Americas

USA

UN launches new financial tool to help educate world's vulnerable

"Only a third of 10-year-olds are estimated to be able to read and understand a simple written story," according to UNICEF.

18/09/2022

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Tango World Cup in Buenos Aires.

Two Argentinean couples became champions of the Tango World Cup on Saturday in Buenos Aires.

18/09/2022

Culture news

New York museums now required to disclose their Nazi-looted art by law

Museums in New York that exhibit artworks looted by Nazis during the Holocaust are now required to let the public know about that dark history. But what is the purpose of this legalisation?

18/09/2022

World News

Tropical storm hits the Caribbean and hurricane warnings issued

One man was killed in Guadeloupe after heavy rains caused by tropical storm Fiona burst the banks of a local river and swept away his house. Fiona is now heading to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico where hurricane warnings are in place.

17/09/2022

Mobility

This drone-inspired motorbike can fly at high speed for 40 minutes

The world's first flying bike made its debut at the Detroit Auto Show this week.

16/09/2022

Culture news

Cardi B pleads guilty to New York strip club assault charges

Cardi B has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanour charges in New York court, avoiding jail time in a deal that closes a years-long case alleging her involvement in a strip club fight.

16/09/2022

Green News

Carbon capture plant to catch 5 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2030

If it operates to schedule, the ‘Project Bison’ carbon removal facility will be the largest in the world, sucking up 5 million metric tonnes of carbon per year.

15/09/2022

Green News

Billionaire Patagonia boss gives company away to fight climate crisis

The outdoor fashion brand predicts it will give €100 million away a year to environmental causes under the new ownership structure.

15/09/2022

Culture news

R Kelly convicted of child pornography charges

More disgrace for the singer who was once top of the pop charts as a Chicago court finds him guilty of accusations stemming from a 2008 child pornography case.

15/09/2022

Mobility

'Ocean planet' discovered which could have temperatures right for life

The one-of-a-kind exoplanet, which could support life, orbits a star 100 lightyears from our own planet, Earth.

14/09/2022

Tech News

Twitter shareholders approve Elon Musk’s €44 billion takeover bid

Elon Musk is trying to backtrack on the deal.

14/09/2022

Culture news

Three arrested for PnB Rock's murder: is there a fourth suspect?

PnB Rock was shot dead in a Los Angeles restaurant not long after his location was revealed in a social media post. The latest killing in a growing trend of stars being targeted in the west coast city.

14/09/2022

Brazil

Euroviews. Europe should keep a watchful eye on Bolsonaro after election | View

"Bolsonaro has been saying that he reserves the right to only accept a defeat in the upcoming general election if he judges that they were fairly held," warns Rafael Loris, a professor of Latin American and Brazilian History and Politics at the University of Denver.

14/09/2022

Stays

Are Airbnbs more cost-effective than hotels?

Airbnb is rarely a money-savvy choice for short stays but remains the best option for big groups, study finds.

13/09/2022

Eco-Innovation

Cheaper electric vehicles are coming despite high battery costs

The new Equinox EV is only slightly more expensive than regular compact SUVs.

13/09/2022

Mobility

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket explodes a minute after lift-off

The rocket's uncrewed capsule was safely ejected and parachuted back to land.

13/09/2022

Travel News

Prison sentence handed to American passenger for physical assault

Two women were indicted for disorderly conduct for verbally and physically assaulting other passengers and flight crew members.

13/09/2022

USA

Echoing JFK's moonshot, Biden vows to 'end cancer as we know it'

US President Joe Biden is pushing for the goal he set in February of cutting domestic cancer fatalities by 50% over the next 25 years.

12/09/2022

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Owners and dog run first canine marathon in Mexico City

Owners and their dogs run Mexico City's first 2.5-kilometre canine marathon.

12/09/2022

USA

'Never forget': US marks more than two decades since 9/11 attacks

Speaking at the Pentagon on Sunday, President Joe Biden called on Americans to stand up for democracy on days beyond the anniversary.

11/09/2022

Travel News

What are vacuum tube trains and are they the future of rail travel?

The new ‘FluxJet’ looks like something out of a science fiction novel. Could it actually work?

10/09/2022

Creators

Meet the indigenous artist turning urban junk into art

“We use art to make our demands. We use art to do our activism."

09/09/2022

Culture news

Justin Bieber cancels tour dates; what we can learn from his example

Cancelling tours, not promoting films and quitting social media; why we should all copy the examples of these celebrities

09/09/2022

Culture news

Who is Ruby Bridges and why does her anti-racism picture book matter?

A key moment in the US civil rights movement came when Ruby Bridges attended school with a police escort.

09/09/2022

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Thousands demand ouster of Haiti PM in new protest

Thousands of people in Haiti's capital and other major cities organized new protests on Wednesday to demand safer streets.

08/09/2022

USA

Trump appoints special master to review Mar-a-Lago documents

The Department of Justice will have to halt efforts to determine whether Trump illegally took classified documents from the White House

08/09/2022