Americas

Travel News

Alaskans call for 'ship-free Saturdays' as cruise tours crowd in

A cruise ship cap is being introduced in Alaska’s capital to curb overtourism.

05/06/2024

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Cyndi Lauper makes her mark outside Hollywood's famed Chinese Theatre

The ceremony took place a day after the 70-year-old singer announced a 23-stop 'Girls Just Want To Have Fun' farewell tour.

05/06/2024

Space

Boeing successfully launches Starliner capsule on third attempt

Onboard the inaugural launch of Boeing's Starliner capsule will be two NASA astronauts bound for the International Space Station (ISS).

05/06/2024

Culture news

How three young explorers uncovered a T. rex fossil in North Dakota

The trio discovered the bone, likely entombed around 67 million years ago, on land near Marmarth, North Dakota.

05/06/2024

Health news

US panel rejects psychedelic drug MDMA as a PTSD treatment

MDMA, commonly known as molly, triggers feelings of intimacy, connection, and euphoria, but experts weren't convinced by the benefits of the drug for PTSD patients.

05/06/2024

Tech News

TikTok says cyberattack targeted 'high-profile accounts'

A "very small number of accounts" were compromised, according to TikTok.

05/06/2024

Culture news

Why has Brad Pitt's daughter removed his surname from hers?

Brad Pitt has responded to the news that his 18-year-old daughter Shiloh has filed to remove “Pitt” from her last name.

04/06/2024

Climate

Panama prepares to evacuate first island in face of rising sea levels

Experts say this 'direct consequence of climate change' will affect all coastal communities at different speeds.

04/06/2024

Mexico

Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first woman president

The governing party candidate campaigned on continuing the political course set over the last six years by her political mentor, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

03/06/2024

Space

Boeing tries first astronaut launch on delayed NASA test flight again

Boeing took another crack on Saturday at launching astronauts for the first time aboard its new space capsule, after a delay for leak checks and rocket repairs.

01/06/2024

Tech News

Here’s what a US surveillance law means for European data privacy

A section of the framework allowing US surveillance abroad was renewed last month, meaning Europeans are still prone to being spied on.

01/06/2024

Health news

Third human case of bird flu in US detected in dairy worker

Three human cases of bird flu have been detected in humans in the US amid an outbreak in dairy cattle.

31/05/2024

Markets

Shares in Trump Media slump after hush money trial conviction

Shares in Trump Media slump after former president convicted in hush money trial.

31/05/2024

USA

Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts in hush money case

Trump will be sentenced on July 11 and could face a prison sentence, although legal experts say a fine is the more likely outcome.

31/05/2024

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WATCH: Protests erupt as Milei holds soup kitchen supplies

Social movements in Argentina protested outside a government food depot after a judge ruled that five million kilos of stored food must be distributed to soup kitchens.

30/05/2024

Venezuela

Venezuela revokes invitation to EU observers for July election

Nicolás Maduro's authoritarian regime is still subject to various international sanctions because of its intolerance of political opposition.

29/05/2024

USA

Sparks fly in tense closing arguments in Trump's hush money trial

The jury will soon begin deliberating to decide whether the former US president is guilty of falsifying business records to cover up payments to an adult actress with whom he had an affair.

29/05/2024

Space

ESA launches new satellite to study how clouds are impacting climate

The latest and largest of the space agency's Earth Explorer satellites was launched into orbit from California onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

29/05/2024

Earth News

Mexico’s heatwave is causing Howler monkeys to fall dead from trees

Experts expect a ‘lot of casualties’ for the ecosystem if temperature peaks continue.

28/05/2024

Tech News

OpenAI forms safety committee as it starts training next AI model

Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, will lead a new safety committee as training starts on their latest model.

28/05/2024

Culture news

'Super Size Me' documentary maker Morgan Spurlock dies of cancer

The US documentary director took on the mighty fast-food sector over what it served up to millions, even though the diet caused him severe physical and psychological damage.

24/05/2024

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Giant sequoia health check amid beetle threats

Researchers from The Ancient Forest Society inspected General Sherman, a 2,200-year-old giant sequoia in Sequoia National Park, for bark beetle infestations.

24/05/2024

Business

From Madonna to Taylor Swift: The rise of the celebrity trademark

A growing number of public figures want to protect and capitalise upon their identity by filing for trademarks. Some requests are more surprising than others.

24/05/2024

USA

UN approves annual Srebrenica genocide commemoration

The UN has approved a resolution establishing an annual day to commemorate the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, despite fierce opposition from Serbs.

24/05/2024

Culture news

Live Nation sued by US for monopolising gig ticket industry

US regulators have taken the fight to Live Nation, the company behind Ticketmaster, accusing them of operating a monopoly over the live entertainment industry that “suffocates its competition”.

24/05/2024

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WATCH: Find balance and joy in yoga with Animals!

Wilbur, Charlotte, and Bluey, three playful piglets, along with two rabbits and a goat, have become the latest stars in the growing trend of animal yoga.

23/05/2024