Facebook's safety head was questioned by lawmakers on Thursday over what the company knew about the potential for Instagram to be harmful to young users' mental health. The Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety…
Number of missing in Bahamas drops to 1,300
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSearch teams comb through debris left by Hurricane DorianEmergency services in the Bahamas say the number of missing following Hurricane Dorian stands at 1,300. The number is…
Huawei chief makes extraordinary 5G offer
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Ren Zhengfei says a Western buyer could modify his firm's products to meet the US's security concerns Huawei's chief executive has proposed selling its current 5G know-how to a…
Cult musician Daniel Johnston dies
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Johnston suffered from debilitating mental health issues throughout his career Daniel Johnston, whose guileless, homemade recordings inspired dozens of musicians from Kurt Cobain to Lana Del Rey, has died…
Water found for first time on habitable planet
Image copyright ESA/UCL Image caption Waterworld: up to 50% of the atmosphere of K2-18b may be composed of water Astronomers have for the first time discovered water in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting within…
Parachutists in near-miss with 350mph fighter jets
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Two F15 fighter planes from RAF Lakenheath were travelling at 300 knots (345mph) Two freefalling parachutists nearly collided in mid-air with two US fighter planes travelling at almost 350mph…
At last… Joe Biden faces his biggest rival
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWhat to look for in tonight's Democratic debateThe moment everyone - or at least someone, somewhere - has been waiting for has finally arrived. The Democrats will…
Firm liable for business trip death during sex
Image copyright Getty Images A French company has been found liable for the death of an employee who had a cardiac arrest while having sex with a stranger on a business trip. A Paris court…
China scraps some US tariffs ahead of trade…
Image copyright Getty Images China has released a list of 16 US imports that will be exempted from tariffs in the ongoing trade war between the world's two largest economies. They include anti-cancer drugs and…