Mercedes-Benz is recalling more than one million cars over a safety defect with the cars’ emergency call system. The problem is with the cars’ eCall feature, which alerts emergency services…
Strides: First Woman and First African to run WTO
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been named first female, African boss of WTO The World Trade Organization has appointed Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as its new director-general – making her the first…
Bad Weather: US under winter storm
Authorities across the US are on alert as a winter storm brings freezing winds, ice and snow to many areas that rarely see such frigid conditions. President Joe Biden has…
Space Race: Pictures of Mars from UAE Hope Mission
The United Arab Emirates’ Hope mission has returned its first picture of Mars. The spacecraft entered into an orbit around the Red Planet on Tuesday, making the UAE the first…
Ebola:Guinea declares epidemic after deaths
Guinea has officially declared that it is dealing with an Ebola epidemic after the deaths of at least three people from the virus. They – and four others – fell…
Trail Blazing: Coca-Cola company trials first paper bottle
Coca-Cola is to test a paper bottle as part of a longer-term bid to eliminate plastic from its packaging entirely. The prototype is made by a Danish company from an…
Covid Chaos: Amazon sues New York’s top prosecutor
Amazon has sued New York’s top prosecutor over her probe of the firm’s response to Covid-19 safety concerns, including its firing of workers who spoke out with concerns. The company…
Covid: Germany to halt travel from Czech Republic and Tyrol
Germany is to ban travel across some of its borders, after the interior ministry said Austria’s Tyrol region and the Czech Republic were now classed as coronavirus “mutation areas”. Austrian…
Covid Crunch: UK economy shrank by a record 9.9% in 2020
UK economy suffered record annual slump in 2020. The UK economy shrank by a record 9.9% last year as coronavirus restrictions hit output, official figures show. The contraction in 2020…
Sour Relationships: EU states expel three Russian diplomats in tit-for-tat
Germany, Poland and Sweden have each expelled a Russian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move after Russia expelled three diplomats from those countries. The Kremlin accused the three EU diplomats of…