Sci/Tech News

November 13, 2018

Spain considers ban on sale of gas and diesel cars by 2040

Spain's government is eyeing ambitious steps to tackle climate change, including a ban on the sale of gas and diesel cars ...

November 13, 2018

Nigerian ISP says error caused disruption in Google services

A Nigerian internet service provider says a configuration error it made during a network upgrade caused a disruption of key ...

November 13, 2018

IAEA urges quick plan on Fukushima radioactive water cleanup

Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency urged the operator of Japan's tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on ...

November 13, 2018

From Audible to Whole Foods: A look at Amazon's empire

Amazon is hard to escape. Whether you've bought shoes at Zappos, picked up milk at Whole Foods or listened to an audiobook ...

November 13, 2018

Returning winds have Southern California firefighters wary

With Santa Ana winds returning and hundreds of homes in ashes, firefighters were struggling to corral a devastating Southern ...

November 13, 2018

Norwegian frigate sinks after it was rammed by tanker

One of Norway's Navy frigates has almost completely gone under water after an oil tanker rammed into it last week and tore ...

November 13, 2018

US analysts locate secret North Korean missile sites

U.S. analysts said Monday they have located 13 secret North Korean missile development sites, underscoring the challenge that ...

November 13, 2018

Telecom Italia ousts CEO in long-running boardroom battle

A long-running board room battle in Italy's legacy telecoms provider, Telecom Italia, has culminated with the ouster of CEO ...

November 13, 2018

Rohingya fearful of doctors keep faith healers in business

Abul Kalam sits cross-legged on the floor of his tiny mud hut and whispers prayers into a small plastic bottle filled with ...

November 13, 2018

Asian stocks sink after Wall Street tech sell-off

Most Asian stocks sank Tuesday after a tech sell-off dragged Wall Street lower. KEEPING SCORE: Tokyo's Nikkei 225 lost 2.

November 13, 2018

Scientists: Wind, drought worsen fires, not bad management

Both nature and humans share blame for California's devastating wildfires, but forest management did not play a major role, ...

November 13, 2018

Internet traffic hijack disrupts Google services

An internet traffic diversion rerouted data through Russia and China and disrupted Google services on Monday, including ...

November 13, 2018

The Latest: Wildfire evacuations lifted for Los Angeles

The Latest on wildfires in California (all times local): 9:10 p.m. Authorities have lifted mandatory evacuation orders for ...

November 13, 2018

China postpones on allowing tiger bone, rhino horn trading

China is postponing its decision to allow trading in tiger and rhinoceros parts a bare two weeks after the easing of the ban ...

November 12, 2018

50 countries vow to fight cybercrime - US and Russia don't

Fifty nations and over 150 tech companies pledged Monday to do more to fight criminal activity on the internet, including ...

November 12, 2018

Cargo mission to space station is set to launch this week

An unmanned cargo rocket is scheduled to blast off this week from Virginia's coast to the International Space Station.

November 12, 2018

Rivers leads Chargers to 6th straight win, 20-6 over Raiders

Philip Rivers took nearly 20 minutes to complete his first pass, the Los Angeles Chargers got gashed on a long fake punt and ...

November 12, 2018

China's annual shopping frenzy shatters records again

Online shoppers in China have shattered last year's record by making $30.8 billion in sales on the country's annual buying ...

November 11, 2018

Warming hurting shellfish, aiding predators, ruining habitat

Valuable species of shellfish have become harder to find on the East Coast because of degraded habitat caused by a warming ...