Americas

Culture news

How these students uncovered a long-lost pre-Hispanic mural in Peru

After a four-year search, a team of archaeologists, led by Sam Ghavanmi, have found a 1,000-year-old mural, known as the "Huaca Pintada," in a village in Lambayeque, northern Peru.

02/12/2022

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Embrapa provides support for more sustainability in Brazilian agriculture

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Rich in natural resources and renowned for technology and innovation, Brazil is not only self-sufficient in food production, but is one of the world’s leading exporters of soy, cassava, meat, poultry, maize, coffee and oranges.

02/12/2022

Health news

COVID pandemic stress has physically altered teenagers' brains

It’s not just mental health that COVID has affected; new research suggests that the pandemic has physically affected the structures of teens' brains.

02/12/2022

Culture news

Kanye West suspended from Twitter after incendiary Hitler comments

"Every human being has brought something of value, especially Hitler," said the US rapper. "I love Hitler."

02/12/2022

USA

Joe Biden hosts Emmanuel Macron with state dinner at the White House

The US president spoke about the 'historic alliance' between the two nations. Biden also emphasized the democratic values and respect for human rights that unite the two allies, in contrast to the Russian aggression in Ukraine.

01/12/2022

USA

Biden 'prepared to sit down with Putin' if he wants to end Ukraine war

"I'm prepared to speak with Putin if in fact there is an interest in him deciding he's looking for a way to end the war," said Biden.

01/12/2022

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Brazilian landslide engulfs motorway

Firefighters in the Brazilian state of Parana are working tirelessly to find about 30 people thought to have been engulfed in a landslide that hit a coastal highway.

01/12/2022

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Brazil invites investment in infrastructure & renewable energy

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With around 4,350 kilometres between its furthest points, Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world, flanked by 7,200 kilometres of Atlantic coastline and the borders of no less than ten South American countries.

01/12/2022

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Peru: nearly 14,000 pelicans die from bird flu

The highly contagious H5N1 avian flu virus has killed thousands of pelicans, blue-footed boobies and other seabirds in Peru, according to the National Forestry and Wildlife Service (SERFOR)

01/12/2022

Mobility

This briefcase-sized satellite will look for ice on the Moon

If the Lunar Flashflight detects the presence of water ice on the Moon, NASA says it could prove a valuable resource for future Artemis missions.

01/12/2022

Travel News

Visitors flock to watch lava ooze from Hawaii volcano. But is it safe?

Thousands of cars jammed a nearby highway which could be submerged in lava within days.

01/12/2022

USA

Bleak picture of world as UN asks for more aid money than ever

The United Nations has asked for a record amount of money to cope with looming climate-change-induced famines in Africa and the devastating Ukraine war.

01/12/2022

USA

Macron to confront Biden over ‘super aggressive’ US subsidies

Macron says he'll confront Biden, over the subsidies contained in the Inflation Reduction Act. At the French Embassy in Washington, Macron said the subsidies paid to US companies under a vast green energy plan could 'split the west'.

01/12/2022

USA

US Senate passes landmark same-sex marriage protection bill

The bill would ensure that same-sex and interracial marriages are enshrined in US federal law.

30/11/2022

World News

More countries are moving towards authoritarianism - report

A new report by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) finds that more countries are moving towards authoritarianism as democracy erodes worldwide.

30/11/2022

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Watch: Spewing lava and hot ash from world's largest active volcano

The world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa in Hawaii, has come to life, venting clouds of steam and smoke,

29/11/2022

Travel News

Is it safe to travel to Hawaii during the volcanic eruption?

What we know so far about how the volcanic eruption is affecting travellers

29/11/2022

Soul Of The South

Experience the U.S. Civil Rights Trail in Jackson, Mississippi

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A visit to Jackson, Mississippi, the beating heart of the U.S. civil rights movement, will teach you everything you should know about this important period of political change. Here’s a handy guide to tour the Southern U.S. city.

28/11/2022

Mexico

Mexico's president leads huge pro-government rally in the capital

The rally came as allies of Lopez Obrador jockey for position ahead of the next presidential election in 2024, in which he cannot run.

28/11/2022

Venezuela

US eases oil sanction on Venezuela

US to set to ease oil sanction on Venezuela as the country’s government and opposition agreed to create an UN-managed fund for the po

27/11/2022

Mobility

How nationalism doomed the International Space Station

The International Space Station is approaching the end of its lifetime. This is why we’re unlikely to see another similar project take its place.

27/11/2022

Culture news

Yes We Kanye? Controversial rapper might run for US president in 2024

The rap and fashion mogul wants Donald Trump to be his running mate.

25/11/2022

Panama

Delegates extend protection to 54 shark species from global trade

Studies say the number of threatened shark species has more than doubled in the last decade.

25/11/2022

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Chile's unique Atacama desert threatened by piles of rubbish

Chile's massive Atacama desert is a unique and fragile ecosystem that experts say is being threatened by piles of trash dumped there from around the world. Mountains of discarded clothing, shoes, scrapped tyres and cars are piling up in at least three regions of the desert.

25/11/2022

Culture news

'Little Prince' with an afro: Brazilian boy reinvents classic story

A Brazilian theatre production is aiming to break down racial stereotypes and barriers by casting a black actor to play the lead role in Antoine St Exupery's classic, The Little Prince.

25/11/2022

Earth News

Renewable energy set to overtake coal in the US for the first time

More than a fifth of all energy in the US will come from hydropower, wind and solar this year, but it still has a long way to go before hitting its climate targets.

24/11/2022