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Culture news

Shout-out to wild, wacky and wonderful outfits at Grammy Awards 2023

The Grammy Award red carpet was sizzling hot as the great and the good of the music world turned the glamour notch up to eleven... And then broke it off.

06/02/2023

Culture news

Beyoncé becomes most decorated artist in Grammy Award history

Beyoncé collected her 32nd gong but it was British heartthrob Harry Styles who walked away with Best Album of the Year.

06/02/2023

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US breaks record with its lowest ever wind-chill temperature at -78C

An Arctic blast that brought "frostquakes" to parts of the United States saw the country record its lowest ever wind-chill temperature, meteorologists said Saturday. Atop Mount Washington in the northeastern state of New Hampshire, the wind-chill factor reached minus 78 degrees Celsius (or - 108 F).

05/02/2023

USA

US downs suspected Chinese spy balloon off Carolina coast

The US has downed a mysterious Chinese balloon over the ocean a day after it was discovered in US airspace. Officials are working to clear the debris.

04/02/2023

USA

Jair Bolsonaro speaks in Miami still confused he lost election

Only a few weeks after his supporters stormed the seat of his country's government, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday expressed bafflement at how he could have lost October's election.

04/02/2023

Culture news

Why are Americans using ayahuasca to cure mental health issues?

Ayahuasca practices are growing in popularity in the US. Many feel the psychedelic has mental health healing properties not found in conventional medicine.

03/02/2023

USA

Suspected Chinese spy balloon spotted over western US

Chinese Foreign Ministry has denied that a balloon spotted in US airspace is collecting sensitive information, stating it was a civilian "airship" used for mostly meteorological purposes that had accidentally strayed.

03/02/2023

Health news

What is VEXAS? What to know about the newly-discovered syndrome

The disease, whose discovery was overshadowed by the COVID pandemic, is more frequent in men over the age of 50, though women can also be affected.

02/02/2023

Culture news

Alec Baldwin charged with involuntary manslaughter

Alec Baldwin charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. If found guilty, he could face up to 18 months in prison.

01/02/2023

Culture news

Priscilla Presley is contesting daughter Lisa Marie Presley's will

Elvis' only daughter, Lisa Marie, died aged 54 this year. Now her mother is questioning the validity of documents regarding her estate.

31/01/2023

Culture news

Staying on top: What challenges lie ahead as Disney turns 100?

How did Disney go from a small family animation studio to a multinational media monolith? We look at Disney's past, present and future on its 100th birthday.

31/01/2023

USA

How the Watergate scandal forever changed reporting on US politics

Fifty years ago, the conviction of Gordon Liddy and James McCord Jr, both helping hands of President Richard Nixon, started the media Tsunami that went down in history as the "Watergate scandal".

30/01/2023

Culture news

Barrett Strong, Motown artist known for ‘Money,’ dies at 81

Barrett Strong, a US musician and songwriter and founding artist at Motown Records, died aged 81. He sang lead on the hit "Money (That's What I Want)"

30/01/2023

USA

'Unfinished business': Donald Trump kicks off 2024 US presidential run

Early polls suggest the 76-year-old former president is already leading the pack for the Republican Party nomination.

29/01/2023

USA

Memphis police disband unit that fatally beat Tyre Nichols

The death of black motorist Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee, three weeks ago has sparked a wave of protests across the US decrying police brutality.

29/01/2023

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Peaceful demonstrators in America call for justice for Tyre Nichols

Peaceful protests against police violence were held in several American cities as new videos were released showing officers beating Tyre Nichols three days before he died of his injuries.

28/01/2023

USA

Video shows Tyre Nichols brutally beaten by US police in Tennessee

A video of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols has been released, verifying he was beaten by police in Memphis, Tennessee before he was hospitalised in early January. Three days later the Black motorist died due to sustained injuries.

28/01/2023

USA

Video of police brutally beating Tyre Nichols sparks US-wide protests

Nichols, 29, was repeatedly struck by fists, boots and batons by five police officers after being stopped at a Memphis intersection on 7 January. He died of his injuries three days later.

28/01/2023

USA

Memphis braces for release of video showing Tyre Nichols' arrest

The video shows the arrest that led to the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols. While details have so far been limited, the video is hoped to provide a clear picture.

27/01/2023

Travel News

How to see California’s mysterious firefall 

Every February, thousands flock to Yosemite National Park to see the firefall. But conditions have to be just right.

26/01/2023

USA

New report analyses why mass attacks keep happening

It was released as the US experienced a particularly deadly start to the new year that has left 39 people dead in six mass killings.

25/01/2023

Sport

LA Lakers' LeBron James closes in on NBA record

LA Lakers star LeBron James could be just a fortnight away from breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA all-time scoring record. He scored 46 points against the LA Clippers, but the Lakers lost the match.

25/01/2023

USA

President Biden says the US will send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine

US President Joe Biden says Washington will send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, the equivalent of one Ukrainian tank battalion.

25/01/2023

Living

It hasn’t snowed for 321 days in New York City. Here’s why.

The Big Apple has gone 321 consecutive days without snowfall, according to the US national weather service.

25/01/2023

USA

Google sued over allegations of monopolising online advertising

The US Justice Department and eight states are suing Google, alleging that the tech giant's dominance in digital advertising harms competition

25/01/2023

Culture news

In defence of the leading man: Timothée Chalamet's Apple ad proves it

Everyone's talking about the new Apple TV advert with Timothée Chalamet. But the one thing they're missing is it proves he truly is the last of the great Hollywood leading men.

25/01/2023