Americas

USA

NASA reassured after detecting signal from Voyager 2 probe

NASA has been reassured after detecting a signal from Voyager 2 after losing contact with the probe about a week ago.

02/08/2023

USA

Trump indicted over bid to overturn 2020 election

The former US president's resistance to Joe Biden's legitimate victory culminated in a deadly attack on Congress by a horde of his supporters.

02/08/2023

Eco-Innovation

A giant ‘sun umbrella’ could stem global warming, new paper claims

We might one step closer to a giant solar shade that could help cool the Earth.

01/08/2023

Health news

Borax challenge: TikTok’s latest life-threatening body cleanse trend

TikTok videos promoting the ingestion of a powdery laundry detergent have gone viral, with users falsely claiming that the substance isn’t toxic.

01/08/2023

Health news

US launches new studies to test long COVID treatments

Around 36 million people are estimated to suffer from long COVID across Europe.

01/08/2023

Culture news

HBO's 'Euphoria' star Angus Cloud found dead at California family home

No cause of death has been given, but the young actor's family said he had been struggling with his father's recent death.

01/08/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: The last Playboy Club hops off

On this day in 1988, the last Playboy Club closed in Lansing, Michigan, bringing to an end nearly 30 years of the iconic nightspot.

31/07/2023

USA

Step inside the murky world of radical Orthodox influencers

A small, slick contingent of young Orthodox stars are harnessing social media to spread extreme messages around the globe.

31/07/2023

No Comment

Watch: high temperature killing Florida's coral reefs

Record seawater temperatures in recent days have resulted in widespread coral bleaching in Florida's coral reef, the third largest in the world.

30/07/2023

Climate

Arizona’s homeless fear burns as outside surfaces heat up to 82C

Homeless people are some of the most vulnerable to death during a heatwave. This what it's like living in an encampment in Phoenix, Arizona.

30/07/2023

Colombia

Son of Colombia's president arrested as part of money laundering probe

Nicolas Petro, son of the Colombian president, was detained by the police on Saturday on money laundering and illicit enrichment charges. The arrest comes as part of a high-profile probe, stemming from accusations made by his ex-wife earlier this year.

29/07/2023

No Comment

X marks the spot: New logo appears on top of Twitter HQ

X marks the spot: New logo appears on top of Twitter HQ

29/07/2023

USA

Trump denies new federal charges, says they are politically motivated

One day after new federal charges were filed against him, Former US President and 2024 Republican candidate, Donald Trump, addressed Iowa voters.

29/07/2023

Food and Drink

Could food labels be the answer to the climate crisis?

The phrase 'global climate crisis' is frequently linked to expensive or complex solutions, but could the answer to combatting the issue lie in something as simply as food labels?

29/07/2023

Travel News

United Airlines becomes first US airline to feature braille in-cabin

United Airlines expands their accessibility offerings for visually impaired travellers.

28/07/2023

Culture news

Emmy Awards to be postponed due to strikes

The 2023 Emmys are set to be the latest casualty of the enduring SAG-AFTRA strikes that have put Hollywood on standstill.

28/07/2023

Health news

A meat allergy caused by tick spit is getting more common in US

Health officials said they are not aware of any confirmed deaths, but people with the allergy have described it as bewildering and terrifying.

28/07/2023

Tech News

Social media feed changes shapes content but not polarisation - study

Researchers tweaked the social media algorithms for tens of thousands of consenting users to see if it impacted their political views during the 2020 US election.

28/07/2023

Culture news

Eagles co-founder Randy Meisner dies in Los Angeles aged 77

Meisner was in the band when they released 'Hotel California' in 1976, one of the most popular songs in rock history, but left a year later to launch a successful solo career.

28/07/2023

Mobility

NASA lab awaits asteroid samples that could explain how life began

The samples were collected by the unmanned OSIRIS-REx space probe which was launched from Cape Canaveral in 2016.

27/07/2023

Climate

July set to be hottest month ever recorded, say climate experts

"The age of global warming is over, it's time for the age of global boiling," warns the United Nations Secretary General.

27/07/2023

USA

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni meets US President Joe Biden in Washington

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Washington on Thursday to meet with US President Joe Biden. This trip marks her first visit to the United States since becoming head of state.

27/07/2023

Nature

These local volunteers are fighting fires in the Amazon rainforest

Spanning eight countries and seven million square kilometres, the Amazon is too big for regular fire brigades to patrol.

27/07/2023

Culture news

Watch: The Mexican festival of indigenous rebellion

Mexicans re-enact the resistance of Indigenous people against the Spanish conquest with dances and whippings, during the festival of Santo Santiago in Tonala.

27/07/2023

USA

Military whistleblowers' shock testimony claims UFOs really do exist

Along with detailed descriptions of first-hand encounters with spherical and Tic Tac-shaped objects, witnesses alluded to government intimidation that made them fear for their lives

26/07/2023

Tech News

US tech giants and start-up will promote responsible AI together

US tech giants Google and Microsoft will cooperate with OpenAI and the start-up Anthropic to launch the Frontier Model Forum, a self-regulating industry body that will promote safe and responsible AI.

26/07/2023