Americas

Destinations

Costa Rica’s digital nomad visa is now open for applications

After an unexpected delay, travellers can now stay and work in this Central American country for up to a year.

19/07/2022

Art

Pop artist Claes Oldenburg, maker of huge urban sculptures, dies

Pop artist Claes Oldenburg turned the mundane into the monumental through his outsized sculptures of a baseball bat, a clothespin and other objects.

19/07/2022

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Peruvian women and transgender demonstrators ask Michelle Bachelet for help in face of violence

Some 30 Peruvian women and transgender demonstrators denounce the daily violence they suffer and demand action from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, at a protest in Lima.

19/07/2022

Tech News

US successfully tests ‘air-breathing’ hypersonic weapon

The weapon can travel at more than five times the speed of sound, change trajectory after launch and evade radar detection.

19/07/2022

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Flash flood gushes down Pipeline Fire burn scar in Arizona

Water swept through the Pipeline Fire burn scar near Flagstaff, Arizona, as flash flooding remained a threat on Saturday, July 16.

18/07/2022

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Peru celebrates International Dog Day with race

Pet owners in Lima took part in a race with their four-legged companions on Sunday as part of an event to mark International Dog Day.

18/07/2022

USA

Steve Bannon: Jury selection begins in trial of former top Trump lieut

The one-time adviser to former Trump faces criminal contempt of Congress charges after refusing to cooperate with the House committee investigating the 6 January 2021 riot at the Capitol in Washington DC.

18/07/2022

Culture news

'Love is beautiful': Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck tie the knot

The pair waited in line with other couples to get married at a drive-through wedding chapel in Las Vegas on Saturday night - and Jennifer plans to take Affleck's last name.

18/07/2022

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Latest SpaceX flight is Falcon 9 31st mission

Another round of SpaceX Starlink satellites were launched into space on Sunday.

17/07/2022

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Thousands plunge into cold Magellan Strait waters

Thousands of people plunged into the frigid waters of the Magellan Strait in Chile on Saturday during the "Splash of the Strait", an event suspended for three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

17/07/2022

Earth News

Euroviews. View: Golf has grown into an ‘ecological villain’

"It’s time we, as a society, admit that golf was a bad idea and move on," argues Abbie Richards.

17/07/2022

Nature

Meet the man cloning the world's oldest trees to fight climate change

David Milarch and the Archangel Ancient Tree Archive in California are on a mission to reforest the planet with ancient trees.

17/07/2022

USA

US President Biden meets with heads of Gulf states wary of Iran threat

Biden's visit to the Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Jeddah marked the final leg of a four-day trip designed to bolster the US' standing in the region.

16/07/2022

USA

US lawmakers pass measures to protect abortion access countrywide

The lower chamber of Congress is attempting to preserve abortion rights as the country grapples with the impact of the Supreme Court's decision repealing Roe v. Wade.

16/07/2022

USA

Ivana Trump: First wife of former President Donald Trump dies

The Trumps were a publicity power couple in New York in the 1980s and 1990s before their equally public and messy divorce.

14/07/2022

Culture news

Is Eurovision coming to Latin America?

Latin Americans are amongst the highest viewers in non-participating nations, are they about to get their own contest?

14/07/2022

Tech News

Crypto lender Celsius files for bankruptcy after freezing withdrawals

The cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network has filed for bankruptcy after pausing customer withdrawals last month.

14/07/2022

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The bare necessities? Bear cools off in pond, scared away by koi carp

This is a story of a black bear who got into a backyard fishpond to cool off from the summer heat until the resident koi carp scared it away.

14/07/2022

Culture news

These Ancient Greek statues used to be colourful

Two historians have created a new exhibition at the Met, returning Greek and Roman statues to their original colours.

14/07/2022

Tech News

More than 500 women sue Uber over sexual assault claims

The complaint alleges that women passengers in multiple US states were sexually assaulted by Uber drivers with whom they were paired through the app.

14/07/2022

Women Beyond Borders

Meet the mother & daughter duo building incredible school bus homes

Live Simply Buses honours a lost loved one by inspiring families to go on big adventures in tiny homes.

14/07/2022

Tech News

Twitter sues Elon Musk: Six ways the takeover saga could end

The Twitter-Musk saga has been described as "one of the craziest business stories ever". What could possibly be the outcome?

13/07/2022

Climate

Residents in Monterrey ‘desperate’ for water amidst drought

A drought in Mexico means some businesses can only open for part of the week

13/07/2022

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Screens in Times Square display images from Space Telescope

Screens in Times Square display images just released by the James Webb Space Telescope, heralding a new era of astronomy.

13/07/2022

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Watch: The moment a pilot lands his plane on a US motorway

Flying with his father on a small plane over North Carolina, flight attendant Vincent Fraser had no other choice but to land on Highway 19 in Swain County when his engine started to die.

13/07/2022

Health news

Genetically modified pig hearts transplanted into brain-dead patients

The successful procedures are a step forward in tackling the shortage of human organs for transplant.

13/07/2022