2019-07-31

USA

Potentially habitable 'super-Earth' discovered just 31 light-years away

Follow-up research could reveal if the planet is rocky or has oceans.

31/07/2019

Lebanon

Lebanese indie band concert cancelled after church pressure

The Indie rock band "Mashrou' Leila" had their concert at the Byblos International Festival cancelled after pressure from the church.

31/07/2019

USA

U.S. slaps sanctions on Iran's foreign minister

The U.S. is "sending a clear message to the Iranian regime that its recent behavior is completely unacceptable," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.

31/07/2019

USA

Trump settles on name for horse gifted by Mongolian president: 'Victory'

The president told reporters that the horse, which was given to his 13-year-old son, was "very beautiful."

31/07/2019

USA

U.S. has intel that Osama bin Laden's son and heir Hamza is dead, say officials

The officials would not provide details of how Hamza bin Laden died, or if the U.S. played a role. It is unclear if the U.S. has confirmed his death.

31/07/2019

USA

In chaotic political moment, Detroit debate gives Biden an opening

Analysis: The former vice president has a rare opportunity to match his message to the overall atmosphere — the question is whether he can execute.

31/07/2019

Poland

Euroviews. How a hashtag looks set to offer LGBTI people a #MeToo moment in Poland ǀ View

Two days ago, a young man called Tomasz tweeted a message suggesting that LGBTI people post photos of themselves “in school or work showing that we are the normal people whom you might meet anywhere: in the shop, on the street, the office”. He added the hashtag #jestemLGBT ("I am LGBT”).

31/07/2019

Green News

Plane shaming is real: 5 people travelling the world by rail and road

We spoke to five people who went against the trend and chose to swap planes and cars for bikes and trains.

31/07/2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Fewer people are marrying but that won’t stop marriage being reinvented for a new generation ǀ View

This week, the new UK prime minister Boris Johnson will invite his girlfriend, Carrie Symonds, to live with him in Downing Street. If being live-in lovers is good enough for the PM, is it good enough for the rest of us?

31/07/2019

USA

Hal Prince, famous Broadway director and producer, has died

Hal Prince, the famous Broadway musical producer, who was behind "The Phantom of the Opera" and "Cabaret" has died.

31/07/2019

Russia

Watch: Panda pair celebrate birthdays at Moscow Zoo

The bears are eating a diet of 99% bamboo but also enjoy apples, carrots and special pancakes made out of cereal.

31/07/2019

No Comment

Vets go to huge lengths to save injured and endangered black rhino

Vets go to huge lengths to save injured and endangered black rhino

31/07/2019

China

'World's first transnational cable car' to connect Russia and China

What is claimed to be the world's first transnational cable car is set to connect China and Russia across the Amur River.

31/07/2019

World News

Plastic waste 'goes up by 40% during the summer'

Thousands of plastic bags were pulled from the Aegean Sea off Greece’s Andros island this month by a team of divers and environmentalists who described what they found as a “gulf full of plastic corals".

31/07/2019

USA

After debate, Trump says Democrats would lead U.S. into 'economic sinkhole'

Trump took aim Wednesday at the Democratic presidential candidates, saying his potential opponents would lead the country "into an economic sinkhole."

31/07/2019

Switzerland

Scientists develop video game that can be controlled by the mind

Researchers in Switzerland have developed a technology which allows people with severely impaired motor functions to play video games, using only their minds.

31/07/2019

United Kingdom

'UK's ten hottest years since 1884 have all occured this century'

This shows the UK's average temperatures in selected years. All its hottest years since 1884 have occurred this century.

31/07/2019

USA

Police find Indian coffee shop chain owner's body in river

V.G.Siddhartha, 60, had left Bangalore on Monday and left his car near a bridge in Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka state.

31/07/2019

World News

'Vaping' not as safe as people think warns WHO

WHO warns of the danger of electronic cigarettes, increasingly consumed by young people and enormously addictive.

31/07/2019

Italy

50 years after the moon landing Matera honours the Apollo 11 mission

In partnership with Matera 2019

Matera, the European Capital of Culture 2019, celebrates one of its most famous sons; Rocco Petrone, who went on to become a mechanical engineer in the US and made a fundamental contribution to Nasa's Apollo 11 mission

31/07/2019

USA

Incredible photo shows sea lion getting caught in whale's mouth

Wildlife photographer Chase Dekker captured a sea lion falling into the mouth of a humpback whale in what he calls a "once-in-a-lifetime" moment.

31/07/2019

Business

Europe’s economy is slowing down

According to the preliminary Eurostat data Eurozone GDP grew 0.2% quarter-on-quarter in the April-June period, down from 0.4% in the previous three months.

31/07/2019

USA

Apollo 15 astronaut says 'we've got to go way beyond Mars' to settle in space

Al Worden, now 87, orbited the moon for three days in the summer of 1971.

31/07/2019

Hungary

Why is Hungary withholding food from migrants in its border zones?

Why is Hungary withholding food from migrants in its border zones?

31/07/2019

Kazakhstan

Cargo craft blasts off to International Space Station

A cargo craft bound for the International Space Station will blast off from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome on Wednesday.

31/07/2019

Living

25 snaps of absolutely perfect ‘zero-waste’ kitchen shelves

A collection of people who are really good at arranging their jars in a row.

31/07/2019

USA

For first time since independence from U.K., Hong Kong charges protesters with rioting

This is the first time since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997 that its authorities have used rioting charge.

31/07/2019

World

UK government response knife crime wave 'completely inadequate'

With over 44 thousand knife crime offences in England and Wales last year, the figures are the highest since records began.

31/07/2019

No Comment

Protesters in fresh clashes with police in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police clashed with protesters outside Kwai Chung police station on Tuesday (July 30) where dozens of protesters are being held.

31/07/2019

Germany

Kraftwerk sampling case: EU top court rules on 20-year dispute

Kraftwerk sampling case: EU top court rules on 20-year dispute over two-second clip

31/07/2019