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Angela Lansbury, 'Murder, She Wrote' star, dies at 96

For millions Angela Lansbury was the elderly sleuth on Sunday night television who solved a constant stream of killings. The actress died five days shy of her 97th birthday.

11/10/2022

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Venezuela landslide death toll rises to 34

The landslide, which was triggered by flooding after heavy rains caused streams to overflow, also buried more than 300 homes.

11/10/2022

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Indigenous of Chile march for rights and recognition

Indigenous peoples in Chile marched across parts of the capital Santiago on Monday to mark The Day of the Meeting of Two Worlds.

11/10/2022

Haiti

Protests in Haiti over PM's call for international armed forces

Haiti has called for international armed forces as gangs and protesters paralyse the country amid fuel and water shortages.

11/10/2022

Work

Meet 'Flippy 2,' an AI-powered French fry robot speeding up fast food

US company Miso robotics is inventing robots that can unburden kitchen staff at fast food chains.

11/10/2022

Tech News

Elon Musk's 8 most explosive tweets of all time

The billionaire has claimed he's always been "crazy" on Twitter.

10/10/2022

Soul Of The South

Memphis: A stop on the Civil Rights Trail

In partnership with GoUSA TV

Join writer and photographer Johny Pitts as he tours the Civil Rights trail of the American South to discover his heritage.

10/10/2022

Mobility

Usain nuts and bolts: A running robot just won a Guinness World Record

Cassie uses machine learning to imitate human behaviour, managing to sprint 100 m without falling over in just over 24 seconds.

08/10/2022

Nature

Chile’s rare ‘flowering desert’ is now a protected national park

The Atacama Desert is the driest desert on earth, however a rare blossoming of flowers here has encouraged Chile to create its 44th national park.

08/10/2022

Travel News

ESTA: How to beat long waits for US visitor visas

The difference between US visitor visas and ESTAs explained.

07/10/2022

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

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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