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Activists protest new tar sands pipeline in Northern Minnesota

Hundreds of environmental activists, including actress Jane Fonda, gather to protest the construction of a Tar Sands pipeline in Northern Minnesota before clashing with the police

08/06/2021

Tech News

Apple in 'private' talks with battery suppliers for electric car

Apple is reported to be in talks with global battery manufactures CATL and BYD over battery supplies for its proposed electric car.

08/06/2021

Health news

Breakthrough or hype? US approves much-debated new Alzheimer's drug

US health officials have approved the first drug that they say may help slow Alzheimer's disease. Many experts are unconvinced.

08/06/2021

Tech News

US recovers most of Colonial Pipeline Bitcoin ransom

The operation to seize cryptocurrency paid to a Russia-based hacker group is the first of its kind to be undertaken by a specialised ransomware task force.

08/06/2021

Tech News

Jeff Bezos will man the first space flight of the Blue Origin rocket

Amazon's billionaire founder Jeff Bezos will fly to the edge of space with his brother on the first flight of the Blue Origin rocket.

07/06/2021

USA

Thousands of US 'diversity visa' winners sue Biden administration

More than 24,000 plaintiffs in 141 different countries have sued the Biden administration over their 'Diversity Visa' applications.

07/06/2021

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.

06/06/2021

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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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.

04/06/2021

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

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

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

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

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.

29/05/2021

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.

29/05/2021

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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

Earth News

Magnetic migration: Sharks’ have GPS to navigate the oceans

Sharks travel tens of thousands of kilometres every year. Breakthrough in research that shows the influence of magnetic fields on migration routes could help conservation efforts.

27/05/2021

Earth News

Mini hotel toiletries will be illegal in New York from 2024

Inside the two year fight to eliminate single use toiletries from New York hotels.

27/05/2021

USA

'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' author Eric Carle dies at 91

'The Very Hungry Caterpillar', which introduces colours and animals to young readers, came out in 1967 and became a perennial bestseller.

27/05/2021