Americas

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Dozens injured in nightclub stampede after police raid the venue

Dozens of people were injured after a stampede broke out during a police raid on a nightclub operating illegally in Bolivia in the early hours of Saturday.

03/02/2021

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Test flight for SpaceX's Starship ends in spectacular fashion... again

SpaceX’s second full test flight of its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship ended in another fiery crash landing on Tuesday.

03/02/2021

Destinations

In pictures: Snow hits New York City bringing delays and disruption

But it wasn't all bad: cross-country skiers were spotted enjoying themselves in Central Park, while others made "snow angels" at Times Square.

02/02/2021

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Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil says six more weeks of winter

The lore goes that if the groundhog sees his shadow as he did this year, there will be six more weeks of winter. If he doesn't, spring comes early.

02/02/2021

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Heavy snow brings New York City to a standstill

Hundreds of flights and many trains and were cancelled, and aboveground New York City subway service stopped in the early afternoon on Monday.

02/02/2021

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Motorcycle stunt rider draws huge crowds in Venezuela

On Sunday, a squad of soldiers in a poor Caracas neighborhood preempted their performance before getting started. Led by Aldana, the caravan drove in a mad dash across Caracas into the sweeping barrio of Petare, one of the biggest in Venezuela.

02/02/2021

USA

US billionaire to pay for first all-civilian space flight this year

One of the spots on the SpaceX's multi-day flight that will orbit Earth will be awarded via a lottery system.

02/02/2021

USA

Bernie Sanders mittens and memes help raise €1.5 million for charity

And internet gold isn't the only thing to come out of Sen Bernie Sanders' memorable inauguration appearance - $1.8 million (€1.5 million) was raised for charitable organisations in his home state of Vermont.

02/02/2021

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Astronauts go on a spacewalk to enhance International Space Station

It was part of a four-year effort to modernise the International Space Station's power grid.

01/02/2021

Nature

Scientists have taught spinach to send emails

It sounds too weird to be true, but engineers at MIT have developed nanotechnology which can be embedded in plants.

01/02/2021

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Snowball fights in Washington DC after winter storm hits US capital

It comes as the north-east region is being hit by snow, including New Jersey and New York.

01/02/2021

Eco-Innovation

This groundbreaking rocket uses carbon neutral biofuel

The bio-derived fuel was created using a renewable ingredient commonly found on farms.

01/02/2021

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Giant Panda bears play in the snow as winter fall blankets US capital

Mei Xiang and Tian Tian are not wasting a moment on their natural luge.

01/02/2021

USA

Major snowstorm heads to NYC after blanketing US Midwest

Temperatures were expected to be as low as -6C for the New York City metro area.

01/02/2021

USA

Trump parts with impeachment lawyers a week before trial

Former President Donald Trump has parted ways with his lead impeachment lawyers just over a week before his Senate trial.

31/01/2021

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Mexican piñata workshop recreates viral Bernie Sanders meme

The image of Bernie Sanders in a winter jacket and mittens at Biden's inauguration has now become a piñata.

30/01/2021

USA

Biden warns of growing cost of delay on economic coronavirus aid plan

The newly inaugurated American president has had a hard time getting support for his $1.9 trillion (€1.6 trillion) COVID-19 relief plan from Republicans.

30/01/2021

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COVID pandemic: People sleep outside as they queue for oxygen in Peru

People sleep outside and queue in Peru to secure oxygen to help relatives suffering from COVID-19.

30/01/2021

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Horse and pony rescued from California mudslide

A horse and pony in Northern California are safe after being stuck in mud for up to 18 hours, according to a statement from SPCA Monterey County

30/01/2021

Green News

Arctic Refuge oil drilling: delayed or halted?

One of the last untouched ecosystems in the world has just narrowly escaped oil drilling for the time being.

29/01/2021

Europe Decoded

Oversight Board overturns four Facebook decisions to remove content

The independent panel also issued nine policy recommendations to the company in its first review of Facebook's content moderation.

29/01/2021

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Wax museum honours American talk show legend Larry King

Madame Tussauds New York moved their wax figure of Larry King to the front lobby on Wednesday after the American broadcasting legend died last week.

29/01/2021

USA

GameStop stock: Are Wall Street wolves tasting their own medicine?

GameStop has become the focus of Wall Street since its stock price surged by more than a thousand percentage points in recent weeks thanks to amateur traders on Reddit.

28/01/2021

Eco-Innovation

Lab grown wood could mean no more deforestation, say scientists

The wood can be manipulated to take any shape meaning that a table could theoretically be grown fully formed.

28/01/2021

Green News

'We can't wait any longer': Biden signs orders on climate crisis

The directives aim to offset the worst effects of global warming, and include plans to conserve land and water, double offshore wind energy, and move to an all-electric federal vehicle fleet.

28/01/2021

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Baby crocodiles from endangered species born at zoo in Peru

The Tumbes species is found in the southern United States, Mexico and Venezuela, but in countries such as Peru and Ecuador, it is critically endangered.

27/01/2021