Uber has been ordered to pay $40m (£29m) to the family of a 23-year-old woman who was fatally struck on a California highway after the rideshare company’s driver allegedly pulled over and ordered her out of the car. Emily Normandin-Parker had booked an Uber for home with a friend on 12 August 2023, before her
A letter from Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has confirmed that the country has named a major highway after US President Donald Trump. Last week, in a social media post, Trump thanked the king for the honour, but there was not a parallel announcement from the Moroccan authorities. But Morocco’s state press agency has published a
Nigeria’s environment agency has launched an urgent investigation after a strange white foamy substance appeared on a major highway, causing a public spectacle and raising safety concerns. The National Environmental Regulations and Standards Enforcement Agency (Nesrea) has warned people to stay away from the unidentified substance along the busy Kaduna-Abuja highway, which links the main
