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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

USA

US Federal Reserve attacks inflation with largest rate hike since 1994

The Fed’s decision to raise its key interest rate by 0.75% is seen as an acknowledgement that it's struggling to curb inflation.

15/06/2022

Tech News

Internet Explorer has stopped working - for good

The browser, which first launched in 1995 and once dominated the browser wars, is being replaced by the “faster, more secure” Microsoft Edge.

15/06/2022

Health news

Are scientists closer to bottling the benefits of exercise in a pill?

Research has found a molecule produced during exercise that may one day be administered to grant some benefits of working out without the effort.

15/06/2022

Money

Wall Street watchdog to laid-off crypto staff: ‘Come work for us’

The US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority plans to boost its workforce, and has an eye on fired Coinbase workers who know the cryptocurrency industry from the inside.

15/06/2022

Health news

This edible QR code could help tackle fake medicines and whisky

This nearly invisible code made with the help of genetically modified silkworms can be scanned by a smartphone to verify if a medicine or alcohol is genuine.

14/06/2022

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Ecuador: clashes between protesters and police on fuel price cuts

Protesters in Quito burn tires as police use tear gas during a march to demand a fuel price cut amid rising inflation, unemployment, and poverty in the oil-producing South American country.

14/06/2022

Nature

Scientists find ‘long-extinct’ giant tortoise alive in the Galápagos

The last known ‘fantastic giant tortoise’ was found in 1906. Now, scientists have discovered another one.

14/06/2022

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House falls into river near Yellowstone National Park

Amateur video shows the rushing waters undercut the opposite riverbank, causing a house to fall into the Yellowstone River and float away mostly intact.

14/06/2022

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Pro and anti Abortion rights' advocates demonstrate in Washington DC

Carrying banners with the words "My body, my choice", the protesters chanted slogans stating that the right to abortion cannot be taken away by court order.

14/06/2022

Culture news

'How to Murder Your Husband' author murders husband, goes to prison

As life imitates art, author of 'How to Murder Your Husband', Nancy Crampton Brophy began serving a life sentence this week for murdering her own husband.

14/06/2022

Home

Amazon drone deliveries to take off in California this year

This would be a major milestone for Amazon’s drone delivery project, which has been almost a decade in the making.

14/06/2022

Health news

Justin Bieber: Is Ramsay Hunt syndrome linked to COVID vaccines?

The Canadian pop singer said this rare condition had paralysed half his face. Here’s what you need to know about it.

13/06/2022

Culture news

Tony Awards: Key takeaways from the 2022 ceremony

The 75th annual Tony Awards took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic. The Lehman Trilogy, Company and A Strange Loop picked up the show's most prestigious awards

13/06/2022