It was 55 years ago, this month, when the fiery civil rights activist and Nation of Islam leader Malcolm X was gunned down in Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom. Three Nation of Islam members were convicted of his murder. But now, a new Netflix series has prompted the...
Beijing's ambassador to London on Thursday said Britain's advice to its nationals to leave China because of the novel coronavirus outbreak was an "overreaction" and urged the policy to be reversed. Liu Xiaoming said Beijing had told the UK the move was not "a good idea"...
WUHAN, China (AFP) — The World Health Organization yesterday warned all governments to “take action” over the SARS-like virus spreading from China that has killed 132 people and infected around 6,000 others. The WHO called an urgent meeting for today over whether the viral epidemic should...
More than 120 billionaires and millionaires have demanded to be allowed to pay higher taxes. The group, which includes actor Simon Pegg and seven others from the UK, signed an open letter calling on the richest to pay more to prevent a “global crisis”. Describing themselves as...
A newly-discovered part of our immune system could be harnessed to treat all cancers, say scientists. The Cardiff University team discovered a method of killing prostate, breast, lung and other cancers in lab tests. The findings, published in Nature Immunology, have not been tested in patients, but...