Americas

Money

Could cryptocurrency derail Joe Biden's flagship infrastructure bill?

Joe Biden's bipartisan infrastructure plan has stalled after a disagreement over how to regulate and tax crypto in the US.

06/08/2021

Work

CNN fires three people for working without COVID vaccines

The American TV network said the jabs were mandatory for all staff, saying it had a "zero-tolerance" policy toward unvaccinated workers.

06/08/2021

Work

Robot police dogs: Just a tool or something more sinister?

Police departments say they're putting robot dogs to work, but critics say they can be invasive and dehumanising.

06/08/2021

Tech News

Apple to scan US iPhones for images of child sexual abuse

Child protection groups have applauded the announcement but some security researchers are concerned that the system could be misused.

06/08/2021

USA

People fleeing Hong Kong crackdown get temporary US haven

President Biden signed a memorandum allowing people from Hong Kong currently residing in the United States to live and work in the country for 18 months.

06/08/2021

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Therapy dogs bring joy to kids at Chile hospital

At a children's hospital in Santiago, Chile there is a flurry of excitement over a delegation of special visitors: a four-legged quartet has arrived to offer some reprieve from sickness and pain with their wagging tails and soulful eyes.

05/08/2021

Work

Blizzard president leaves game company amid sexual harassment scandal

One of the world's biggest game studios is rocked by its own #MeToo moment after California officials sue over harassment and discrimination claims.

04/08/2021

USA

Officer dead, suspect killed in violence outside Pentagon

Gunshots were fired on Tuesday morning near the entrance of the Pentagon, resulting in multiple injuries.

03/08/2021

Mobility

Boeing scraps a key test space flight of its crew capsule

The launch of Boeing's crew capsule is facing more delays following a disastrous attempt in 2019 and now this latest cancellation.

03/08/2021

Work

Amazon workers could get second vote on joining union

The workers in Alabama rejected joining a union by a two-thirds majority in April. But now a US official says the company's tactics were illegal, potentially triggering a re-run.

03/08/2021

Health news

Coming soon: The quick test that can detect cancer cells in urine

A nanoparticle diagnostic tool developed by MIT can detect cancer in urine. It could also be used in scans to detect the disease anywhere in the body.

03/08/2021

Stays

Is this the best Airbnb review of all time?

An Airbnb host from Alaska penned some truly adorable feedback for a recent guest.

03/08/2021

USA

US hits 70% vaccination rate — a month late and amid a surge

President Joe Biden had set a goal of reaching the 70% threshold by the Fourth of July holiday.

02/08/2021

Nature

Why is rewilding Argentina ‘essential for our survival’?

Biodiversity loss, climate change, and pandemics are intertwined with the rampant destruction of the earth's natural ecosystems. But reintroducing key species and rewilding could change all that.

02/08/2021

Nature

One man and his €3m drone set out to save wildlife in Costa Rica

Earthrace conservationist Pete Bethune uses dogs, drones and technology to save Costa Rica’s biodiversity and jungles.

01/08/2021

Destinations

This tropical landscape garden in Brazil has just won a major accolade

Sítio Roberto Burle Marx has been named the latest UNESCO World Heritage site in Brazil.

01/08/2021

Tech News

Blue Origin protest over SpaceX's lunar lander NASA contract rejected

The Blue Origin founder said NASA was required to make multiple awards after Elon Musk's SpaceX was awarded a €2.5 billion contract.

30/07/2021

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Rare snowfall in Brazil after southern cold snap

A fierce cold snap prompted snowfall in southern Brazil on Wednesday night. More than 30 cities in Rio Grande do Sul state registered the phenomenon, according to weather forecast company Somar Metereologia

29/07/2021

USA

Defrocked cardinal McCarrick charged with sexually assaulting boy

Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked by Pope Francis over the sexual molestation of children and adults, has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy in the 1970s.

29/07/2021

Nature

Watch: Lagoon turns shocking pink and fish farming may be to blame

The Corfo Lagoon in Patagonia, southern Argentina, has turned pink after waste from fishing companies was dumped in its waters.

28/07/2021

USA

Joe Biden nominates former ambassador to Romania as new EU envoy

Gitenstein, 74, is a lawyer who served as the US ambassador to Romania from 2009 to 2012.

28/07/2021

USA

Slipknot founding drummer Joey Jordison dies at 46

Slipknot would become one of the bands credited with keeping hard rock alive and vital in the late 1990s and early 2000s, with grunge-era bands aging and fading.

28/07/2021

USA

'This is how I'm going to die': Officers testify on US Capitol riot

The US congressional panel investigating the deadly Capitol insurrection opened with emotional testimonies from police officers who responded to the assault.

27/07/2021

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Peruvian security forces carry out drills ahead of Castillo's swearing-in ceremony

Police performs drills in case of attack to foreign delegations ahead of the bicentennial of the Independence of Peru and President-elect Pedro Castillo's swearing-in ceremony

27/07/2021

Mobility

Tesla makes money on car sales for the first time in two years

Sales of cheaper models boosted the EV maker, which had relied on selling carbon credits to rival manufacturers to post profits for eight quarters in a row.

27/07/2021

Canada

Canada's first indigenous Governor General has been sworn in

Mary Simon — an Inuk from Kuujjuaq in northeastern Quebec — was appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to be the Governor General of Canada. She was sworn in earlier today.

26/07/2021