Science Israeli 5-minute battery charge aims to fire up electric cars From flat battery to full charge in just five minutes -- an Israeli start-up has developed technology it says could eliminate the "range anxiety"... on 7 March 2021
World Berlin activists show manspreaders who wears the trousers A man lounges across two seats on a crowded Berlin train, oblivious to his surroundings -- until the two women opposite him suddenly spread their... on 26 February 2021
Health Despite risks, Nairobi gives cycling a spin in pandemic bike push Nairobi, morning rush hour: the only cyclist on a busy highway, Steven Odhiambo is narrowly overtaken by a fast-moving minibus. on 19 February 2021
UK UK top court to rule on Uber drivers’ status Britain's Supreme Court is to rule Friday on the employment status of Uber drivers in a judgement with wider implications for the "gig economy". on 19 February 2021
Business Virus crisis upends hopes for aviation careers One year ago 26-year-old Perrine was on the cusp of realising her childhood dream of becoming a flight attendant. on 18 February 2021
World France to scrap ‘obsolete’ Paris airport expansion The French government has decided to cancel a planned expansion of the country's biggest airport, Paris's Charles de Gaulle, a minister said... on 11 February 2021
World France to scrap Paris airport expansion : minister The French government has decided to cancel a planned expansion of the country's biggest airport, Paris's Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle, a minister... on 11 February 2021
World Snow and bitter cold bring chaos to Germany and Britain Freezing drivers were stranded for hours in traffic jams in Germany and Covid-19 vaccination centres were shut in Britain on Tuesday as Europe... on 9 February 2021
World Singapore launches new self-driving bus trial Singapore has moved a step closer to a driverless public transport network with the launch of a new trial of self-driving buses. on 28 January 2021
World Meet ‘baby’ Claire, explorer of Antwerp’s bad air Out for an afternoon hike, Veerle Bonaers and a friend stop pushing their baby and look down to their map, suddenly aware they have taken a wrong... on 28 January 2021
Tech Uber and Lyft drivers challenge California ‘gig worker’ ballot Drivers for ride-share and meal delivery apps filed a lawsuit Tuesday to nullify a referendum passed by California voters that lets such "gig... on 13 January 2021
World Madrid paralysed after heavy snowfall Armed with picks and shovels, residents of Madrid on Monday slowly shovelled out of Spain's worst snowstorm in decades which turned roads and... on 11 January 2021
World Spain races to clear snow before cold snap freezes roads After the worst snowstorm in decades, Spanish officials were racing Sunday to clear the roads before a cold snap transforms them into icy death... on 11 January 2021
World South Korean delegation heads to Iran over seized oil tanker A South Korean delegation left for Iran on Thursday to negotiate the early release of an oil tanker and its crew seized in strategic Gulf waters... on 7 January 2021
World S. Korean destroyer arrives in waters near Iran after oil tanker seizure South Korea will send a delegation to Iran to negotiate the release of a seized oil tanker and its crew, Seoul said Tuesday, as a anti-piracy... on 5 January 2021
World Iran Guards seize South Korean tanker amid US tensions Iran said Monday its Revolutionary Guards had seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in Gulf waters for breaking "environmental laws," at a time... on 4 January 2021
