CBS News |
Huawei arrest of Meng Wangzhou: A 'hostage' in a new US-China tech war
BBC News It is hard to overstate the symbolism and significance of the arrest of Meng Wangzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer and daughter of its founder. Huawei is the crown jewel of Chinese tech and Ms Meng is effectively its princess. On December 1, the ... Huawei CFO arrest: 5 things to know about China's Huawei |
Science Magazine |
News at a glance
Science Magazine After a 2-year journey, OSIRIS-REx, NASA's $800 million asteroid sample return mission, arrived at its target, an ancient, half-kilometer-wide space rock called Bennu, in search of clues to the formation of the solar system. On 3 December, the ... |
BBC News |
Trump's environmental rollback rolls on
BBC News Only two new plants are currently expected to open over the next four years, according to Reuters news agency, but the policy changes could spur more to be built. The plan would allow new coal plants to emit up to 1,900lb (862kg) of carbon dioxide per ... |
BBC News |
Fiat Chrysler 'plans new US factory'
BBC News Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is reportedly planning to open an assembly plant in Detroit. According to US media, the plant would start producing its Jeep sports utility vehicles (SUVs) in 2020, and create up to 400 jobs. The US-Italian carmaker has ... |
USA TODAY |
ABC News panelists joke about Trump planning his funeral during Bush memorial coverage
USA TODAY Two ABC News panelists joked about President Donald Trump planning his own funeral during coverage of Former President George H.W. Bush's funeral on Wednesday. "It will be the best presidential funeral ever. No one will ever have seen anything like ... |
BBC News |
Heather Nauert 'to replace Nikki Haley as US envoy to UN'
BBC News US President Donald Trump is set to announce state department spokeswoman Heather Nauert as his new ambassador to the United Nations, US media report. One of the reports came from Fox News, where Ms Nauert has previously worked as a presenter. |
BBC News |
Afghanistan's 'Little Messi' flees home after Taliban threats, says family
BBC News Murtaza's 17-year-old brother, Humayoon, told Efe news agency that they had not been able to send him to school for the past two years and they do not let him play in the street. "I miss Messi," Murtaza said, when AFP found him in Kabul. He said he ... |
BBC News |
Stock markets slide as market sell-off continues
BBC News Oil prices fell as traders waited for news from the meeting of Opec oil-producing nations in Vienna, with some member states keen to agree on a production cut to drive up prices. Members tentatively agreed to cut output but were waiting for a ... |
BBC News |
The blind woman developing tech for the good of others
BBC News An accident in a swimming pool left Chieko Asakawa blind at the age of 14. For the past three decades she's worked to create technology - now with a big focus on artificial intelligence (AI) - to transform life for the visually impaired. "When I ... |
BBC News |
Big Short investor bets against UK banks
BBC News An investor who predicted the 2008 financial crisis has revealed he is betting against the UK banking system. Steve Eisman, known for appearing in The Big Short, said he had bets against three UK banks, though he declined to name them. The US investor ... |
BBC News |
Huawei finance chief Meng Wanzhou arrested in Canada
BBC News The daughter of the founder of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has been arrested in Canada and faces extradition to the United States. Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer and deputy chair, was arrested in Vancouver on 1 December. Details of ... |
BBC News |
Survey reveals 'alarming' attitudes of Britons on rape
BBC News An "alarming" proportion of adults in Great Britain remain confused about what constitutes rape, campaigners say. A third of people surveyed for the End Violence Against Women coalition said there had to be physical violence for it to be a rape. A ... |
BBC News |
Why do people experience phantom rectum?
BBC News There's nothing about sex and relationships that author and YouTuber Hannah Witton will shy away from talking about - including little-discussed topics such as disability and sex. She's frank, informed, funny and focused on breaking down taboos. |
NPR |
Catholic News Service's Hanukkah Tweet Shows Ancient Jewish Temple's Destruction
NPR Sometimes it's the most well-intended messages that go awry. Catholic News Service, a U.S. denominational news agency, posted a tweet on Sunday that said: "Hanukkah began at sundown. Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate!" An accompanying ... |
BBC News |
Thomas Cook: What's gone wrong at the holiday firm?
BBC News ... they are worth just a fraction of that price. Its shares had fallen by nearly 60% over the past week, to a six-year low, although there was a mini-renaissance on Wednesday following news that chairman Frank Maysman had bought 373,000 shares at 21.6p. |
CBS News |
Thousands honor former President George HW Bush at National Cathedral funeral
CBS News Thousands -- from former presidents to foreign dignitaries -- gathered at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, to honor the life and legacy of former President George H.W. Bush. Former President George W. Bush eulogized his father ... |
Business Insider |
Megyn Kelly can work for other news outlets post-NBC, according to report
Business Insider Megyn Kelly is free to take jobs at other news outlets upon leaving NBC News, according to a person familiar with the matter, a revelation that suggests exit talks between the star anchor and the NBCUniversal-owned division are moving toward a close. |
BBC News |
News Daily: TV betting ads ban and mental health law review
BBC News If you want to get this briefing by email, sign up here. 'Whistle-to-whistle'. Actor Ray Winstone is the floating face of Bet365's advertising campaign Image copyright Bet365. Britain's biggest gambling companies have agreed to stop showing television ... |
The Guardian |
The key moments from George HW Bush's funeral – video
The Guardian From the emotional speech of George W Bush to the painful tensions between Clinton and Trump - here are the key moments from the funeral of US former president George HW Bush. Washington mourns George HW Bush as Trump gives cold shoulder to ... |
BBC News |
Australia releases rare marsupial bilby into the wild in NSW
BBC News A rare marsupial that once ran wild in Australia's New South Wales has been reintroduced into the state for the first time in more than a century. Bilbies - small nocturnal mammals with long, rabbit-like ears - were last recorded in the state in 1912 ... |
