USA In a first, Twitter adds fact-check warnings to Trump tweets The US President said Twitter's fact-check warning is stifling freedom of expression and accused the platform of interfering in the US presidential elections. 27/05/2020
USA Historic launch today: Space X sends two astronauts to ISS This is the first time a private company launches a manned flight to the International Space Station 27/05/2020
no comment Aquarium releases first footage of newborn beluga whale The calf weighed 78.9 kilograms and measured 1.64 metres long. 26/05/2020
no comment A Mexican zoo has named two newborn puma cubs Pandemic and Quarantine Vets at the zoo say the births were due to the coronavirus lockdown, which stopped visitors coming and stressing out the animals. 25/05/2020
no comment Supporters greet Bolsonaro amid controversy over cabinet video It comes three days after the country's supreme court released a video of a cabinet meeting in which Bolsonaro is alleged to have tried to interfere with the federal police. 25/05/2020
World South America 'a new epicentre' of Coronavirus pandemic, WHO says Brazil remains the area's worst-affected country with over 21,000 coronavirus-related deaths. 23/05/2020
Culture Clash Economy or lockdown? Bolsonaro’s deadly gamble with COVID-19 'People are going to die': President Jair Bolsonaro is at the centre of Brazil's worsening COVID-19 crisis. 22/05/2020
USA Trump wants a 'comeback' G7 summit in the US. But does anyone else? Few countries have given Trump a clear commitment. 21/05/2020
USA US authorities arrest two men accused of helping Ghosn flee Japan The two men are wanted by japan on charges they helped ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn escape the country in a box in December. 20/05/2020
Outdoor Why bees aren’t having sex in the heat This World Bee Day we look at how bee bonking is being used to understand the climate crisis. 20/05/2020
USA Trump accuses WHO of favouring China and makes funding threat US President Donald Trump says he is prepared to permanently withdraw funds to the World Health Organization in 30 days 19/05/2020
USA Trump defends taking anti-malarial drug as COVID-19 protection US President Donald Trump says he has been taking a drug used by lupus and arthritis sufferers to protect himself from COVID-19, despite a lack of evidence that it actually combats the disease. 19/05/2020
Outdoor Blue bee with ‘unusual facial hair’ re-discovered in the wild An ultra-rare, navy coloured bee has been spotted in Florida with some unusual facial features. 18/05/2020
no comment 'Hug glove' gives Canada family bit of normality during COVID-19 pandemic A Canadian woman has come up with an ingenious way to safely hug her mother with a plastic sheet and some duct tape 18/05/2020
USA Obama criticises US coronavirus response in online graduation speech “More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they’re doing,” Obama said. 17/05/2020
USA US looking to get COVID-19 vaccine 'by year end', says Trump The US President said the country is pouring resources into expediting vaccine trials and getting ready to quickly produce and distribute the vaccine once it's been developed. 15/05/2020
Mexico Dozens die of alcohol poisoning in Mexico amid COVID-19 lockdown This is the latest in a series of mass alcohol poisonings registered since COVID-19 lockdowns began in the country. 14/05/2020
Outdoor Why are the waves in California glowing blue? The natural phenomenon is drawing visitors who are swimming and surfing in the luminous waves. 14/05/2020
no comment Brazilian nurses mourn colleagues killed on the COVID-19 frontline The demonstration was held on International Nurses Day on Tuesday (May 12). 13/05/2020
Outdoor What polar bears and monkeys can teach us about social distancing The animal kingdom has been helping scientists understand how diseases are transmitted between groups. 13/05/2020
Ideas Revolutionary new robots run so fast they could overtake cheetahs Robotics developed in North Carolina have been designed to run like cheetahs, but what will they be used for? 12/05/2020
no comment Costume-wearing walkers boost morale amid Michigan's COVID-19 lockdown Members' costumes vary each time, from hippos to sharks and dinosaurs to bears. 12/05/2020
Cuisine Iconic Campbell’s Soup goes green, but what would Andy Warhol think? Saving soup cans from going to landfill is surely something Warhol would have approved of. 12/05/2020
USA 'Don't ask me, ask China': Trump clashes with reporter on US tests The US President clashed with two reporters before walking out of his own White House coronavirus briefing. 12/05/2020
no comment Brazil's most iconic landmark lit up with calls to end hunger A food bank program and social services of the city launched the campaign under the hashtag #MesaSemFome (#TableWithoutHunger) 11/05/2020
USA Rock'n'roll legend Little Richard has died aged 87 Little Richard, the self-proclaimed “architect of rock ‘n’ roll” whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably changed popular music while introducing black R&B to white America, has died Saturday. He was 87. 09/05/2020
USA Irish support hard-hit Native Americans to repay Potato Famine help COVID-19 is hitting Native Americans in the US hard. But the Irish are donating to them in large numbers to repay for help during the Potato Famine of the 1840s. 08/05/2020
USA How worried should we be about the ‘murder hornet’? Its sting is very painful and potentially deadly. The Asian giant hornet has been spotted for the first time in the United States, where it threatens local bees and the farmers that depend on them. 06/05/2020
Ideas A robot takeover is possible - so what about the planet? With automation on the rise, we consider the complicated potential impact on the environment. 06/05/2020
Outdoor Wildlife is roaming the Mayan forests Jaguars, pumas and other animals have taken over a Guatemalan national park. 05/05/2020
