Co found on Tuesday. Many minorities in the United States depend on more expensive financial …

Samsung shipped more phones in Europe in Q2 2019 than Huawei and Apple combined. Samsung’s revamped Galaxy A series of phones has helped the company to significantly increase its market share in the European market. According to data from Canalys, Samsung’s market share surged to its highest in over five …

Swapping red meat for poultry could drastically reduce a woman’s risk of getting breast cancer, a new major study finds. Researchers from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in the US have found that while eating more red meat is associated with a greater risk of developing invasive breast …

Minecraft will be keeping its block-based look for the foreseeable future as plans to update its graphics are canceled. In a statement Minecraft developer Mojang said it had ended development on what was known as the Super Duper graphics pack for the game. The pack would have given the game …

It’s been a summer of heatwaves in the Northern Hemisphere. But in Australia, a group of kangaroos is enjoying wintry conditions. Stephen Grenfell captured their joy as the troop leaped across open fields, undeterred by the cold, wet ground just north of Goulburn, in New South Wales. While the area …

Kuwait is “fully committed” to implementing an agreement between oil exporting countries to cut production in order to support crude prices, Oil Minister Khaled al-Fadhel said on Monday. He said his country has cut its own output by more than required by this agreement. “The compliance of Kuwait was close …

Iraq’s oil ministry said on Saturday it was still in talks with U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil over a major deal to improve the country’s southern oil infrastructure. An agreement with Britain’s BP and Italy’s Eni was not part of the $53 billion, 30-year mega-project. It covered the building of two …

An Arizona man came back home from a town council meeting an internet sensation, after a video of his hysterical laughter in reaction to a crowd of angry Trump supporters went viral online. Thousands shared the video or animated images of the man with the hashtag #GreenShirtGuy, who called him …

Lionel Messi’s stunning free-kick goal for Barcelona against Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final has been voted UEFA’s goal of the season. Barca skipper Messi curled the left-footed strike past Liverpool keeper Alisson and into the top corner from 25 yards out at the Nou Camp …

The British economy shrank in the second quarter for the first time since 2012 as Brexit uncertainties weighed on business investment and firms reduced their stockpiling after Britain’s departure from the European Union was postponed, official figures showed Friday. The decline is set to raise an alarm that Brexit uncertainty …

Actor Richard Gere is visiting rescued migrants on board a humanitarian ship that has been stuck in the Mediterranean Sea for over a week. The Hollywood star took food and supplies by boat Friday to 121 people aboard the Open Arms, a rescue ship floating in international waters near the …

Huawei has rolled out its long-rumored Hongmeng operating system (OS), known as the harmony. The company says it can switch to the new system at any time, including on phones, if it is unable to use Android. The Chinese tech giant officially unveiled the new platform on Friday. The operating …