Americas

USA

'F**k Biden': Donald Trump Jr.'s Twitter (X) account apparently hacked

The social media account of the former US President's son pumped out several prank and offensive posts, including that his dad had passed away.

20/09/2023

Culture news

Actors, activists and artists sign petition against US book bans

Big names in the entertainment and art industries are raising the alarm on a sharp increase in book bans in the US, asking creatives to leverage their voices to stop the bans.

20/09/2023

USA

Zelenskyy: Russia weaponising food, energy, children in war on Ukraine

Zelenskyy's presence at the podium on Tuesday marked his first time at the United Nations since the Russian invasion, facing a fragmented international community shaken by serial crises, in particular the war in Ukraine.

19/09/2023

Green News

UN chief says not all leaders are ‘feeling the heat’ of climate change

Secretary general Antonio Guterres said that the world's response to climate change is falling abysmally short.

19/09/2023

USA

Biden calls on world to 'stand up against Russian aggression'

"If we let Ukraine be dismembered, is the independence of nations still guaranteed?The answer is no", Biden told the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Tuesday.

19/09/2023

Economy

US-Venezuela relations at a tipping point: investors bet on possible sanctions relief

Bonds in the South American nation of Venezuela are rising in value as rumours circulate about a possible rapprochement between Washington and Caracas. The US has shown its willingness to move, but will President Nicolás Maduro make concessions ahead of next year’s election?

19/09/2023

Work

Hard work for little reward could raise risk of heart disease in men

A study found working in a stressful job for insufficient reward had similar ill-effects on heart health to obesity.

19/09/2023

Tech News

Elon Musk suggests that X (formerly Twitter) could go behind a paywall

The billionaire told Israel's prime minister that the move could help combat bots which imitate human behaviour.

19/09/2023

Markets

Instacart sets IPO price at $30 a share

The price gives Instacart a market value of around $10 billion (€9.4 billion). That's far lower than the $39 billion valuation the company announced in early 2021.

19/09/2023

Health news

Significant ‘forever chemicals’ exposure found in women with cancer

A new study linked long-lasting chemicals such as PFAS and BPA to certain hormone-related cancers in women.

18/09/2023

USA

Storm Lee batters eastern shores of Maine and Nova Scotia

One man was killed in Maine, US, when a branch fell on his vehicle. The storm was downgraded from a hurricane.

17/09/2023

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Mexicans celebrate independence day in a riot of colourful costumes

Mexico celebrates the anniversary of the birth of its independence movement.

16/09/2023

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WATCH: Drones deliver Amazon light show to world leaders in New York

New York is the focus of climate activism this weekend as world leaders gather for the United Nations General Assembly.

16/09/2023

Living

Apple Watch: Can a device truly be ‘carbon neutral’?

While Apple's actions are positive, they do not solve the problem of e-waste, experts say.

16/09/2023

Art

Colombian artist Fernando Botero dies at the age of 91

The artist, born in 1932 in the Central Colombian city of Medellin, was still painting in his studio until he contracted pneumonia and was admitted to hospital, but was released from the hospital on Thursday to recover at home, W Radio reported.

15/09/2023

Culture news

Major retrospective of Pierre Soulages in New York opens this week

Soulages, dubbed “the painter of black,” died in October last year aged 102.

15/09/2023

Space

NASA team calls for end to UFO stigma as search for proof continues

With ever more sightings of so-called 'UAP' being reported by US military personnel, new means for recording and studying them are badly needed.

14/09/2023

Markets

Chip designer Arm secures almost $5 billion in mammoth IPO

British chip designer Arm Holdings' shares debut on the Nasdaq on Thursday, in what is the largest initial public offering in nearly two years.

14/09/2023

Economy

New US sanctions to plug loopholes that let Russia get Western tech

The US has announced a raft of new sanctions aimed at people and companies in countries, notably NATO member Turkey, that sell Western technology to Russia that could be used to bolster its war effort.

14/09/2023

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WATCH: Brazil's indigenous women march to protect their lands

Brazil's Supreme Court is debating the "time-frame argument" that says indigenous people cannot claim land as their own if they were not living there in 1988.

14/09/2023

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WATCH: Loose lemur lopes away, but the law prevails

This lemur likes to move it, move it!

14/09/2023

Brazil

Brazil: Pro-Bolsonaro rioters on trial for 8 January disorder

Four men are on trial in Brasília accused of crimes including armed criminal conspiracy, violent uprising against the rule of law and an attempted coup

14/09/2023

Tech News

Musk calls for AI 'referee' as tech moguls gather for forum

The heads of some of the biggest tech companies, including X, Meta, Microsoft, Alphabet and OpenAI, gathered to discuss AI policy in Washington DC.

14/09/2023

Space

Fossils of alleged 'alien' corpses put on display at Mexican Congress

The fossilised bodies presented in glass cases by journalist and UFO scientist Jaime Maussan at Mexico's parliament are said to be 1,000 years old.

13/09/2023

Markets

Birkenstock next European company to file for Wall Street

Birkenstock is following in UK chip-maker Arm's footsteps as a high-profile European company seeking a public offering in the US rather than the old continent.

13/09/2023

Tech News

Google spends $10bn a year to maintain its dominance, trial hears

The US' biggest antitrust trial of the last half-century began this week with Google defending itself against accusations that it rigged the market.

13/09/2023