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LeBron James: The rise and rise of the NBA's all-time leading scorer

LeBron James has made history, becoming the NBA's all-time career leading scorer, overtaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 39-year-old record. Let's take a look at his rise to superstardom and his mark on the cultural map.

08/02/2023

Culture news

Gustavo Dudamel leaves LA for move to New York Philharmonic

The famous Venezuelan conductor is leaving Los Angeles after being wooed east to the Big Apple.

08/02/2023

Tech News

Microsoft revamps Bing search engine with ChatGPT technology

Microsoft is rolling out ChatGPT technology to its search engine, Bing.

08/02/2023

USA

'Finish the job': Biden urges rivals to work together, in SOTU speech

President Biden sought to prove to a skeptical nation that his stewardship has delivered results both at home and abroad.

08/02/2023

Earth News

Does Daylight Savings Time reduce energy consumption?

Clock changes were originally introduced to save energy, but the results have been inconclusive ever since. Now some countries are looking to get rid of them entirely.

07/02/2023

Health news

Following healthy lifestyle halves risk of long COVID, study suggests

Millions of Europeans have suffered with long COVID.

07/02/2023

USA

Aerospace giant Boeing plans to cut about 2,000 jobs

Boeing plans to make staffing cuts in the aerospace company's finance and human resources departments in 2023, with a loss of around 2,000 jobs, the company said.

07/02/2023

Culture news

Iran viral protest song wins special merit award at Grammys

Shervin Hajipour was a little known Iranian pop singer and songwriter before the protests erupted over the death of Iranian-Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini. His song in support of the demonstrations quickly went viral and became an anthem against the regime.

07/02/2023

USA

Chinese balloon: Everything you need to know about the 'spy' crisis

Suspected spy balloon deflates the already strained relationship between US and China.

07/02/2023

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