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USA

Out-of-control US wildfires prompt nuclear weapons facility shutdown

The plant disassembling US nuclear warheads faces peril from a fire that has burned more than 1,000 square kilometres of land.

28/02/2024

Money

FTX founder's lawyer calls 100-year recommended sentence 'grotesque'

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer asks judge to reject 100-year recommended sentence.

28/02/2024

Tech News

Apple to stop work on electric vehicles - reports

Apple will stop work on its secretive electric car project, according to multiple reports.

28/02/2024

USA

Biden wins primary but support hit over Gaza

A fiery “uncommitted” campaign by activists disillusioned with the US president's handling of the Israel Hamas war made an impact.

28/02/2024

Nutrition

Living near fast-food places could be bad for your heart health: study

Participants near the highest density of ready-to-eat food places had a 16 per cent greater risk of heart failure, according to a new study.

27/02/2024

Space

Sideways touchdown cuts short Odysseus lander's moon mission

The company says one of the lander's feet caught on the lunar surface causing it to tip over onto its side.

27/02/2024

Space

Why is it so hard for spacecraft to successfully land on the Moon?

Only a handful of robot space missions have landed successfully on the Moon. Experts say a range of variables determines a lander’s success or fiery failure.

26/02/2024

Lifestyle

Here are our favourite looks from the 2024 SAG Awards

As actors celebrated actors for the first time since their historic strike, we break down the most show-stopping fashion they wore on the red carpet.

26/02/2024

Culture news

Here’s what you missed at the 2024 SAG Awards

Christopher Nolan’s atomic bomb drama won big again and ‘Succession’ got goodbye gongs as Hollywood stars got together for the first time since their historic strike.

26/02/2024

USA

Trump wins South Carolina, easily beating Haley in her home state

Trump and Biden are already behaving like they expect to face off in November.

25/02/2024

Culture news

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler's sexual assault allegation dismissed

The judge determined that Tyler's accuser wasn't eligible for a two-year window to pursue claims beyond statutes of limitations because she didn't assert that Tyler's behaviour posed a “serious risk of physical injury”.

23/02/2024

Art

Odysseus mission puts Jeff Koons artwork on the Moon

The first ever commercial spacecraft has now landed on the Moon. On board, it carried sculptures from the American artist Jeff Koons.

23/02/2024

Business

Which Chinese tech company has Nvidia named as its top competitor?

Nvidia has identified Chinese tech company Huawei as one of its top competitors in various categories such as chip production, AI and cloud services.

23/02/2024

Health news

More Alabama IVF providers pause treatment after court ruling

The court ruling in the US state found that frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of children.

23/02/2024

Business

Toyota recalls 280,000 pickups and SUVs in the US - What about Europe?

Toyota has recently recalled about 280,000 vehicles in the US, due to a transmission issue which could possibly raise the risk of crashes.

22/02/2024

Culture news

Armourer goes on trial for Rust set shooting accident

The trial related to the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of Rust begins today.

22/02/2024

Markets

Amazon joins Apple and Walt Disney in the 'elite' club of stocks

The e-commerce giant will replace drugstore operator Walgreens Boots Alliance on the Dow, before the opening of trading on Monday.

21/02/2024

Health news

Pacemaker for the brain helps woman with crippling depression

A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others.

21/02/2024

USA

Trump likens his legal troubles to persecution of Navalny

Calling Navalny "a very brave guy", the Republican front-runner compared the criminal charges against himself to what happened to Putin's late rival.

21/02/2024

Culture news

What to know about the bizarre ‘Hotel California’ stolen lyrics trial

The handwritten lyrics to the Eagles’ megahit first went missing in the 1970s. Three men are accused of conspiring to illegally own and sell them in a complex trial that opens Wednesday.

21/02/2024

Travel News

Would a 'climate fee' help prevent overtourism in Hawaii?

Years of disrespectful behaviour from tourists has forced Hawaii to raise funds to undo the damage.

20/02/2024

Green News

Tea bags and takeaways linked to forever chemicals in blood stream

Researchers believe it is the first study to examine how people’s diets are associated with the levels of forever chemicals in their blood over time.

20/02/2024

Tech News

Seniors over 65 enjoy virtual reality, new study finds

A new study found that large majorities of seniors enjoy virtual reality.

19/02/2024

Tech News

Donald Trump's father resurrected by AI to tell him he's 'a disgrace'

The video generated using artificial intelligence (AI) is the latest in widespread misdirection ahead of the US presidential election.

19/02/2024

Climate

Why is California struggling to meet its food waste recycling goals?

In southern California, America's largest facility to convert food waste into biogas has filed for bankruptcy because it’s not getting enough organic material.

19/02/2024

USA

Judge orders Trump to pay $355 million for lying about his wealth

Including interests on the penalties, the ruling puts the former US president on the hook for more than €415 million.

17/02/2024