Americas

Economy

What is in Trump's tax and spending bill that will soon become law?

The bill is set to massively widen the US’ budget deficit and leave an added 12 million Americans without health insurance.

04/07/2025

Health news

US agencies altered health datasets in ‘gender ideology’ crackdown

About half of US datasets studied were “substantially altered” in the two months after Donald Trump assumed the presidency, an investigation has found.

04/07/2025

Culture news

Michael Madsen, 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Kill Bill' star, dies at 66

He is believed to have died of natural causes and authorities do not suspect any foul play was involved. Madsen's manager Ron Smith said cardiac arrest was the apparent cause.

03/07/2025

USA

US Congress gives final approval to Trump's signature tax bill

Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York delayed voting by holding the floor for more than eight hours with a record-breaking speech against the bill.

03/07/2025

USA

Trump and Putin discuss Ukraine and Iran in phone call, Kremlin says

Asked about his expectations from the call, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said "I'm not sure that they have a lot of common ideas, common topics to talk (about), because they are very different people."

03/07/2025

Business

Microsoft cuts 9,000 jobs as tech giant bets on AI

Microsoft says it is laying off about 9,000 workers, its second mass layoff in months and its largest in more than two years. The move affects less than 4% of Microsoft’s global workforce.

03/07/2025

Economy

Republicans advance Trump's tax bill after initial struggles

The bill would build on various tax breaks from Trump's first term and temporarily introduce new ones. The state would partially offset the cost by reducing spending on Medicaid and food assistance.

03/07/2025

Business

Tesla sales fell sharply in the last three months — is Musk to blame?

Tesla sales fell 13% in the period between April and June, as its CEO Elon Musk faces backlash and competition is taking a toll on the company's dominance.

02/07/2025

Tech News

What we know about Iranian-linked hacker group Robert?

Iranian-linked hacker group Robert claims to have 100 gigabytes of emails sent between members of US President Trump’s inner circle.

02/07/2025

No Comment

Explosion at California fireworks site sets off massive fire

An explosion at a fireworks warehouse in northern California on Tuesday night sparked multiple fires and forced evacuations across rural communities near Sacramento, officials said.

02/07/2025

Space

US greenlights billions for Moon missions despite Musk’s opposition

The US is granting $10 billion (8.5 billion) for Moon missions that go against what SpaceX boss Elon Musk hopes to see from NASA.

02/07/2025

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Fire, masks and folklore at Paraguay’s Kamba Ra’anga festival

Locals in Altos, Paraguay celebrated the Kamba Ra’anga festival on Monday with fire, dancing and traditional costumes.

02/07/2025

USA

Trump threatens Musk with DOGE and deportation as feud reignites

Former allies Donald Trump and Elon Musk have reignited their public war of words, just a month after their relationship began to unravel.

02/07/2025

Tech News

An AI chatbot ran a shop for a month. But things got weird very fast

Anthropic put an AI chatbot in charge of a shop. The results show why AI won’t be taking your job just yet.

02/07/2025

Europe

US to halt shipment of weapons pledged to Ukraine, White House says

The US is halting shipments of some promised air defence missiles and weapons to Ukraine due to concerns about its own stockpile levels, officials said. Meanwhile, Moscow has intensified its missile and drone strikes against Ukraine.

02/07/2025

Business

Paramount pays Trump $16 million to settle ‘60 Minutes’ lawsuit

The payout comes after Trump sued CBS News for the editing of an interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris in October.

02/07/2025

USA

USAID closes its doors after six decades amid Trump crackdown

The agency, its few remaining staff, functions and programmes will now be absorbed into the US State Department, marking an end to humanitarian relief work which USAID supporters say saved countless lives around the world.

02/07/2025

Culture news

Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial jury reaches partial verdict

Jurors have reached decisions on four of the five charges Sean "Diddy" Combs faces, but the verdict is yet to be revealed as they remain deadlocked on the most serious final charge of racketeering conspiracy.

02/07/2025

USA

US Senate passes Trump's tax bill after turbulent all-night session

The package now goes back to the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson had warned senators not to overhaul what his chamber had already approved.

01/07/2025

Tech News

US Senate says no to deregulating AI in 99-1 vote

US Senators voted against a 10-year ban on regulating AI at the state level.

01/07/2025

Healthcare

Microsoft says AI outperforms doctors at complex medical diagnoses

The tech giant’s AI tool made the correct diagnosis for the vast majority of patients in a small study.

01/07/2025

Tech News

Meta announces new ‘superintelligence’ unit to work on AI

Meta announced that it is creating a new team to focus research on artificial general intelligence, the ability for a model to think at the same level of reasoning as humans.

01/07/2025

USA

Donald Trump signs executive order lifting US sanctions on Syria

The new order does not rescind existing sanctions on ousted longtime President Bashar al-Assad, his top aides, officials and family members who are accused of having committed war crimes and human rights violations against Syrian civilians.

01/07/2025

Scenes

Watch: Why Costa Rica's eco-friendly coffee culture is thriving

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30/06/2025

Canada

US to resume trade talks with Canada, says Canadian Prime Minister

Canada and Mexico face separate tariffs of as much as 25% that Trump put into place under the auspices of stopping fentanyl smuggling.

30/06/2025

USA

Gunman starts fire then kills two firefighters in Idaho, officials say

A man armed with a rifle started a wildfire on Sunday and then began shooting at first responders in Idaho. Two people have been killed and another is seriously wounded.

30/06/2025