Backed by Stormzy, Cambridge bids to woo black students
Cambridge, United Kingdom, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):Going to Cambridge had always been a dream for Matthew Omoefe Offeh,…
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Virus case and death surge raises calls for UK lockdown
London, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):Coronavirus cases in England are now doubling every nine days, official figures showed…
59 bodies found in Mexico hidden graves
Celaya, Mexico, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):The bodies of at least 59 people were found in hidden graves in the central…
Political ad confusion at Facebook as US election nears
San Francisco, Oct 28 (AFP/APP):Confusion over political ads at Facebook marred the onset of what was supposed to…
UN official expresses ‘deep concern’ over Mohammed cartoon tensions
United Nations, United States, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):The head of a UN anti-extremism body expressed "deep concern"…
Samsung Electronics Q3 net profit leaps after Huawei boost
Seoul, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):Samsung Electronics' net profit jumped by almost half in the third quarter, it reported…
Battered by pandemic, Boeing cutting 30,000 jobs in two years
New York, Oct 28 (AFP/APP):Pressured by a prolonged commercial travel downturn and the hit from the 737 MAX crisis,…
Hurricane Zeta slams into Louisiana coast
New Orleans, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):Hurricane Zeta slammed into the southern United States as a Category 2 storm on…
France locks down, Germany closes down, as virus cases hit record
Paris, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):France announced a new month-long national lockdown and Germany imposed drastic new curbs…
Five Spanish regions close borders to fight virus
Madrid, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):Five more Spanish regions, including Madrid, said Wednesday they would close their borders…