Nearly 6,000 US sexual assaults reported to Uber in 2017 and 2018
(AFP) – Nearly 6,000 instances of sexual assault, including more than 450 cases of rape, were reported to Uber in the United States in 2017...
Author : Agence France-Presse
At least 265 dead in floods, landslides as rains batter East Africa
(AFP) – Two months of relentless rains have submergedvillages and farms and sent rivers of mud crashing into houses across East Africa, with at least...
Auschwitz survivor’s ‘duty to the dead’
(AFP) – Leon Schwarzbaum is one of the last survivors of Auschwitz — the Nazi death camp that Chancellor Angela Merkel will be visiting for...
Antetokounmpo leads Bucks past Pistons, Lakers trump Jazz
(AFP) – Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 35 points propelled the Milwaukee Bucks to a 13th straight NBA victory on Wednesday, a hard-fought 127-103 win over the Pistons...
Vaping linked to rare lung disease: study
(AFP) – Doctors treating a patient with a rare lung disease usually caused by exposure to industrial metals say it may instead be the first...
Instagram to require birth dates in move to block underage use
(AFP) – Instagram said Wednesday it would require new users to verify they are at least 13 when they join the visually focused, Facebook-owned social...
Mozambique poachers handed 16 year prison sentences
(AFP) – A Mozambique court has sentenced 10 poachers to 16 years in jail after they were caught hunting illegally in a national park.The southeast...
Jay-Z marks 50th birthday with return to Spotify
(AFP) – Rap mogul Jay-Z celebrated his fiftieth birthday and surprised fans Wednesday by putting his catalog back on streaming giant Spotify, after a two-year...
Travel giant Expedia sends CEO packing after weak results
(AFP) – Online travel giant Expedia announced the immediate departures Wednesday of chief executive Mark Okerstrom and chief financial officer Alan Pickerill after what the...
NATO members insist on unity despite summit splits
(AFP) – NATO leaders vowed to stick together against threats from Russia and terrorism and recognised the challenge of a rising China on Wednesday, despite...
