Saudi Arabia and 3 other countries broke ties with Qatar as they believe they are funding terrorism
Drone footage over Bonita Springs in Florida shows the vast scale of flooding caused by hurricane Irma.Flood water was still knee deep six days after Irma made landfall.
Drone footage over Bonita Springs in Florida shows the vast scale of flooding caused by hurricane Irma.Flood water was still knee deep six days after Irma made landfall.
Photons are extremely fast and good carriers of information, making them a better candidate than electrons for using in computer chips, but their speed poses a problem too. They are too fast for the data to be processed. Converting them into sound waves, which are much slower, can allow the data to be processed before being sent onward as photons again.
Hurricane Maria was barreling toward the Caribbean islands on Sunday night (17 September), threatening areas in the region still recovering from Hurricane Irma earlier this month.
Hurricane Maria was barreling toward the Caribbean islands on Sunday night (17 September), threatening areas in the region still recovering from Hurricane Irma earlier this month.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the fatal shooting of a Georgia Tech student, Scout Schultz, by campus police late on Saturday (16 September) after he was confronted about carrying a knife.
Donald and Melania Trump shared an awkward moment with a formal handshake at a military event on Friday (15 September). The President came on the stage at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland following an introduction by the first lady. But instead of a hug or a kiss, Trump extended his hand to his wife as the military personnel look on.
Singapore Grand Prix authorities are conducting an investigation into track security and bribery after a Facebook post showing a couple on the race track late at night catches media attention.
India is set to rise as an economic superpower, helped in part by its growing young population, according to Deloitte's Voice of Asia report.
The CIA is turning 70 on 18 Sept. It was created by US President Harry Truman in 1947 but not all programmes in its history were a success. Here are five of the intelligence agencys most surprising projects.
A British Airways flight was evacuated at Charles de Gaulle Airport. A direct threat had been made for the flight to London. Police checked the plane and found nothing suspicious.
At least four people have been killed in a major crash on the M5. A lorry crashed through the central reservation and hit two cars. One car flipped over and the other one was completely destroyed. Witnesses rescued victims trapped in the vehicles. The cause of the crash is not yet known.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte attacked the chairman of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), Chito Gascon, asking if he was a paedophile for investigating cases of young teenagers and amp;#39; murders in the government and amp;#39;s bloody war on drugs. Why is this guy so pre...suffocated with the issue of young people, especially boys? Are you a paedophile? Duterte asked, referring to Gascon. Why are you smitten with teenagers? Are you? I and amp;#39;m having my doubts. Are you gay or a pedophile? he added, according to Reuters.Duterte and amp;#39;s comments came days after the Philippines congress allied with Duterte voted to slash the annual budget of the CHR to just $20.
The authorities have issued warnings of rainstorms, high seas, possible landslides and flooding across the southern half of the Japanese archipelago.
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