Girl, 5, cries and holds her arms out to Nevada Highway Patrol trooper who hugs her after car crash
The heartwarming moment was captured by Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Quinn's body- and dashcams on May 24 at around 5.20pm, on I-215 and Flamingo Road, near Las Vegas. Read more...
Ibuprofen does NOT make coronavirus symptoms worse
Arthritis patients are putting industrial lubricant WD-40 on their joints because they fear, wrongly, that ibuprofen will make Covid -19 symptoms worse, a leading pharmacist has warned. Read more...
Abu Dhabi bets on virtual events to revive tourism
Abu Dhabi welcomed more than 11 million tourists in 2019. Now that travel restrictions are preventing visits from overseas, the city is encouraging people to experience its cultural events online. Read more...
PSG told Neymar and Kylian Mbappe 'won't push for Real Madrid moves'
Paris Saint-Germain are said to be confident of keeping star forwards Neymar and Mbappe out of the clutches of Real Madrid this summer. Both players have been linked with the Spanish giants. Read more...
The young president defying Congress and courts on Covid-19 policy
Few world leaders have generated as much criticism and praise, often at the same time, for their handling of the coronavirus pandemic as El Salvador's Nayib Bukele. Read more...
A year into his second term, Modi is still the only game in town for India
It's been a year since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in for a second term after securing a crushing victory, becoming the country's first leader since the 1970s to do so with a clear parliamentary majority. Read more...
Wild horses face slaughter after breeding too fast Mustangs roaming plains of America endanger animals
America's iconic mustang has reached a critical state of overpopulation prompting some ranchers to consider slaughter as a way of managing the crisis. Read more...
Grandma steps in front of police guns to protect grandson
Police in Midland, Texas released video of the dramatic arrest of 21-year-old Tye Anders. Read more...
Not every recovered coronavirus patients develops enough 'neutralizing' antibodies
In a new study from Rockefeller University, 79% of 149 recovered coronavirus patients who donated plasma had low levels of antibodiesin their blood but 1% of 'elite donors' had high levels. Read more...
Cold case murder solved after 50 years as cops exhume body to match DNA to 23-year-old newlywed
The Boulder County, Colorado, Sheriff's Office said DNA evidence found on the body of 23-year-old Betty Lee Jones (left) matched that of Paul Leroy Martin (right), the man believed to be the attacker. Read more...
South Korea schools close again after reopening
More than 500 schools closed again Friday to students after briefly reopening, as South Korea moves to stamp out a resurgence of the coronavirus in the capital, Seoul, and its surrounding metropolitan area. Read more...
In lean times, fierce dinosaur Allosaurus resorted to cannibalism
The dreaded dinosaur Allosaurus was the scourge of the Jurassic Period landscape some 150 million years ago, an apex predator just as Tyrannosaurus rex was 80 million years later during the Cretaceous Period. Read more...
N.B.A. in Talks to Resume Season at Walt Disney World Resort
The league is in discussions with its players union and the Walt Disney Company about restarting its season suspended since March 11 at the Orlando-based resort in late July. Read more...
Compass launches 2 bln pound equity raise as lockdowns hit caterers
The worlds largest caterer Compass Group launched a 2 billion pound (.44 billion) share offer on Tuesday, seeking to shore up its liquidity as the coronavirus crisis continues to keep many of its food service operations in offices and schools closed. Read more...
Theo Hayez's family acknowledge for the first time that Theo may have died while in Byron Bay
The Belgian backpacker vanished on May 31 last year after leaving Cheeky Monkey's bar in Byron Bay, northern New South Wales. He hasn't been seen or heard from since. Read more...
Researchers start recruiting over 10,000 volunteers for coronavirus vaccine
Work began in January on the vaccine, which uses a virus taken from chimpanzees and has been developed at the University of Oxford's Jenner Institute (pictured). Read more...
As the U.S. Honors Memorial Day, Trump Threatens to Move Republican Convention
The president threatened to yank the Republican National Convention from Charlotte, N.C. Meatpacking plants are reopening, but data about how many workers are ill is elusive. Read more...
Spanish flight is quarantined after passenger gets positive coronavirus test result in the air
The plane, which arrived in Lanzarote in the Canary Islands from Madrid this afternoon, was immediately zoned off by health and security officials at Cesar Manrique airport. Read more...
Sen. Cruz seeks federal Twitter probe as Trump feuds with company
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz on Friday urged the Treasury and Justice Departments to investigate whether Twitter, which is embroiled in a feud with the White House, is violating U.S. law by letting top Iranian officials use the social media platform. Read more...
Zambian radio group tackles big subjects on the airwaves
'Agents of Change,' a radio development program, is giving young Zambians the tools to enact change. Read more...