Science & Environment
Powerful quake damages buildings in Croatia capital
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake tore down chunks of buildings in Zagreb and left a teenager in critical condition on Sunday, state media reported, ...Countries around the world announce more virus restrictions
Authorities around the world turned to increasingly drastic measures to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus on Sunday, with lockdowns, ...Apple closing all stores outside China until March 27 due to virus
Apple is closing all of its stores outside China until March 27 in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus ...Qatar confirms 58 new cases
Qatar’s health ministry has confirmed 58 new cases of coronavirus, taking the Gulf state’s total number of infections to 320, state news ...London Marathon postponed until October
Organisers of the London Marathon have said all runners who had a place in this year’s race will be contacted on Friday ...Sport Relief kicks off amid coronavirus concern
Sport Relief – the UK’s biennial charity fundraising telethon – got under way on BBC TV on Friday night with an acknowledgement ...Cyprus limits entry to country
Cyprus limits entry to country In the last hour, the Cypriot government has announced that only its citizens, along with other Europeans ...Hong Kong to give big cash handouts as economy reels from virus
Hong Kong’s government said Wednesday it will give a HK$10,000 ($1,280) handout to every permanent resident in a bid to jump-start an ...Eight dead in Turkey as 5.7 earthquake strikes western Iran
Eight people were killed in Turkey in a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that struck western Iran early Sunday morning, Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman ...Huge locust outbreak in East Africa reaches South Sudan
The worst locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in 70 years has reached South Sudan, a country where roughly ...










