Facebook is set to test its first solar-powered drone which is to provide internet access in remote areas. The wingspan of the aircraft is comparable with that of a Boeing 737, its inventors say. 
The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has cut the key interest rate from 11.5 percent to 11.0 percent. Even though there is a slight increase in inflation risks, the CBR says economic growth is a priority. It is the fifth consecutive rate cut this year. 
The UN’s special representative on migration has said he is “amazed” by the UK’s reaction to the ongoing migrant crisis in Calais, saying the authorities have exaggerated the scale of the situation in order to ratchet up international tensions. 
Beijing is set to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, beating Almaty, the capital of Kazakhstan. 
The ruble resumed its decline on Friday at the opening of the Moscow Exchange, sinking back to 60 against the US dollar. This comes hours ahead of the Central Bank decision on whether to cut the key rate further amidst low oil prices and a weak currency. 
NASA astronomers have found another exoplanet outside the solar system. It’s larger than Earth and is 21 light-years from our planet. 
Israeli forces committed “disproportionate” and “indiscriminate” attacks that killed “scores of civilians” in the city of Rafah, Gaza, Amnesty International said in a report which was immediately slammed as “fundamentally flawed” by Israel. 