Americas

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

USA

Hurricane Ian: Biden warns of 'substantial loss of life'

The storm flooded homes on Florida's coasts, and knocked out electricity to 2.67 million homes and businesses.

29/09/2022

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Fire station flooded by Hurricane Ian

Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida on Wednesday, flooding city streets and breaking trees along the coast.

29/09/2022

Nature

Could cloning save this endangered horse species from extinction?

This cloned Przewalski's horse might help save his species.

28/09/2022

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Giant holes on a highway in Guatemala

Rescuers are looking for victims who fell into a hole on a Guatemalan highway

27/09/2022

Tech News

Would you trust a robot to paint your nails?

A US company has invented a robot that can quickly and accurately paint nails using artificial intelligence.

27/09/2022

Tech News

Elon Musk to face questions from Twitter lawyers ahead of trial

Musk is trying to get out of his bid for Twitter.

27/09/2022

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NASA spacecraft crashes into an asteroid

NASA's DART spacecraft crashes into the asteroid Dimorphos in a test to prevent a cosmic object from devastating life on Earth.

27/09/2022

Cuba

Cubans batten down the hatches ahead of Hurricane Ian

Citizens prepared for the strengthening Hurricane Ian as rain and winds lashed the island's western tip Monday night.

26/09/2022

Scenes

Meet the women saving sharks off the coast of Mexico

In partnership with Media City

"The town we're working with is called Agua Amarga. It is a small fishing town with a population of 500 people. We are training them so that they can have an extra income and they can eventually phase out shark fishing."

26/09/2022

Culture news

Exploding martini, anyone? Inside the CIA's top secret spy museum

The CIA museum in Virginia has its doors firmly closed to the public - making it one of the most top secret collections in the world. What is in their private museum?

26/09/2022

Canada

'It’s quite terrifying': Homes washed into sea as storm batters Canada

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed to provide assistance to those affected, as troops are deployed to help recovery efforts.

25/09/2022

USA

Lavrov blames the West for war in Ukraine at UN General Assembly

His speech centred on a claim that the US and its allies — not Russia, as the West maintains — are aggressively undermining the international system that the UN represents.

25/09/2022

Canada

Storm Fiona batters Canada's east coast

After battering the Caribbean, hurricane Fiona was downgraded to a storm and it made landfall on Canada's east coast early Saturday morning bringing down electricity pylons and damaging homes.

24/09/2022

Culture news

Oscar-winning 'Cuckoo's Nest' actor Louise Fletcher dies, aged 88

She won her Academy Award in 1973 for her role in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's nest, starring alongside Jack Nicholson.

24/09/2022

Culture news

Elton John 'ambushed' by Joe Biden with medal after White House gig

Awarding the National Humanities Medal, the US president described Sir Elton as a "tidal wave" for all his charity work.

24/09/2022

Brazil

Brazil's presidential election could be over after just one round

Former president Lula da Silva's lead over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the opinion polls is so big he could win the election without the need for a second-round run-off.

24/09/2022

Mobility

No tipping needed: This robot can deliver pizza to your door

This autonomous delivery robot using cameras and remote sensing technologies can travel at speeds of up to 32 km/h.

23/09/2022

Experiences

Meet Miffy the travelling bunny: A ‘tailblazer’ in his field

“When I travel with Miffy he gets really cuddly - I think it's a bonding experience,” says his owner, Sami Chen.

23/09/2022

USA

Blinken: UN Security Council must tell Russia to stop nuke threats

"If Russia stops fighting, the war ends. If Ukraine stops fighting, Ukraine ends. "

23/09/2022

Musica

Changing lives through music: Acclaimed Peruvian tenor's dream

From Lima to Salzburg: the extraordinary story of acclaimed tenor Juan Diego Flórez's desire to change lives through music. His mission: to provide free music education for disadvantaged kids in Peru.The outcome: his Sinfonia por el Peru Youth Orchestra performs at the famous Salzburg Festival...

22/09/2022