Americas

USA

Facebook expands hate speech rules amidst advertiser boycott

Facebook said it would label "newsworthy" content that breaks its rules and expanding their rules on hate speech.

27/06/2020

USA

Unilever joins Facebook boycott over hate speech concerns

Facebook said on Friday it was taking action against hate speech.

27/06/2020

USA

COVID-19 cases in US may be at least 20 million, CDC says

US health officials said the true number of infections could be 10 times higher than what is officially reported.

26/06/2020

USA

Poland's Duda vows 'stronger alliance' with U.S. at White House visit

The U.S. president praised Poland for its NATO defence spending and criticised Germany for buying gas from Russia.

25/06/2020

USA

Bayer to pay $10.9 billion to settle weedkiller cancer lawsuits

German chemical giant Bayer said Wednesday it would pay up to $10.9 billion (9.6 billion euros) to settle a wave of lawsuits from Americans who allege its Roundup weedkiller caused their cancers.

25/06/2020

The Cube

Twitter explains why not all Trump's misleading tweets are flagged

On Tuesday, Twitter issued a warning label on the US President's tweet for violating the company's policy against abusive behaviour.

24/06/2020

World News

COVID-19: Fauci refutes Trump's testing claim amid 'disturbing surge'

As Europe faces the prospect of a second wave of coronavirus infections, some nations still haven't reached the end of the first with new COVID-19 cases are spiking in two of the world's worst-affected countries, the United States and Brazil.

24/06/2020

Earth News

The model and animal rights activist who protests naked for PETA

"They might say ‘oh you’re just a model, you don’t know anything about wildlife management’."

24/06/2020

Mexico

At least two dead after powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits Mexico

The 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck at 10:29 a.m. local time (5:29 pm CEST) on Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

23/06/2020

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Rare Amur leopard cubs venture out for the first time at San Diego Zoo

A pair of rare Amur leopard cubs are exploring their outdoor habitat for the first time at the recently reopened San Diego Zoo.

23/06/2020

USA

Despite surge in coronavirus cases, USA continues to open up

There are fears the coronavirus outbreak in the US is spiraling out of control again, with many people refusing to wear masks or keep to social distancing guidelines

23/06/2020

Cult

Kurt Cobain's iconic guitar sells for €5.4 million

The instrument was used by the Nirvana frontman in his 1993 MTV Unplugged set, one of Cobain's last appearances before he died.

21/06/2020

Peru

Peru's low income families attack poor virus healthcare

Peru's number of COVID-19 cases overtook Italy's this week.

21/06/2020

USA

One dead and eleven injured in Minneapolis shooting

Police advised the public to avoid the area in Uptown Minneapolis.

21/06/2020

USA

Judge rules Bolton can publish Trump book despite efforts to block it

The US President said on Twitter that his former national security adviser will pay "a really big price" for releasing the book.

20/06/2020

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Trump Oklahoma rally slammed

President Donald Trump has come under fire for holding an election rally in Oklahoma, a city famous for one of the country's worst racial massacres in 1921

20/06/2020

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US protesters pull down more statues of people with links to slavery

In the US protesters toppled more statues of figures with links to slavery following rallies in memory of Juneteenth, which commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.

20/06/2020

USA

Why Juneteenth has not yet become a national holiday in the US

Activists says the day celebrating the end of slavery is an opportunity to think about what freedom means for African Americans and all US citizens

19/06/2020

Argentina

Sailor completes solo Atlantic crossing to see parents during lockdown

Juan Manuel Ballestero's boat was nearly broken up by waves on his perilous journey across the Atlantic to Argentina from Portugal

19/06/2020

USA

Facebook removes Trump campaign ads that used Nazi symbol

The social media giant said it "violated their policy against organised hate".

19/06/2020

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Spectacular timelapse catches Northern Lights dancing across Canada

A stunning timelapse video captured the Northern Lights as they shone through moving clouds over Thompson, Manitoba, on Tuesday night.

18/06/2020

USA

Former Trump advisor writes scathing new book on troubled government

Former US national security adviser John Bolton claims US President Donald Trump did not know the UK was a nuclear power and thought Finland was in Russia.

18/06/2020

Earth News

The company making t-shirts from gone off milk

Another innovative example of sustainable fashion at its weirdest.

18/06/2020

Brazil

Destruction of nature is 'driver of pandemics', says WWF

Destruction of nature is 'driver of pandemics', says WWF

18/06/2020

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Endangered Galapagos giant tortoises released back into the wild

Tortoises were quarantined and marked before their release on Espanola Island, which now hosts the Cheloinidis hoodensis species of the tortoise.

17/06/2020

USA

Don't use hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, warns US agency

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agency retracted emergency permission to use hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for the novel coronavirus, saying it is unlikely to be effective.

16/06/2020