Cristiano Ronaldo Up To Third On Real’s Top Scorers List
Cristiano Ronaldo moved up to third on Real Madrid’s all-time top scorers list after he found the net in a comfortable away victory over Elche in La Liga.The Portugal forward scored the 290th goal of his Madrid More...
HSBC Confirms Its Chief Holds Swiss Bank Account
HSBC has confirmed that its chief executive Stuart Gulliver uses a Swiss bank account to hold his bonuses.The bank was responding to a report in the Guardian that Mr Gulliver has £5m in the account which he controls More...
US And UK Accused Of Hacking Sim Card Firm To Steal Codes
US and British intelligence agencies hacked into a major manufacturer of Sim cards in order to steal codes that facilitate eavesdropping on mobiles, a US news website says. The Intercept says the revelations came More...
Fifteen-Minute Ebola Test Approved
The first rapid blood test for Ebola has been approved for use by the World Health Organization.It should allow patients to be identified, isolated and cared for as quickly as possible in an attempt to bring an More...
Sony Takes Pre-Orders For Smart Glasses
A developer edition of Sony’s augmented reality smart glasses will go on sale in ten countries next month, the tech giant has announced.Pre-orders for the SmartEyeglass, costing $840 (£620), are now being More...
Ukraine Crisis: US Warns Russia As UN Backs Ceasefire Deal
The US has accused Russia of violating the Minsk agreement on Ukraine, as the UN Security Council voted unanimously to approve the ceasefire deal.Vice-President Joe Biden said “the costs to Russia will rise” More...
Collider Hopes For a ‘Super’ Restart
A senior researcher at the Large Hadron Collider says a new particle could be detected this year that is even more exciting than the Higgs boson.The accelerator is due to come back online in March after an upgrade More...
Synthetic Vaccine Sought to Finally Eradicate Polio
An international team of scientists is to try to develop a wholly artificial vaccine to combat polio.The disease is very close to being eradicated, with only a few hundred cases now reported worldwide each year. The More...
Eurozone Economy Sees Growth Pick Up
The eurozone’s economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 0.3% in the last three months of 2014, helped by rapid growth in Germany.Germany’s economy – the largest in the eurozone – grew by More...
Ukraine Crisis: Poroshenko Says Peace Deal in Danger
The Ukrainian president has warned a deal to end the war in the east is in “great danger” after heavy fighting ahead of Saturday night’s ceasefire.Petro Poroshenko also accused Russia of “significantly More...