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Man from Idaho wins World Elk Calling Championships

The World Elk Calling Championships was won by an Idaho man

24/07/2021

Nature

Why dozens of baby birds jumped to their deaths in US heatwave

Over one hundred baby birds escaped their nests to save themselves during the US heatwave.

22/07/2021

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Police chase car crash

The Florida Highway Patrol released video on Tuesday, July 20, showing a high-speed car chase on a Florida highway come to a dramatic end as the SUV being pursued by police hits two other cars and then a guard rail before flipping over.

21/07/2021

Climate

Air pollution 'significantly' hinders foetal development in the womb

Research shows air pollution is hindering crucial childhood development from the womb into education.

21/07/2021

Climate

John Kerry: The US and China must end world's 'suicide pact'

US special climate envoy John Kerry has urged major polluters to join forces to fight the climate crisis.

21/07/2021

Eco-Innovation

Are climate-friendly cooling chips the future of refrigeration?

A cooling tech firm in the US has just secured $50 million from Goldman Sachs in funding.

21/07/2021

Mobility

Tesla's self-driving subscription frustrates its early customers

The EV maker partly rolled back a decision to charge over €1,000 for an upgrade that some buyers claim their cars should have included anyway.

21/07/2021

Haiti

Haiti installs new leader as country mourns slain president

Designated Prime Minister Ariel Henry, a neurosurgeon and former Cabinet minister, has promised to form a provisional consensus government to lead Haiti until elections are held.

21/07/2021

Nature

Meet the endangered baby tapir on an important mission

As part of an international conservation programme, a zoo in the US is trying to raise awareness of threats that face this species.

20/07/2021

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Blue Origin Launch Return

Jeff Bezos has reached space on his rocket company's first flight with passengers.

20/07/2021

Mobility

Watch: Bezos blasts into space on Blue Origin's first manned flight

Jeff Bezos and three crew left the Earth for a short flight? Find out more here and rewatch the launch.

20/07/2021

USA

Watch: Bezos blasts into space on rocket ship's first crewed flight

“Best day ever,” Bezos said after the capsule touched down on the desert floor at the end of the 10-minute flight.

20/07/2021

Peru

Leftist teacher Pedro Castillo named Peru's president-elect

Castillo catapulted from unknown to president-elect with the support of the country's poor and rural citizens, many of whom identify with the struggles the teacher has faced.

20/07/2021

Haiti

New Haiti leader with international backing to take charge

Ariel Henry will replace Claude Joseph who has been leading Haiti since President Moïse's assassination.

19/07/2021

USA

Britney Spears says she won't perform under father conservatorship

"Look I'm not gonna be performing on any stages anytime soon with my dad handling what I wear, say, do, or think," says Britney Spears amid a legal battle over her father's conservatorship.

18/07/2021

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Major California fire prompts evacuations

A rapidly growing wildfire south of Lake Tahoe jumped a highway, prompting more evacuation orders and the cancellation of an extreme bike ride through the Sierra Nevada on Saturday as critically dangerous wildfire weather loomed in the coming days

18/07/2021

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Voodoo, Catholic pilgrimage in Haiti amid instability

Thousands of Haitians on Friday made a pilgrimage to bathe in sacred waterfalls amid political instability in the wake of the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse and a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines

18/07/2021

Haiti

Haiti faces uncertain future as mourning first lady returns

Martine Moise, the wife of assassinated President Jovenel Moise, returned to the Caribbean nation on Saturday following her release from a Miami hospital.

18/07/2021

Eco-Innovation

This device produces energy from your sweat while you sleep

A breakthrough for self-made sustainable power that requires nothing but a good night’s sleep to harvest energy from your sweat.

16/07/2021

Health news

Researchers have converted a paralysed man’s brain signals into words

A University of California trial that translates brain signals into text has given hope to people suffering from speech loss.

16/07/2021

Haiti

Haiti police reject reports that the interim PM is behind the killing

A Colombian news report suggested government officials had masterminded Jovenel Moise's assassination - but Haitian authorities rejected this as "a lie".

16/07/2021

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'Free the vaccine': Activists protest outside White House as Biden hosts Merkel

Activists lay down body bags outside the White House ahead of a meeting between US President Joe Biden and Angela Merkel to protest the German chancellor’s opposition to Covid-19 vaccine patent waivers, which proponents say would vastly increase vaccine supplies to fight the pandemic across the worl

15/07/2021

USA

Nord Stream and China on menu as Merkel meets Biden on farewell visit

As the German Chancellor nears the end of a political career spanning four American presidencies, there are concerns over disagreements with the US.

15/07/2021

Home

Airbnb hollows out cities and increases violent crime, study finds

A new study found violent crime in Boston rose in areas home to the short-term rentals, even as crimes involving tourists remained at similar levels.

15/07/2021

Brazil

Brazil's Bolsonaro in hospital over persistent hiccups

Bolsonaro was stabbed in the abdomen during the 2018 presidential campaign which caused intestinal damage and serious internal bleeding and the president has gone through several surgeries since, some unrelated to the attack.

15/07/2021

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Small town in North California devastated by wildfire

Beverly Houdyshell returned to her home this week in a small Northern California town to find nothing but ashes and debris.

14/07/2021