USA

Money

Binance trading volumes soar despite crypto regulatory crackdown

The growth in volumes mirrored that across other major crypto platforms, including Coinbase, as cryptocurrency prices rose over the summer.

04/10/2021

Moments

The first ever Hollywood film museum opens in LA

A new film museum in Los Angeles is celebrating the history of the silver screen.

04/10/2021

Tech News

Facebook promotes hate to make money, whistleblower claims

The social media giant knows hate speech is a problem. It also knows it's profitable, a former employee claimed on Sunday.

04/10/2021

USA

‘Pandora Papers’: Financial secrets of world leaders revealed in leak

The offshore dealings and hidden assets of world leaders, politicians, billionaires, celebrities and drug dealers have been revealed in a huge data leak, which follows 2016’s release of the ‘Panama Papers’.

04/10/2021

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Protests to defend abortion rights in USA

Protesters take part in the Women's March and Rally for Abortion Justice at the State Capitol in conservative Texas state' and in NY.

03/10/2021

Tech News

Facebook knew that celebrity posts made Instagram users feel worse

Internal research by Facebook found that some celebrities posted photos that made their followers have a worse self-image.

03/10/2021

USA

US Women's March: Thousands lobby Supreme Court over abortion rights

The first Women's March of the Biden administration brought nationwide protests to demand continued access to abortion, under threat from conservative lawmakers and judges.

03/10/2021

Health news

COVID pill 'cuts risk of death or hospitalisation by half,' says Merck

The company is to ask health officials in the US and around the world to authorise its use. If approved, it would be the first pill shown to treat COVID.

02/10/2021

USA

COVID-19 deaths eclipse 700,000 in US as delta variant rages

Tens of millions of Americans have refused to get vaccinated, allowing the highly contagious delta variant to tear through the country.

02/10/2021

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George Floyd gold statue goes on display In NYC

George Floyd gold statue goes on display In NYC

01/10/2021

Work

Blue Origin employees describe 'toxic' workplace and safety concerns

Blue Origin denied the allegations, which were made in an open letter authored by 21 current and former staff at Amazon founder Bezos’ space company.

01/10/2021

Earth News

Babies are full of microplastics, new research shows

When comparing stool samples between babies and adults, scientists found up to 15 times more microplastics.

01/10/2021

Earth News

Apple named as a major corporation trying to stop climate legislation

A new report has revealed that many major US corporations have funded lobbying groups aiming to stop sustainability legislation passing through congress.

01/10/2021

Health news

Facebook challenged over Instagram's mental health impact on kids

US Senators accused Facebook of hiding research that showed Instagram was harming teenagers. The company says it takes safety "very seriously".

01/10/2021

USA

US Congress votes to avert government shutdown

The battle in Congress continues on how to raise the government's borrowing cap before the United States risks a potentially catastrophic default.

01/10/2021

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Britney Spears' fans overjoyed after father removed as guardian

Britney Spears' fans overjoyed after father removed as guardian

30/09/2021

USA

General told Biden to keep 2,500 troops in Afghanistan to stop Taliban

It came as General Mark Milley called the 20-year war in Afghanistan a "strategic failure"

29/09/2021

Culture news

R&B singer R. Kelly found guilty in sex trafficking trial

R&B superstar R. Kelly has been found guilty of being the ringleader of a decades-long racketeering and sex trafficking scheme.

28/09/2021

Tech News

Facebook puts the brakes on its controversial Instagram Kids app

Concerns were raised last month about the potential harmful effects Instagram had on teenagers.

27/09/2021

Tech News

Here's how the iPhone 13 makes you pay €300 for Apple screen repair

A teardown of the new device found that Face ID stops working if anyone other than Apple replaces the screen, and it's all down to something called "part pairing".

27/09/2021

Ecotech

Are these AI robots going to replace farmers?

Farming with AI-powered robots could be the next big thing in sustainable food production and the idea already has Bill Gates' support.

26/09/2021

Earth News

Euroviews. New York's first Black-owned winery is combatting climate change

Growers are installing cover crops to stabilise their soils and revolutionising how they irrigate their fields.

25/09/2021

USA

Migrant camp shrinks on US border as more Haitians removed

US Homeland Security said nearly 2,000 Haitians have been rapidly expelled on flights since Sunday.

24/09/2021

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Firefighters race to protect giant sequoias in California fires

Hundreds of firefighters are battling the Windy Fire to protect several groves of giant sequoias in the United States.

23/09/2021

USA

Guterres and Biden focus on climate change and COVID at UN assembly

Climate Crisis and COVID-19 were at the centre of the opening of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered a tough 'wake up call' to humanity saying we are living in a divided world that's moving in the wrong direction.

22/09/2021

Nature

Wildfires threaten some of the world's oldest living trees

The largest tree in the world, General Sherman in Sequoia National Park, California, was wrapped in an aluminium blanket to protect it from the flames.

21/09/2021