All but six of the 248 NHS trusts in the UK are back to full function following the WannaCry ransomware attack, says Home Secretary Amber Rudd, who has fended off accusations that the health service was unprepared for the digital threat.
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An Iranian woman, who cheated on her husband, has been sentenced to lashes and two years of washing dead bodies in a morgue by a court in capital Tehran, a local news agency reported.
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Two separate $5,000 rewards have been offered for information following the illegal shooting of a rare white wolf in Yellowstone National Park.
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The Confederations Cup in Russia is the ‘finish line’ before the 2018 World Cup, Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho has told RT, adding that he expects high motivation from players during the event this summer.
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Louisiana residents are counting the cost of storm season after a tornado cut power lines and flipped vehicles in Baton Rouge.
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UK-based car manufacturer Bentley is looking into innovative custom-made non-animal materials for its interiors, to try and satisfy “peak trend” vegan customers, the company’s design director revealed.
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The Hubble space telescope has snapped an extraordinary image of two galaxies speeding past each other at speeds of over 1.2 million miles (1.9 million km) per hour some 500 million light-years away.
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US President Donald Trump said he will act swiftly to nominate a new FBI director and may announce his pick as early as next week, before he sets off on his first foreign trip since taking office.
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Egyptian archaeologists have discovered catacombs in the country’s Minya province, which they say contain at least 17 mostly intact mummies.
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A newly unveiled 110 million-year-old fossil, described as “the best preserved armored dinosaur ever found,” is providing researchers with invaluable information about the recently discovered species.
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An Austrian tank platoon came in first in this year’s NATO tank competition, co-hosted by the US and Germany. Newcomer Ukraine finished second to last, beating out Poland.
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Japan is reportedly considering adopting the land-based version of the Aegis missile defense system over THAAD, citing the N. Korean missile threat. The system could potentially be used with Tomahawk missiles, making it a threat to Russia and China.
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Vandals desecrated Rome’s Campo Verano cemetery, smashing 70 Catholic and Jewish headstones and memorial monuments. Photos on social media show shattered glass frames, broken tombs, and damaged Stars of David.
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Thirty-three of the world’s most respected scientists, including renowned physicist Stephen Hawking, have signed an open letter responding to a controversial article that branded popular views on the origins of the universe unscientific.
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A military-style helicopter came within meters of hitting a vehicle in Russia after it was filmed flying extremely low over a major highway.
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Norway’s largest trade union body has voted in favor of economic, cultural, and academic boycott of Israel over its treatment of Palestinians. In response, Tel Aviv said that the union “placed itself shoulder to shoulder with the worst enemies of Israel.”
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Patients are facing a weekend of delays as the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) battles to get its systems back online in the wake of a global ransomware attack.
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Microsoft has taken the “highly unusual” step of securing early operating systems in the wake of a massive ransomware attack that wreaked havoc on global computer networks, including the UK’s National Health Service.
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Russian Railways was among the companies compromised by the WannaCry ransomware, while Russian banks successfully blocked Friday’s hack attacks. The virus is believed to be linked with the NSA’s stash of exploits exposed by Shadow Brokers hacker group.
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The Chinese military has deployed its latest airborne early warning and control aircraft to an air base in the vicinity of the contested South China Sea islands, according to Defense News, citing satellite imagery.
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Tech pioneer Elon Musk has revealed images of his inaugural tunneling machine, which could soon plow through the earth under Los Angeles to create a futurist network of underpasses for vehicles.
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A Latvian daredevil team says they have conducted the first ever parachute jump using a drone, shown in breathtaking new footage.
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Investigators probing the case of a German officer who is suspected of plotting a hate crime have discovered a handbook on making IEDs, Der Spiegel reports. Another army officer was suspended over an alleged far-right background amid the inquiry.
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Environment monitoring satellites have captured the rapid increase in speed of an Arctic glacier as it starts moving 13 times faster than before.
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Spanish dictator Francisco Franco may soon have a new resting place after lawmakers voted to exhume the fascist leader from the controversial ‘Valley of the Fallen’ memorial.
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