Cry "wolf!" once to often - and people will stop paying attention. In predicting weather events, meteorologists have always faced that fundamental problem: A prediction may come true in one place but not in another, even though the two places are not that far from each other.

An experimental solar-powered airplane has left Spain for Egypt in the penultimate leg of its globe-circling voyage.

The National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority’s (NTRA) report for May 2016 revealed the continuation of a decline in the quality of call services across the three mobile operators—Vodafone, Orange, and Etisalat—for the second consecutive month.

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said Facebook Inc (FB.O) may have understated the value of intellectual property it transferred to Ireland by "billions of dollars", unfairly cutting its tax bill in the process, according to court papers.

Nintendo’s Pokémon Go app has turned the slumping Japanese video game developer into an overnight celebrity on the app market. Can it sustain its success, or is it just experiencing its 15 minutes of fame? With stocks falling for months as sales of its video game consoles grew tepid, it became clear to Nintendo that it could no longer ignore the booming smartphone gaming market. Last week, it released the game “Pokémon Go” onto Android and Apple app markets in the US, Australia and New Zealand.

For pilot André Borschberg, this is already his last leg in the cockpit: On Monday at 6:20 a.m. local time he took off from the Spanish airport of Seville. He is scheduled to arrive in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Wednesday morning at 9:40 a.m. local time.

Warning: Looking at your smartphone while lying in bed at night could wreak havoc on your vision. Two women went temporarily blind from constantly checking their phones in the dark, say doctors who are now alerting others to the unusual phenomenon. The solution: Make sure to use both eyes when looking at your smartphone screen in the dark.

Careem, an online chauffeur cab booking service in the Middle East and North Africa, intends to implement a new strategy for global expansion based on the company’s research and development (R&D). According to a press release issued by the company, it will inject $100m over the next five years into R&D.

Orange Egypt announced Sunday that its board of directors decided to appoint Jean-Marc Harion as CEO and managing director of the company, replacing Yves Gauthier, starting 1 September.

Astronomers have discovered a unique solar system. It's not just one of those where planets are orbiting a star - three stars and one gas giant are orbiting each other in a highly complex way. An international team of researchers at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Chile has discovered a highly complex solar system which involves a total of three stars. In the center, there is a giant sun called 131399A. It has a mass 1.8 times that of our sun.

European governments have approved the new agreement after the last one was struck down for not guarding citizens’ privacy. Certain protective measures have been added, though not enough to convince four countries.European governments have approved the new agreement after the last one was struck down for not guarding citizens’ privacy. Certain protective measures have been added, though not enough to convince four countries.

The International Labor Organization has warned of the severe consequences presented by automation and disruptive technologies in the ASEAN bloc. Are the UN agency’s concerns founded? DW takes a closer look.

A recent fatal crash involving a semi-autonomous car has transport authorities in Ontario thinking twice about how to regulate so-called driverless cars — and experts are questioning whether auto makers should better educate their customers about the pitfalls of new driving technologies.

Frank De Winne: Well, first you need to be a well trained astronaut, you need to have some flight experience behind you. I had my first flight in 2002 and I had a lot of training here at the European Astronaut Center - I think that's an important aspect.

Antarctica's ozone hole finally is starting to heal, a new study has found. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reported that the hole had shrunk by 4 million square kilometers (1.5 million square miles) since 2000. "It's a big surprise," said lead author Susan Solomon, an atmospheric chemist at the MIT in an interview with Science magazine. "I didn't think it would be this early."

Tesla Motors announced on Thursday that a man driving had been killed while using the Autopilot function of its Model S electric sedan. It's the first reported fatality involving a self-driving automobile.

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NASA’s Spacecraft Juno Begins Orbit Of Jupiter

Guy uses 3D printer to create a functional AR-15 rifle

Driverless cars could improve safety, but impact on jobs, transit questioned