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Design
Barcelona's Sagrada Família becomes the world's tallest church
Barcelona's basilica reached 162.91 metres in height on Thursday after the placement of a piece of its central tower, surpassing the German cathedral in Ulm by just over a metre. Gaudí's masterpiece will continue to grow to 172 metres in the coming months.
Culture news
Celebrating the 80-year legacy of Mike, ‘The Headless Wonder Chicken’
On this day, 80 years ago, a farmer beheaded a chicken in Colorado, US. Hold the press! However, the strange thing is that the animal refused to die. The bird became known as Mike, and he survived for longer than you may think. How, why, and what of it? Here’s everything you need to know.
Australia
The three Scottish brothers who set a world record for fastest row
Jamie, Ewan, and Lachlan Maclean on Saturday completed the journey, arriving in Cairns, Australia, after rowing over 14,000 kilometres nonstop from Peru, becoming the first team to achieve the full crossing from South America to Australia.
Culture news
Remembering Felix Baumgartner - the man who skydived from space
The world of extreme sports is mourning the death of Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian athlete who became the first person to break the sound barrier during a freefall jump in 2012. He died in a paragliding crash along Italy's eastern coast, at the age of 56.
Markets
Nvidia is on track to become the most valuable company in history
The value of the leading chip designer temporarily hit a new record on Thursday, briefly making it the most valuable company in history, with a market capitalisation nearing $4 trillion. Analysts predict it will soon break the record again.