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People

Bolivian Wine: High altitude, high quality and...healthy?

This wine has been grown high in the Bolivian Andes since the 17th Century and it could have some health benefits.

25/05/2021

USA

Moderna says its COVID-19 jab is highly effective in 12-17 year olds

The results could pave the way for the vaccine to be made available to younger age groups.

25/05/2021

Brazil

'King of cocaine': Italian mafia boss arrested in Brazil

Italian mafia leader Rocco Morabito was one of the top ten most wanted men in the world.

25/05/2021

USA

US has 'a long way to go' on systemic racism, expert says

Family members and activists rallied in Minnesota to mark the day George Floyd was killed by police.

25/05/2021

Eco-Innovation

Meet clean energy’s unlikely secret weapon: Scented candles

Batteries derived from organic materials are clean energy’s fresh focus.

24/05/2021

USA

George Floyd: Family and supporters mark one year since murder

Hundreds of people gathered for the rally in front of the courthouse in downtown Minneapolis where the Chauvin trial concluded a month ago, many carrying signs with pictures of Floyd, Philando Castile and other Black men killed by police.

24/05/2021

Tech News

Virgin Galactic rocket ship launches from New Mexico

British billionaire and Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson said the successful tests bring it closer to commercial flights for tourists, which could begin next year.

23/05/2021

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A night with New York's rat hunters

Late on a Friday night, eight dog enthusiasts and their pet pooches prowl several dark alleys in New York's Lower East Side with one mission: to hunt and kill as many rats as possible

23/05/2021

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Virgin Galactic Completes First Human Spaceflight from Spaceport America, New Mexico

Virgin Galactic today completed its third spaceflight and the first ever spaceflight from Spaceport America, New Mexico

23/05/2021

Experiences

Meet the digital nomad who's been living in Airbnbs for years

This tech engineer believes we should all try out remote working and travelling to help us discover out what we really want from life.

23/05/2021

USA

Einstein's E=MC2 equation letter sets off bidding war at auction

The letter from 1946 sold for more than $1.2 million (€1 million) — three times its estimated price.

22/05/2021

Experiences

This chef has turned up the heat and is serving volcano baked pizza

This chef in Guatemala sure can handle the heat - as he serves up volcano baked pizza.

21/05/2021

Money

Crypto traders are facing a tax crackdown by the US Treasury

A new report could have major implications for US crypto users as authorities seek to modernise outdated tax infrastructure.

21/05/2021

Canada

Canada rules Iran's downing of civilian plane was 'terrorist act'

More than 170 people including Swedes, Britons and Germans were killed when the Ukrainian Airlines plane was shot down over Tehran last January.

21/05/2021

USA

Joe Biden signs bill to counter US spike in anti-Asian hate crime

Vice President Kamala Harris reports of stabbings, shootings and other attacks against Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals and their businesses have increased six-fold since the beginning of the pandemic.

21/05/2021

Tech News

Twitter's photo crop algorithm is biased toward white faces and women

A team of researchers found the social media giant’s auto-cropping tool most strongly discriminated in favour of white women.

20/05/2021

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Colombia: clashes between protesters and riot police in Medellin

Clashes between protesters and riot police in Colombia's city of Medellin as locals took to the streets Wednesday, on the eve of talks with the government, in the third week of demonstrations that have been marked by police abuses and dozens of civilian deaths

20/05/2021

Nature

How the global pandemic has saved five million oysters

Oyster farmers are making money by dumping their catch back into the ocean in the US.

19/05/2021

Living

Meghan and Harry receive a unique wedding anniversary gift from PETA

For the Sussexes' third wedding anniversary, PETA have sent an alternative to the traditional leather present.

19/05/2021

Health news

The glow of fireflies is helping scientists find treatments for cancer

Researchers are reproducing the same chemical reaction that causes fireflies to light up in patients in a bid to help fight off disease.

19/05/2021

Living

This new brand of beer tastes like ‘climate change in a can’

A beer business hopes to encourage competitors to go carbon neutral by 2030 to help tackle the climate crisis.

17/05/2021

Mobility

The space telescope that might unlock the secrets of the universe

NASA’s new telescope will probe the history of our cosmos and whether there is life out there in the universe when it's launched in October.

17/05/2021

Health news

Is the world’s smallest wireless chip the future of healthcare?

Devices like pacemakers have kept millions alive. But injectable wireless chips the size of a grain of salt could eventually replace these lifesaving devices.

17/05/2021

Eco-Innovation

Could trading water on Wall Street actually benefit the environment?

It's now possible to buy California's water supply through future trading - but its impact on the planet is somewhat ambiguous.

17/05/2021

USA

UN chief calls for end to "utterly appalling" Israel-Hamas conflict

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the fresh wave of violence "perpetuates the cycles of death, destruction and despair... Fighting must stop. It must stop immediately."

16/05/2021

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Students protest against Colombian government

Hundreds of people took to the streets of the Colombian capital Bogota on Saturday in a further outbreak of anti-government protests

16/05/2021