Americas

Culture news

Taylor Swift: Ticketmaster fiasco is "excruciating for me"

The pop star said it was "excruciating" to watch fans struggle to buy tickets for her upcoming US tour.

18/11/2022

USA

Special counsel to oversee criminal charges against Trump

"Extraordinary circumstances" require the appointment of Jack Smith to determine whether charges should be brought said the US Attorney general

18/11/2022

Tech News

Elon Musk begins reinstating banned Twitter accounts

The decision comes after widespread resignations among the platform’s critical IT staff.

18/11/2022

USA

Hakeem Jeffries launches historic bid to be Nancy Pelosi’s successor

Jeffries announced his candidacy after Democrats moved swiftly to head off internal battles and let a new, younger generation take the controls.

18/11/2022

USA

Nancy Pelosi steps down as leader of US House Democrats

The Democratic politician, who has served as speaker twice and has been the first woman to hold the position, said this would not be her exit from politics, as she intends to remain in Congress.

17/11/2022

Green News

Lab-grown meat cleared for human consumption in the US

The FDA has approved a cultivated chicken product for human consumption, paving the way for lab-grown meat on the shelves.

17/11/2022

Culture news

Refik Anadol is making machines hallucinate for his MoMA debut

Turkish-American artist Refik Anadol works with artificial intelligence to create "machine hallucinations," the subject of his first show at MoMA.

17/11/2022

Rethink

'Quantum computers are revolutionary but they won’t solve everything'

Quantum computing won’t solve all our problems, says physicist Shohini Ghose. But the pioneering computing framework has the potential to improve numerous industries.

17/11/2022

USA

Same-sex marriage legislation clears key US Senate hurdle

Several Republicans backed the move, which puts Congress on track to take the historic step of ensuring that such unions are enshrined in federal law.

17/11/2022

USA

Republicans win control of House of Representatives with slim majority

Republicans secured the 218th seat needed to flip the House from Democratic control, but the full scope of the party’s majority remains unclear as votes are still being counted.

17/11/2022

Tech News

Elon Musk to staff: Commit to ‘hardcore’ new Twitter or leave

“Long hours at high intensity” will be needed to build “a breakthrough Twitter 2.0," he wrote in an email to the platform’s staff.

16/11/2022

No Comment

Baby sea turtles released into Panama's Pacific Ocean

Scientists have released dozens of threatened baby Lora turtles into the Pacific Ocean.

16/11/2022

Health news

Smoking weed may be worse for your lungs than tobacco, study finds

A small study found marijuana smokers had a higher rate of emphysema and other airway diseases than people only smoking tobacco.

16/11/2022

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NASA's Artemis I launches for the moon

NASA's lunar rocket, Artemis I, finally blasts off from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, kicking off the first of three missions aimed at putting humans back on the moon.

16/11/2022

Mobility

Artemis launch brings us one giant leap closer to a return to the Moon

The launch of the unmanned test flight is a critical step in landing humans back on the Moon for the first time in half a century.

16/11/2022

USA

Donald Trump confirms he will run again for US presidency in 2024

The announcement comes a week after the Republicans' disappointing midterm results and will force the party to decide whether to embrace such a polarising figure.

16/11/2022

Culture news

Meet Angela Alvarez, the 95-year-old Latin Grammy granny

Alvarez fled Castro's Cuba for safety in the US. Now, the 95-year-old's life story is told in her debut album.

15/11/2022

Tech News

Amazon is preparing to make 10,000 job cuts worldwide - reports

The e-commerce giant had already frozen hiring after taking on too many staff during the COVID pandemic. Around 1 per cent of its workforce will be affected.

15/11/2022

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Argentine healthcare workers march demanding better salaries

Residents, doctors, and healthcare workers march through Buenos Aires while holding candles and lights asking for higher salaries and better working conditions.

15/11/2022

Culture news

Nose picking and household furniture: Two new Warhol paintings on sale

Andy Warhol's nephew has put two early paintings of the pop artist on sale for the first time in New York

15/11/2022

USA

Another blow for Trump as Democrat beats election denier in Arizona

Kari Lake, a Trump-backed Republican who repeated his false claims of election fraud, lost to Democrat Katie Hobbs in the race for governor.

15/11/2022

Culture news

Comic Jay Leno suffers serious burns after petrol fire at LA home

The US comic says he's ok and "needs a week or two" to get back on his feet after one of his vehicle's bursts into flames at his LA home

14/11/2022

Soul Of The South

Here are the must-visit stops along the Mississippi Blues Trail

In partnership with GoUSA TV

Do you know why they call it the blues? The Mississippi Blues Trail tells the story of how a genre began. Here are must-see stops to help ensure you soak in as much blues history as possible.

14/11/2022

Tech News

Musk: Twitter Blue verification returning despite impersonation chaos

Musk’s feature allowing users to pay for a blue verification checkmark led to days of impersonation with costly consequences for companies.

14/11/2022

USA

Watch: Two aircraft collide and crash at the Dallas airshow

This is the moment that two historic military aircraft collided and fell to the ground, during an air show in Dallas, Texas.

13/11/2022

USA

US midterms: Democrats seal control of Senate with Nevada win

Democrats will control at least 50 Senate seats, with Vice President Kamala Harris able to break ties in the 100-member chamber.

13/11/2022