A shooting at a synagogue in Halle, Germany, on Wednesday during Yom Kippur was live-streamed on Twitch. Twitch confirmed to CNBC that the attack, in which two people were killed, was streamed on its platform. The Amazon-owned company is primarily used by gamers who livestream their gameplay and communicate with viewers. “We are shocked and […]

Two people were killed in shooting attacks on a synagogue and a nearby kebab shop in the eastern Germany city of Halle on Wednesday and one suspect was arrested, but two others fled in a hijacked a car, officials said. The violence occurred on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the calendar in Judaism when […]

Increasingly chilly temperatures are set to bring hoards of freezing and hungry rats swarming into homes across the United Kingdom. And the population of these disease-ridden rodents outnumber humans nearly two to one as a massive 120 million brown rats will be seeking nests, DailyMail reported. Rats, that can produce up to a dozen babies […]

Fifty-five paintings by a chimpanzee whose works have been acquired by the likes of Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró and the Duke of Edinburgh will go on sale at a London gallery in December, collectively priced at around £200,000 (N90 million). Desmond Morris, the famed ethologist and painter who owns the collection, has decided to sell […]

Ugandan pop star Bobi Wine has made a daring motorbike escape from security forces after they barricaded his home on Wednesday. Wine had earlier said he was placed under house arrest in an attempt to stop his Independence Day Concert. He later shared a video of himself hopping onto a motorbike surrounded by dozens of […]

Germany’s Finance Minister Olaf Scholz on Wednesday indicated that he was in favour of a woman succeeding German board member Sabine Lautenschlaeger at the European Central Bank. “Pure men-only clubs are not a good idea,” he told private broadcaster n-tv. The ECB in September announced that Lautenschlaeger, Germany’s nominee, the only woman on the European […]

The United States has imposed visa restrictions on Chinese government and Communist Party officials it believes responsible for the detention or abuse of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang province, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cited the decision of the Commerce Department on Monday to add 28 Chinese public security […]

The European Commission flagged the dangers of allowing non-EU countries to help build the European Union’s super-fast 5G internet network infrastructure, in a report published Wednesday. The network could be a target for “threat actors” – most likely non-EU states or actors backed by non-EU states – the report stated. Those with access to networks could […]

One person was arrested in connection with a shooting and grenade attack that left two people dead in the eastern German city of Halle and has prompted German authorities to say they are dealing with an ongoing “rampage situation”. Federal anti-terrorism prosecutors have taken over the investigation and police have warned the public to remain […]

The United Nations may not have enough money for staff salaries next month if member states don’t pay what they owe, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday. He told the 193-member U.N. General Assembly’s budget committee that if he had not worked since January to cut spending then “we would not have had the […]