Americas

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Anti-immigration protestors destroy Venezuelan migrants' belongings

Thousands of protestors in northern Chile demonstrated against immigration and demanded more security in their city on Sunday.

31/01/2022

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Nearly 10,000 anglers attend world's largest charitable ice fishing co

Nearly 10,000 anglers from across the United States take part in the world's largest charitable ice fishing contest, the Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza, in the Hole-in-the-Day Bay, Minnesota.

31/01/2022

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Peru bans Repsol execs from leaving country after oil spill

A Peruvian judge on Friday banned Repsol's Peru director and three other executives from leaving the country for 18 months while the government investigates an oil spill at a refinery run by the Spain-based company.

29/01/2022

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Mexican village, home to thousands of migrating pelicans, hopes to attract tourists

Every winter, the Mexican village of Petatan welcomes thousands of migrating pelicans from Canada. Now it wants to see tourists arriving who could help the village get out of the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

29/01/2022

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Thousands protest against 'rape culture' in Uruguay

Thousands of women took the streets of the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo on Friday, to protest against a rape case that has shocked the country.

29/01/2022

Sport

Kotsenburg impresses in Wyoming as snowboarding tour kicks off

The 2022 snowboarding Natural Selection Tour is underway at Jackson Hole, Wyoming the first days saw incredible talent on display, with US Olympic gold winner nabbing a win.

29/01/2022

Living

Living in a bubble: Did this failed 90s experiment predict the future?

The story of Biosphere 2 is controversial but those who took part say it taught them a lot about respecting the planet.

29/01/2022

Culture news

Film guild nominations reveal major Oscar contenders for 2022

What is the best way to whittle down this year's Oscars favourites in a sea of hundreds of contenders? Ask America's film guilds.

28/01/2022

Green News

Scientists are using poo to save these adorable, pocket-sized owls

Scientists in California are helping burrowing owls to find new homes as their grassland habitats disappear.

28/01/2022

Destinations

From diving to daiquiris: Here’s why you should visit Cuba this year

With one of the highest vaccination rates in the world, Cuba is ready to welcome back travellers.

28/01/2022

Art

Botticelli's Jesus Christ portrait in record books after €40m sale

'Man of Sorrows' went on sale at Sotheby's New York on January 27, exceeding even the highest of expert deal estimates by millions of euros.

28/01/2022

Culture news

'Orwellian' ban sees Holocaust book removed from school curriculums

A district ruling in Tennessee, US, will ban the Pulitzer-winning 1991 graphic novel 'Maus' from its Holocaust education programme on the grounds of "nudity" and "language".

28/01/2022

Green News

Gas stoves are 'bleeding' methane into our homes even when they're off

Gas stoves are worse for the climate than first thought.

28/01/2022

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Colombia's upside-down house, new tourist hotspot

Guatavita's 'Casa Loca' is a construction on the outskirts of Bogotá that has become the new Colombian tourist sensation.

28/01/2022

USA

Biden ready to nominate 'long overdue' black woman to US Supreme Court

No black woman has ever served on the high court. But the decision is also coming at a critical time of national reckoning over race and gender inequality.

27/01/2022

Health news

Patient without COVID vaccine denied heart transplant by US hospital

The Boston hospital said it is their policy that all transplant patients be COVID vaccinated because of the higher risks of them dying from the virus.

27/01/2022

Colombia

Colombian cycling star Egan Bernal 'conscious' following bus collision

Bernal slammed at high speed into a bus while he was training with his teammates 30 kilometres outside the capital Bogota.

27/01/2022

USA

Biden to get first Supreme Court pick as Justice Breyer retires

Joe Biden will be able to name a new judge on the US Supreme Court. He has pledged to nominate the first black woman to the nation's highest court.

27/01/2022

USA

Prince Andrew seeks jury trial if Giuffre lawsuit not dismissed

The request from Andrew's lawyers was inside a line-by-line formal response to the lawsuit Giuffre filed against him in August in Manhattan federal court.

26/01/2022

Culture news

John Lennon's son auctions The Beatles memorabilia as NFTs

The certified digital artworks going under the hammer in California next month include the NFT version of the handwritten notes for the song 'Hey Jude', with an estimated price tag of up to €62,000.

26/01/2022

Peru

Almost 900 people evacuated amid floods in Peru's Machu Picchu area

Heavy rains cause flooding in the town near Machu Picchu.

26/01/2022

Culture news

Elton John postpones Texas concerts after contracting COVID-19

The concerts, part of John's "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour, were scheduled for January 25 and January 26.

26/01/2022

Health news

COVID with Omicron is less severe than Delta, new study finds

The study from the US shows that there were shorter hospital stays, less need of intensive care and fewer deaths with Omicron.

26/01/2022

USA

UK police arrest two more men over Texas synagogue hostage-taking

Counter-terrorism authorities said that the two suspects were arrested in Manchester.

26/01/2022

Culture news

Bob Dylan sells entire back catalogue of recorded music to Sony

The 80-year-old folk legend is said to have struck a deal for the rights to all of his songs in a major expansion of the company's six-decade relationship with the performer.

26/01/2022

Money

IMF urges El Salvador to drop Bitcoin as legal tender

El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, but the International Monetary Fund is not a fan.

26/01/2022