Of a few thousand feet up in Microsoft’s new Flight Simulator 2020, Bing Maps’ real world map data appears on the horizon. The Pyramids of Giza are hourglass pillars of sand. Hong Kong is a strip of urbanity that snakes around the coast. A baseball field outside Yokohama, Japan, forms …

Photo: Jacob Lund (Shutterstock) We’re been in a global pandemic for many months (have you heard?) With no end in sight, and though it need not be said, por favor: stop throwing personal parties. And do not throw a party on your rented Airbnb – if you do, you may …

TOPLINE Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey had discovered its largest ever deposit of natural gas in the Black Sea, a move that could help the country reduce its dependence on imports of energy from other countries, including Russia. The discovery of natural gas comes amid heightened …

Changes follow the University of Alabama’s COVID-19 plan three days into the new semester. The school announced Friday a moratorium on personal events for students along with restrictions on Greek homes flat for 5 p.m. All events will take a 14-day break, according to a document obtained by AL.com. And …

The demographic age of 20-29 represents the largest percentage of new COVID-19 cases locally, reflecting a national trend, at 22 percent as one in five infections, according to the province’s most recent data. Those aged 0 to 19 represent the second-highest positive age group locally at 21.5 percent, which is …