With TikTok, Uncool Microsoft Aims for the Love of Tweens
Buying one of the largest and most influential social networks in the country could change the perception of the tech giant. Read more...
Turkish Prime Minister Jeered After Mine Disaster
Following a disaster in a coal mine, anger at the authorities boiled over during a visit by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was booed and called a "killer" by protesters. Read more...
Children May Carry Coronavirus at High Levels, Study Finds
The research does not prove that infected children are contagious, but it should influence the debate about reopening schools, some experts said. Read more...
Leeds United Promoted to Premier League
After 16 years away from English soccers top division, an era marred by sporting and financial batterings, Leeds United finally claimed a spot in the Premier League on Friday. Read more...
Wanderland by Jini Reddy review A funny and touching account of a year spent searching for magic
A few years ago, broke, bereaved and emotionally adrift, Jini Reddy decided to spend a year searching for magic. She had a hunch that the British landscape might help heal her heart and soul. Read more...
Inside Beirut's ground zero Astonishing images reveal the scale of devastation in Lebanese capital
Rescuers worked throughout the night scouring ground zero for survivors after the cataclysmic blast in Beirut, Lebanon. Read more...
Trading Concessions on Recovery Plan, Negotiators Set Weeks End Deadline for a Deal
White House officials and top Democrats reported some movement in their talks on a pandemic relief package as the talks reached a crisis point on Capitol Hill. Read more...
NMC Health secures 192m lifeline from lenders
The scandal-hit hospitals provider was forced into administration in April after a series of revelations about its finances, including that it had billions of pounds in secret debt. Read more...
Coca-Cola's work with scientists was a 'low point in history of public health'
A team of international researchers say the non-profit GEBN was 'front group' for Coca-Cola to promote that a lack of exercise, not a bad diet or sugar, is driving the US obesity epidemic. Read more...
GPs get ready to give free flu jab to 30m people this winter
Some 30 million people in England are to be offered a free NHS jab this winter in a bid to prevent the health service collapsing under the joint burden of a possible flu outbreak and a second wave of Covid-19. Read more...
Forest Hills Reviving a tennis icon
Billie Jean King has brought new life to the former home of the US Open, introducing a New York franchise in her World Team Tennis competition. Read more...
Coin Shortage? It May Be Time to Use Your State Quarters
In the midst of reduced coin circulation, the U.S. Mint is winding down its production of novelty quarters. Should they be saved, or spent? Read more...
No pressure! Brentford could earn a whopping 160m over three years in additional revenue
The game remains the most valuable single match in world football, as it brings with it the prize of Premier League football and access to the television money afforded to top-flight clubs. Read more...
Facebook Bets Big on Future of N.Y.C., and Offices, With New Lease
Despite the pandemic, the social media giant leased all the office space in the former main post office at Penn Station in Midtown. Read more...
Should Youth Come First in Coronavirus Care?
If medical rationing becomes necessary, some older adults are prepared to step aside. But many have the opposite concern that they will be arbitrarily sent to the rear of the line. Read more...
7 Things to Do This Weekend
How can you get your cultural fix when many arts institutions remain closed? Our writers offer suggestions for what to listen to and watch. Read more...