No Comment Rally in Argentina demands release of detained protesters The protest was against a series of economic proposals by Argentina's right-wing President Javier Milei. 19/06/2024
Tech News TikTok’s potential new buyer backs call for social media warnings Frank McCourt said social media was an “epidemic” and that he believed in building a different model to TikTok’s algorithm. 19/06/2024
Tech News TikTok child privacy complaint referred to US justice department TikTok could face pressure in the US as a child privacy complaint was referred by regulators to the justice department. 19/06/2024
Business Boeing CEO spars with senators and apologises to victims' relatives US senators attacked the airline CEO over safety shortcomings as more whistleblower allegations come to light. 19/06/2024
Business AI boom propels Nvidia to the top as the world’s most valuable company Nvidia surpasses Apple and Microsoft in market cap, becoming the most valuable company in the world, thanks to the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. 19/06/2024
No Comment At least seven persons killed by landslides in Baños, Ecuador The storms sent a deluge of mud and floodwaters crashing into highways and bridges, severing the main road connecting Ecuador’s highlands to its Amazonian provinces. 18/06/2024
Culture news Justin Timberlake arrested and accused of drunk driving Singer Justin Timberlake was arrested early Tuesday and is accused of driving while intoxicated on New York’s Long Island, authorities said. 18/06/2024
Culture news 18th-century cherries unearthed at George Washington’s Mount Vernon The tale of young George Washington cutting down the cherry tree may have turned out to be a myth, but new archaeological discoveries suggest the first US president did squirrel away quite a few bottles of the fruit. 18/06/2024
Business Boeing's CEO set to field questions from US senators on plane safety US lawmakers are expected to press Boeing's chief executive Tuesday about the company's latest plan to fix its manufacturing problems, and relatives of people who died in two crashes of Boeing 737 Max jetliners plan to be there. 18/06/2024
USA NATO chief: Record number of NATO allies hit defence spending goals Over 20 NATO member countries are meeting defence spending targets this year, marking a nearly fourfold increase from 2021 amid heightened concerns over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 18/06/2024
Scenes Watch: Pro-surfer paves the way for disabled students to catch waves in Argentina In partnership with Media City In a coastal city in Argentina, surf’s up for everyone, able-bodied or otherwise. Lucas Rubiño is a man on a mission, making waves through his special surf school and adapted surfboards. 17/06/2024
USA One year after Titan tragedy, explorers gear up for Titanic return After the privately owned Titan submarine imploded with five passengers onboard last June, plans to explore the famous sunken vessel continue. 17/06/2024
No Comment Activists in Sao Paulo march in support of the legalisation of marijua The protest comes after the Brazilian Congress approved the Constitutional reform of drugs, which seeks to punish for possession of illegal drugs or substances regardless of the quantity and substance. 17/06/2024
USA Trump confuses doctor's name whilst accusing Biden of cognitive decline Trump suggested Biden 'take a cognitive test' - only to mis-name the doctor who administered his own cognitive test when he was president. 16/06/2024
Culture news Why R.E.M. performing live again is such a big deal R.E.M. took to the stage at the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony to perform an acoustic rendition of their hit ‘Losing My Religion’. 14/06/2024
Cuba Cubans line up in Havana to board Russian military warship A fleet of Russian warships reached Cuban waters on Wednesday ahead of planned military exercises in the Caribbean. 14/06/2024
Business Elon Musk wins backing of shareholders on Є52 billion pay package Tesla’s shareholders voted to reinstate CEO Elon Musk’s $55.8 billion (€52 billion) pay package, which was rejected by a judge in Delaware earlier this year. Investors also approved the relocation of the company’s incorporation to Texas. 14/06/2024
No Comment WATCH: Florida's 2024 hurricane season arrives with a rainy deluge The storm system was pushing across Florida from the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, bringing extended periods of heavy rain across much of the state. 13/06/2024
Argentina Milei's radical agenda advances in Argentina's Senate amid protests The populist president has made plans to dramatically slash spending and boost his own powers, and has met with public outcry. 13/06/2024
Markets Fed holds US interest rate steady with just one possible cut this year The policymakers' forecast for one rate cut was down from a previous forecast of three, because inflation, having cooled in the past two months, remains persistently high. 12/06/2024
No Comment WATCH: El Salvador transfers 2,000 inmates to mega prison President Nayib Bukele ordered the construction of the mega prison when El Salvador began massive arrests in response to a surge in gang violence in March 2022. The facility now holds thousands of accused or convicted gang members. 12/06/2024
Cuba Moscow revives gunboat diplomacy with nuclear submarine visit to Cuba Russia's top-of-the-line nuclear submarine Kazan is about to dock in the port of Havana together with the Korshakov missile launcher frigate. The Kremlin's hazardous move in the Caribbean responds to the alleged US meddling in Eastern Europe. 12/06/2024
Health news Cancer disappears in 100% of patients treated in trial with new drug A study showed a 100 per cent positive response rate in 42 patients with a specific type of rectal cancer who were treated with an experimental immunotherapy. 12/06/2024
USA Biden vows to respect son's guilty verdict in gun trial The US President’s son Hunter Biden was convicted for lying about his illegal drug use to buy a gun, making him the first child of a sitting US president to be convicted of a crime. 11/06/2024
Work Female-sounding AI boosts women’s participation at work, study finds Women participate more in meetings and share more ideas when they are paired up with a female-sounding AI agent, new research shows. 11/06/2024
Tech News Musk calls Apple ChatGPT integration 'unacceptable security violation' The CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and social media platform X criticised Apple's announcement of a new partnership with OpenAI. 11/06/2024