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China says pilot crashed small plane into skyscraper for ‘personal reasons’
The pilot who crashed his small plane into Beijing's tallest skyscraper last week was suffering from "chronic insomnia and anxiety" and did so for "personal reasons", authorities said Thursday.
Backlash after China bubble tea firm ordered to pay Louis Vuitton $1.5m
Popular Chinese tea chain Molly Tea has been ordered to pay 10.3m yuan (£1.1m; $1.5m) in damages after a court ruled that its logo infringed a Louis Vuitton trademark, fuelling an online debate over copyright protection.
31 people dead after bus crashes in Ethiopia
An overcrowded passenger bus veered off a hazardous mountain road and plunged into a deep ravine in northern Ethiopia early Monday morning, killing at least 31 people and injuring 33 others. The vehicle was travelling from the Dessie area toward the capital city of Addis Ababa when the driver lost control in the confli...
Trump praises Nigeria’s efforts against violence towards Christians
President Donald Trump praised Nigerian President Bola Tinubu for his actions against violence, according to a letter released by Nigeria’s presidency on Wednesday, in contrast to the U.S. leader’s threats late last year over treatment of that country’s Christians. Trump said he appreciated Tinubu’s “decisive leader...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX moves to become a publicly traded company
Elon Musk's SpaceX is poised to become one of the most valuable publicly traded companies in the world.
Star US Supreme Court lawyer Goldstein to be sentenced for tax crimes
Prominent Washington lawyer Thomas Goldstein will be sentenced on Friday for tax and financial crimes tied to his side career as a high-stakes poker player, capping a startling chapter for a top appellate attorney who spent years arguing key cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. District Judge Lydia Griggsby will...
New outbreak of Ebola kills 65 in eastern DR Congo
Africa's top health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern Ituri province.
Immigration law that may have kept Partey out of Canada, as England clash looms
The decision to refuse Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey entry to Canada has turned attention to a feature of Canadian immigration law that surprises many travellers: a person can be barred without ever being convicted of a crime
Devastating European wildfires in maps – and how they’re being tackled
Wildfires are tearing through France and Spain, forcing more than 300,000 people to evacuate their homes.
Why Rogers and Palmer will thrive together in Alonso’s Chelsea
Morgan Rogers was quick to mention one of his closest friends, Cole Palmer, when he signed for Chelsea from Aston Villa.
They became best friends – then discovered they were brother and sister
Dave Green and Andrea Urmston found they instantly hit it off when their paths crossed while working in separate roles at Manchester Airport.
US senator and Donald Trump ally Lindsey Graham dies at 71
Lindsey Graham, the US senator and prominent ally of Donald Trump, has died. The 71-year-old, who was a Republican representative for South Carolina, died on Saturday “from a brief and sudden illness”, his office said. The statement continued: “Senator Graham’s family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for priva...