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Culture news

How much would you pay for a Spider-Man comic book?

More than 2,000 Spider-Man comics are hitting the auction block. The existing record sale for a comic book at a public auction belongs to Heritage Auctions, who sold a first edition Spider-Man "Amazing Fantasy #15" issue for $3.6 million in 2021.

07/10/2022

Culture news

Easter Island fire causes "irreparable" damage to sacred moai statues

A fire on Easter Island has damaged many of its sacred moai statues, with some of the charring said to be "irreparable".

07/10/2022

Mobility

Female Russian cosmonaut hitches a ride to ISS with SpaceX capsule

Elon Musk’s rocket venture SpaceX has just sent a capsule to the ISS, with a Russian cosmonaut sharing the ride with two Americans and a Japanese.

06/10/2022

Mobility

Pie in the sky: Watch these drones delivering food in the US

Several companies have started offering all-electric drone deliveries in parts of the US in a bid to cut carbon emissions.

06/10/2022

Nature

Climate change could starve polar bears to extinction

“The fate of the polar bear should alarm everyone,” warns climate scientist.

06/10/2022

Culture news

Actor Alec Baldwin settles lawsuit over killing Rust cinematographer

The US actor Alec Baldwin has agreed to settle a civil lawsuit brought by the family of a cinematographer he killed during the filming of Rust in Santa Fe last October. Filming will resume in January with the victim's husband as executive producer.

05/10/2022

Tech News

Musk teases ‘X’ app after Twitter deal U-turn: What is he up to?

Rumour has it that the new app would look somewhat like China’s WeChat.

05/10/2022

Tech News

Elon Musk reverses course on Twitter buyout deal - again

After trying to walk away from it, the billionaire Tesla CEO is now offering to proceed with his €44 billion deal to buy Twitter.

04/10/2022

Climate

Thinning ice: How climate change is making frozen lakes unsafe

Ice-skating and other recreational activities are getting increasingly riskier in a warmer world, a new study shows.

04/10/2022

USA

'Mega drought' leaves millions in California facing water shortages

More than 1,200 wells have run dry this year statewide, a 57% increase over the same period last year, according to officials.

04/10/2022

Tech News

Big Tech unites to make voice recognition tools more inclusive

Tech giants including Apple and Google are working with university researchers to improve voice recognition tools for people with disabilities.

04/10/2022

Tech News

Meta unveils AI tool that turns text into short videos

Facebook’s parent company has taken AI image generation a step further, creating videos from text prompts.

04/10/2022

No Comment

Helicopters airlift people to safety amid Hurricane Ian destruction

Helicopters airlift people to safety amid Hurricane Ian destruction in Florida.

03/10/2022

Tech News

Worth the hype? What to make of Tesla’s new humanoid bot

Tesla is the latest car manufacturer to unveil a humanoid robot. How advanced is it?

03/10/2022

Money

Kim Kardashian to pay €1.29 million over undisclosed crypto ad payment

The reality TV star had not disclosed she was paid a large sum to promote the cryptocurrency on her Instagram account.

03/10/2022

Green News

Brazil election: The fate of the Amazon now 'hangs in the balance'

Deforestation has risen to an all-time high during Bolsonaro’s presidency. Can Brazil’s election change the future of the Amazon rainforest?

03/10/2022

Experiences

This hot air balloon fiesta attracts thousands of visitors every year

Hundreds of hot air balloons at this 50-year-old festival draw visitors from across the globe to New Mexico's desert.

03/10/2022

Brazil

Lula and Bolsonaro go to second round in Brazil's polarised election

The much tighter result dashed hopes of a quick resolution to a deeply polarised election in the world's fourth-largest democracy.

02/10/2022

USA

Dozens confirmed dead as Hurricane Ian sweeps north from Florida

As of Saturday night, nearly a million homes and businesses in Florida were still without electricity, down from a peak of 2.67 million.

02/10/2022

Brazil

Lula and Bolsonaro supporters rally on eve of Sunday's election

Rival supporters gathered in Sao Paulo ahead of Sunday's election, with opinion polls suggesting ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva leads the right-wing incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro.

01/10/2022

Culture news

Celeb gossip in 2022: What happened to The Try Guys & who is Deuxmoi?

Ned Fulmer is officially out of The Try Guys. But did the details of his affair only come out thanks to an internet gossip machine driven by the questionably sourced account Deuxmoi?

01/10/2022

Brazil

Brazil's Bolsonaro lashes out at Lula at last TV election debate

Brazil's top presidential candidates exchange insults at last televised election debate ahead of Sunday's vote.

30/09/2022

USA

Biden declares emergency as Hurricane Ian hits South Carolina

A revived Hurricane Ian made landfall on coastal South Carolina on Friday, threatening the historic city of Charleston with severe flooding.

30/09/2022

Brazil

EU-Mercosur: Elections in Brazil could change trade relationship

Former president Lula da Silva vowed to get EU-Mercosur deal up and running in six months if re-elected.

30/09/2022

Mobility

All-electric plane 'Alice' takes to the skies on its first test flight

An Israeli start-up successfully conducted the first test flight of its all-electric plane called "Alice".

30/09/2022

Green News

Was Hurricane Ian fueled by the climate crisis?

Scientists think warmer ocean waters are making strong hurricanes stronger.

30/09/2022