Americas

Money

Another major crypto hack in US raises questions over DeFi security

It is not the first time such a heist has happened as hackers exploit the vulnerability of bridges.

24/06/2022

Tech News

Video selfies tested as a new way to verify users' age on Instagram

One other tool being tested is getting an adult to vouch for your true age. It comes as Instagram clamps down on underage users on the platform.

24/06/2022

USA

US Congress set to approve most important gun control bill in decades

A bipartisan gun violence bill is on the verge of winning congressional approval, in what would be the most sweeping political response to mass shootings in the US in decades.

24/06/2022

USA

US lawmakers demand action from Google over 'fake abortion clinics'

A report has found that fake anti-abortion websites appear for Google users in key US states.

22/06/2022

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Indigenous protesters gather at university in Quito over night after protest

Ecuador's Indigenous demonstrators gather at Central University in Quito to spend the night, where many are using it as a place of accommodation during the protest period.

22/06/2022

Climate

This scientist wants you to send him dead mosquitoes in the post

'The world's deadliest animal' is spreading further north because of global warming.

22/06/2022

Mobility

NASA successfully fuels rocket in upcoming Moon mission despite leak

NASA’s Artemis programme intends to land astronauts on the Moon by 2025, the first time humans will be on the surface since 1972.

22/06/2022

Tech News

Meta and other tech giants form metaverse standards body without Apple

As virtual worlds develop, Meta, Microsoft and other tech giants are hoping to create industry standards to make each compatible with the other.

22/06/2022

USA

Election worker details 'racist' abuse from Trump supporters

Wandrea “Shaye” Moss testified Tuesday to lawmakers about how her life was upended when former President Donald Trump and his allies falsely accused her and her mother of pulling vote fraud.

22/06/2022

Work

Former Tesla employees sue company over alleged mass layoffs

Two former Tesla employees have filed a lawsuit against the electric carmaker after it failed to give advance notice of alleged mass layoffs.

21/06/2022

USA

Russian sells Nobel Peace Prize for $103.5m to help Ukraine children

The auction house handling the sale would not confirm the identity of the buyer but said the winning bid was made by proxy.

21/06/2022

People

Ice swimmer breaks 2 world records crossing dangerous Antarctic waters

Barbara Hernandez is the first person ever to swim three nautical miles in the world’s ‘most feared waters’.

20/06/2022

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Thousands return to march in São Paulo's LGBT pride after COVID hiatus

Several hundred thousand people march in São Paulo's traditional LGBTQ+ pride march under the slogan 'Vote with pride, for a politics that represents us,' in reference to the presidential elections in October.

20/06/2022

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Mexico City tries to break record for world's largest boxing class

Mexico City brings together 14,299 of people in the downtown Zocalo square to beat the Guinness record for the most crowded boxing class in the world.

19/06/2022

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Brazil's Soapbox Cart Championship kicks off

Competitors travel at speeds of more than 100km/h in the Brazilian Soapbox Cart Championship in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais state. The carts are made of wood or iron and the course is 3km of steep descents.

19/06/2022

Work

Apple shop workers in Baltimore suburb win milestone vote to unionise

The successful vote is one of many unionisation drives occurring at global giants such as Starbucks and Amazon, mostly led by workers in their 20s and teens.

19/06/2022

Brazil

Bodies of UK journalist and Brazilian expert identified in Brazil

British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were last seen in the Amazon 5 June.

18/06/2022

Europe Decoded

Social media posts claim food plant fires are an attempt to starve US

Numerous posts on social media have falsely claimed that there is an increase in fires at food factories in order to create shortages in the United States.

17/06/2022

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'Venezuelan dancing devils': personifying the evil to defeat it

Frightening 'devils' walk the streets of Naiguata, a coastal city in Venezuela, wearing colourful masks and costumes with belts laden with bunches of bells, for the famous Dancing Devils festival.

17/06/2022

Money

Elon Musk sued for $258 billion over Dogecoin ‘pyramid scheme’

Musk's tweets on Dogecoin, including one where he called it the "people's crypto", have caused massive swings in its price.

17/06/2022

USA

Panel investigation brings Trump’s last days in office into stark view

A committee investigating the 6 January US Capitol insurrection on Thursday revealed the extraordinary efforts President Donald Trump and his team pursued in an attempt to overturn his 2020 election defeat to Joe Biden.

17/06/2022

Green News

Is tap water safe to drink in the US?

Scientists have linked some toxic chemicals to cancers, liver damage, low birth weight and other health problems.

16/06/2022

Mobility

Tesla Autopilot accounts for nearly 70% of driver-assist crashes in US

The US auto safety regulator released data on 10 months of crashes involving self-driving and driver-assist technology.

16/06/2022

Culture news

Beyoncé announces new album after social media blackout

This will be the singer's seventh album, coming six years after the incredible 'Lemonade'.

16/06/2022

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Saudi embassy street named after slain reporter

One month ahead of President Joe Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia, the District of Columbia is renaming the street in front of the Saudi embassy Jamal Khashoggi Way, trolling Riyadh for its role in the killing of the dissident Saudi activist and journalist in 2018.

16/06/2022

Brazil

Brazil police find two bodies in search for missing Amazon pair

British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian expert Bruno Pereira were last seen 5 June.

16/06/2022