Americas

USA

US federal judge overturns California assault weapon ban

A federal judge overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, saying it violated people's right to bear arms.

05/06/2021

Brazil

Energy-starved Rio favela enjoys solar panels on World Environment Day

Many poor neighbourhoods aren't properly connected to Brazil's energy grid, making electricity hard to access and expensive to connect to.

05/06/2021

USA

Donald Trump has Facebook ban extended until at least January 2023

"We believe his actions constituted a severe violation of our rules which merit the highest penalty available."

04/06/2021

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Huge Harry Potter store opens in New York

Fans queue for hours, to be among the first inside New York's long-awaited Harry Potter store, hosting the largest collection of Potter products in the world.

04/06/2021

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'Devils' dance, praying to end crisis in Venezuela

Catholic devotees in the Venezuelan town of Naiguata on Thursday participated in the "Dancing Devils" tradition.

04/06/2021

Home

Apple's new iPad Pro could wirelessly charge your phone

According to a report by Bloomberg, the company will also redesign the iPad Mini for the first time in six years.

04/06/2021

USA

US to share initial 25 million COVID-19 doses with the world

President Joe Biden has announced plans for the US to share an initial 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses with the world.

03/06/2021

Tech News

Boom or a bust? United Airlines orders 15 eco-friendly supersonic jets

The Boom Supersonic planes, which are said to be net-zero carbon emitters and fly on sustainable fuel, are due to start flying in 2029.

03/06/2021

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US brewery gives away Covid vaccine shots and free beer

A brewery in Sterling, Virginia, gives away Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine shots and free beer for those receiving an injection.

03/06/2021

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Music in the catacombs: the New York Philarmonic performs in cemetery

As New York's classical music scene gets back on its feet, musicians from the New York Philarmonic perform at the Green-Wood cemetery during a dress rehearsal for the "Death of Classical" series.

03/06/2021

Tech News

Is Elon Musk planning to open a 50s Diner for Tesla drivers?

The move hints at the electric car company's potential plans for its worldwide car charging network.

03/06/2021

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Gigantic sinkhole appears in central Mexico, worrying locals

A sinkhole that has been growing dozens of meters daily since last weekend is worrying the residents of a rural area of the Mexican state of Puebla, in the center of the country.

02/06/2021

USA

Tulsa massacre: Biden decries 'horrific' injustice in centenary speech

The US President said he had "come to fill the silence" about one of the nation’s darkest — and long suppressed — moments of racial violence.

02/06/2021

Tech News

World’s largest meat processing company hit by cyberattack

Production at the world’s largest meat processing company, JBS was disrupted after hackers targeted several servers in North America and Australia.

02/06/2021

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Through theatre, feminists protest against violence during demonstrations in Colombia

With a play relating the pain of mothers who lose a child, but also with a candlelight vigil, feminist organisations of Bogotá gathered to denounce the violence suffered by the demonstrators at the hands of the police in Colombia.

01/06/2021

Peru

Peru more than doubles COVID-19 death toll with new figures

Peru more than doubled its official COVID-19 death toll on Monday, after the government updated the figures.

01/06/2021

Home

The global chip shortage is here to stay, say industry leaders

There's no end in sight to the global shortage of semiconductors, and it's bad news for almost every industry - from cars to electronic devices.

31/05/2021

Argentina

Copa America without host country two weeks before kickoff

Copa America without host country two weeks before kickoff

31/05/2021

Brazil

Brazil: Tens of thousands protest Bolsonaro's response to COVID-19

Protesters are calling for the president to be impeached. Brazil has the world's second-highest death toll with more than 461,000 lives lost since the beginning of the pandemic.

30/05/2021

USA

Aid agencies targeted by phishing emails blamed on Russia

Thousands of addresses were targeted by emails containing malware from a compromised marketing account belonging to the the U.S. Agency for International Development.

29/05/2021

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Police and protesters clash as Colombia's Duque deploys military

Police and protesters clash during anti-government protests, as the country marks a full month of social unrest that has claimed dozens of lives. Colombian President Ivan Duque announced that he was deploying military troops to Cali, which is at the epicentre of the protests.

29/05/2021

Canada

Remains of 215 children found at Canadian Indigenous school

The school was one of 139 such institutions set up in the country in the late 19th century in which First Nations, Métis and Inuit children were forcibly conscripted.

29/05/2021

USA

Joe Biden's $6T budget: Social spending, taxes on business

US President Joe Biden unveiled a $6 trillion budget for next year with new safety net programs for the poor and middle class. It would use tax hikes on businesses and high-earning people to power huge new social programs.

28/05/2021

USA

US Senate Republicans block probe of January 6 Capitol riot

Senate Republicans blocked the a bill that would create an independent panel to study the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.

28/05/2021

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US soldiers place flags at Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day

Over 1,000 members of the United States Army place miniature US flags in front of around 260,000 headstones across Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day.

28/05/2021

Work

Amazon mocked for 'despair closet' meditation booth for workers

The company swiftly deleted a video revealing the booth, which it said offered guided meditations and calming sounds to workers.

28/05/2021