Image copyright Reuters Image caption Navalny was taken by ambulance to the airport in Omsk on Saturday morning The Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny is being taken to the airport in the Siberian city of Omsk to be flown to Germany for treatment. He fell into a coma after drinking what his supporters suspect was…
What does it take to be first? — "Nobody has ever seen anything like you men—until now. You're heroes." Jennifer Ouellette - Aug 20, 2020 11:25 pm UTC In October, Disney+ will debut its new series, The Right Stuff, based on the 1979 book by Tom Wolfe.A team of elite military test pilots finds itself tapped…
The Democratic National Convention looks very different to previous events. The convention is usually packed with thousands of excited supporters, and marked with confetti and balloon drops, but this year it's all online because of the coronavirus pandemic.Speakers on Thursday, the final day, include presidential nominee Joe Biden, as well as Cory Booker and Andrew…
big expectations in a small pond — What was once 256KB is now 10GB—so why does this series' return feel smaller? Sam Machkovech - Aug 20, 2020 12:00 am UTC Enlarge / The Battletoads are back. We wish that were better news.When Battletoads arrived on the Nintendo Entertainment System in June 1991, it rode on…
Image copyright Reuters Barack Obama will accuse Donald Trump of treating the US presidency like "one more reality show", in a withering speech to the Democratic convention.The former US president will say his Republican successor "hasn't grown into the job because he can't".At the White House, Mr Trump hit back that he was only elected…
COVID Cull — Transmission risks to humans are unclear. Beth Mole - Aug 18, 2020 10:06 pm UTC Enlarge / Coronavirus has swept through mink farms in Europe. The pandemic coronavirus has made its way onto two mink farms in Utah, leading to “unusually large numbers” of dead animals, according to a Tuesday announcement by…
Image copyright EPA Image caption As far as the protesters outside the prison are concerned, President Lukashenko got 0% of the vote President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has accused the opposition of trying to stage a coup, amid widespread anger over a disputed election.Speaking as opposition leaders formed a council to organise a transfer of…
unreal — Fortnite is just one game; Unreal Engine powers dozens more. Kate Cox - Aug 17, 2020 9:38 pm UTC Enlarge / A Fortnite loading screen displayed on an iPhone in 2018, when Apple and Epic weren't at each other's legal throats.The new legal battle between game developer Epic and iPhone-maker Apple continues to…
Canada's finance minister has said he will resign after conflict-of-interest allegations involving WE Charity.Bill Morneau has faced pressure to step down after it was revealed he did not repay travel costs covered by WE while on overseas trips to see its work.He said he recently realised he had not repaid the C$41,000 in expenses and…
Gray Dragon — "Do you really want to get to the Moon by 2024 or not?" Eric Berger - Aug 16, 2020 3:00 pm UTC Enlarge / Crew Dragon splashes down into the ocean on August 2.Bill Inglalls/NASAOn a recent Sunday afternoon, a black-and-white spacecraft raced through the atmosphere, ionizing molecules, and creating a plasma…
