Venezuela was plunged into darkness last week, offering a dystopian view of what a country looks like when a power grid collapses.

Don’t go out with wet hair. Don’t swim after a meal. Sound familiar?

With the unveiling of the Huawei Mate X at the MWC2019, it’s safe to say that the age of the folding-display smartphone is officially upon us.

Huawei expands its notebook offerings, creating high-performance offerings with improved communication between connected devices.

International Mother Language Day is celebrated annually on 21 February, as a way to honour the diversity of languages around the world.

We were told it would be the biggest and brightest moon this year, and indeed it was. Here are the best images from February’s super snow moon.

Mexican mobster Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was convicted Tuesday of crimes spanning a quarter-century in a trial that laid bare his lavish lifestyle and penchant for extreme violence as the head of one of the world’s most powerful gangs.

Sala’s disappearance prompted outpourings of grief across the footballing world, including at his former club Nantes in France where the plane was flying from.

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The report found that billionaires around the world saw their combined fortunes grow by $2.5 billion (R34.7 billion) each day in 2018.

The SA government have labelled the situation in Zimbabwe as “calm”. At the same time, President Mnangagwa’s office said there could be more crackdowns.

The UN has fiercely criticised the government reaction to the protests as allegations mount of shootings, beatings and abductions of opposition figures, activists and ordinary residents.

Google announced on 16 January that the long-expected rollout of Material Design is finally here.

Britain’s parliament on Tuesday voted against Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal by a massive margin, triggering a no confidence vote that could bring down her government.

European Union leaders urged Britain Tuesday to decide quickly how it will avoid a “no deal Brexit”, after the British parliament rejected a hard-won withdrawal deal.

The Al-Shabaab Islamist group in Somalia on Tuesday claimed responsibility for an ongoing attack in the Kenyan capital, according to the SITE Intelligence Group which monitors jihadist activities.

The Al-Qaeda-linked group said it was behind the attack, which has seen a blast and gunfire at the DusitD2 hotel and office compound in the Nairobi suburb of Westlands, according to a brief announcement via its news agency.

Gunshots rang out sporadically as night fell in Nairobi, where police combed the hotel and outlying office buildings for survivors while trying to flush out the attackers.

Violent protests in Zimbabwe claimed lives on Monday as soldiers were deployed after the embattled government more than doubled fuel prices, sparking widespread anger.

If you’ve been on social media at all this week, chances are you’ve seen the 10 Year Challenge. It started on 14 January and has now taken social media by storm.

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Over in Brazil, a video which makes it look like it is raining spiders has gone viral. Turns out, it’s all an optical illusion.

Plastic is everywhere.