The death toll in the earthquake that shook central Italy rose to 247 on Thursday, officials said, as rescuers desperately searched for survivors in the rubble of devastated mountain villages.Hundreds were injured, some critically, and an unknown number were trapped under the ruins of collapsed buildings after Wednesday’s pre-dawn quake.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un declared a submarine-launched missile test the “greatest success,” state media said on Thursday, as the United Nations weighed a condemnation of the launch which appears to advance Pyongyang’s nuclear strike capability.
The world’s first self-driving taxis began picking up passengers in Singapore starting Thursday. Select members of the public can hail a free ride through their smartphones in taxis operated by nuTonomy, an autonomous vehicle software startup. While multiple companies, including Google and Volvo, have been testing self-driving cars on public roads for several years, nuTonomy says Read More
Tillakaratne Dilshan will quit international cricket after the ongoing limited overs series against Australia, the swashbuckling opener announced on Thursday.
The controversy stoked by marathon runner O P Jaisha took an interesting turn with her personal coach Nikolai Snesarev on Thursday asserting that she herself had said no when asked by him if she would need personalised refreshment during the race in the Rio Olympics.
At least 73 people have been killed in a strong earthquake that struck central Italy early on Wednesday, levelling buildings in several towns as residents slept. One Mayor reported that a family of four was trapped under the debris without any sign of life and another said, “The town isn’t here anymore.”
North Korea test-fired a submarine–launched ballistic missile off its eastern coast on Wednesday and it flew at a high trajectory, with a range of more than 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) at a normal angle, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported.
The world’s largest aircraft crashed today in eastern England during its second test flight since being revamped in the United Kingdom.
Cristiano Ronaldo believes Portugal and Real Madrid team-mate Pepe should have been named the Player of the Tournament at EURO 2016 ahead of Antoine Griezmann.
The countdown to the 2020 Olympics began on Wednesday with the arrival of the Olympic flag in Tokyo from Rio de Janeiro. The contrast between the two host cities couldn’t be starker. Instead of samba in the streets, there will be robots and self-driving cars.
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