Guinea electoral board releases partial vote result

The electoral commission in Guinea on Friday released partial results of local elections which have been marred by accusations of vote rigging and violence.

Very little information is currently available on the details of the results, which the opposition says is tainted by fraud.

Salif Kébé, president of Guinea’s electoral commission CENI said: “The partial results of 263 return forms have been returned on a constituency basis and the CENI will announce the results as they arrive to us from the administrative commissions of the tallying centres.”

Libya: Benghazi mosque bombing kills two, wounds 55 - medics

Two people were killed and 55 wounded in a twin bombing inside a mosque in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Friday, medics said.

Two weeks ago about 35 people died in another twin bombing at a mosque in Benghazi, the second-largest city in the country.

Friday’s explosions occurred during prayers at a small mosque located in the Majouri district, residents said. The devices, placed in bags at the mosque doors, appear to have been activated remotely using a mobile phone, a military source said.

Eiffel Tower to remain shut due to snow

Tourists might slip and hurt themselves on the icy tower, officials said

Paris's Eiffel Tower, which attracts six million tourists every year, will remain closed until Sunday as a result of heavy snowfall in the city.

The tower, a symbol of Paris, has been closed since Tuesday.

Officials say it is too dangerous for tourists to visit because of the risk of slipping.

Uber settles with Waymo on self-driving

Technology firm Waymo accused Uber of stealing trade secrets relating to self-driving cars

Uber and Waymo have reached a settlement over claims Uber stole trade secrets from the self-driving company.

As part of the agreement, Uber is giving a 0.34% Uber stake to Waymo, worth approximately $245m (£177m).

Uber has also agreed not to use Waymo's technology in its self-driving cars, though it maintains it never did.

Elaborate France kidnap heist nets thieves 'millions' from cash van

The car park where the van was emptied. A police source told the AFP news agency that it was carrying 20-30m Swiss Francs ($21-32m; £15-23m)

Thieves have targeted a cash van delivery driver on the French-Swiss border in an elaborate heist involving the kidnap of his daughter.

They stole up to 30m Swiss francs ($32m; £23m) from the van, reports say.

The driver's 22-year-old daughter had been kidnapped from her apartment in the French city of Lyon on Thursday by two men posing as plumbers.