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Added on the 23/05/2019 16:42:07 - Copyright : BANG Showbiz
Angela Merkel's conservative CDU party picks her ally Armin Laschet as its next leader, in a key vote that kicks off the race for Germany's top job as a deadly pandemic roils Europe's biggest economy. In the close race, state premier of Germany's most populous state North Rhine-Westphalia Laschet triumphed over old Merkel nemesis Friedrich Merz (521 votes vs 466 votes), after a first round that saw Merz leading by just five votes. IMAGES
UK mobile networks have slammed the "baseless" claims that 5G causes coronavirus and revealed their masts were burnt by vandals.
Samsung are releasing the Galaxy S10 5G on June 7 ahead of the high-speed data service arriving in the UK this July.
EE are hoping to launch 5G from early as next year.
The final stage of Ice Storm, one of the world's longest endurance competitions over ice took place on Russia's frozen Lake Baikal on Sunday, pitting racers on skates, skis, and bikes against each other as they tried to be the first cover the 127 mile distance over three days of racing. 2018 was the first year ever that an ice skater managed to become the absolute winner after Russian Alexander Ptsarev finished with a time of 10 hours and 28 minutes.