- new4 children identified among Air India Express plane crash casualties
Four children have been identified among the 16 passengers who died when an Air India Express flight crashed Friday in the southern Indian state of Kerala, an official said.
- 23 hours ago 8 Aug 20, 12:03pm - - Plane aborted first landing before skidding off runway, killing at least 17
An Air India Express plane crashed in the South Indian state of Kerala after skidding off the runway and breaking into two while landing at Kozhikode Calicut International Airport.
- 1 day ago 8 Aug 20, 6:28am - - Trump steps back from involving himself in Libya's bloody civil war
As several countries come to the aid of warring factions in Libya, President Donald Trump has found himself caught in the middle of a group of strongmen he's forged close ties with during his presidency, prompting him to stay out of the fray and let…
- 1 day ago 8 Aug 20, 4:15am - - Japan's coronavirus fatigue is fueling defiance in Tokyo, even as the case count rises
• Live updates: Germany records 1,000-plus infections for a third straight day
- 1 day ago 8 Aug 20, 3:49am - - 1,700 court dates, 35 years, 1 murder- 1 day ago 8 Aug 20, 12:20am -
- Lebanon's economy was already in crisis. Then the blast hit Beirut
A cataclysmic blast in Beirut, Lebanon's capital, is poised to send an economy already deep in crisis hurtling toward a dangerous unknown.
- 3 days ago 6 Aug 20, 4:57pm - - Tourist snaps toes off 19th-century statue while posing for photo
Police in Italy have identified a 50-year-old Austrian man who broke three toes off a statue at a museum as he posed for a photo with the artwork.
- 4 days ago 5 Aug 20, 1:44pm - - A Japanese startup has invented a smart mask that translates into eight languages
When the Covid-19 pandemic made face masks an everyday essential, Japanese startup Donut Robotics spotted an opportunity. They created a smart mask — a high-tech upgrade to standard face coverings, designed to make communication and social distanci…
- 5 days ago 4 Aug 20, 2:05am - - Michelin-starred meals to your door: How fine dining has pivoted
With panoramic views of Singapore's marina and fresh seafood flown in from Hokkaido, Japan, the two-Michelin-starred restaurant Saint Pierre oozes luxury. But when the pandemic hit and Singapore announced its lockdown, the restaurant's future was thr…
- 6 days ago 3 Aug 20, 12:57pm - - An adopted 14-year-old girl is helping senior dogs find a forever home just like she did
A 14-year-old girl has raised $14,000 for senior dogs who have been left behind with the goal of helping them find a forever home like she did when she was adopted.
- 6 days ago 3 Aug 20, 12:42pm - - Covid-19 is taking elevator anxiety to the next level. This company has a solution
Before the pandemic, there were many reasons to be anxious about taking an elevator — from being crammed in a small space with strangers, to getting stuck between floors.
- 6 days ago 3 Aug 20, 12:15pm - - When a man heard that farmers were destroying unsold produce, he arranged for trucks to deliver 3 million pounds of it to food banks
George Ahearn, who grew up in the farming town of Othello, Washington, co-founded EastWest Food Rescue after learning that Covid-19 was costing local farmers so much business that they were willing to destroy their crops.
- 8 days ago 1 Aug 20, 10:00am - - China's Three Gorges Dam is one of the largest ever created. Was it worth it?
Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydropower project ever built.
- 8 days ago 1 Aug 20, 1:27am - - Helping the Navajo Nation sustain its traditional way of life while dealing with Covid-19
Before Covid-19 hit, elders living on the Navajo Nation were already among the most vulnerable.
- 9 days ago 31 Jul 20, 1:03am - - Why people are outraged by a video about cooking rice
On July 8, Malaysian comedian Nigel Ng uploaded to YouTube a video titled "DISGUSTED by this Egg Fried Rice Video," under his comedic persona "Uncle Roger."
- 10 days ago 30 Jul 20, 4:51pm - - For the first time in 300 years, this island is open to the public
For the first time in 300 years, an island off the coast of Cape Cod is open to the public.
- 10 days ago 30 Jul 20, 2:02am - - Inside look at supermodel's bohemian home
Kendall Jenner may hail from one of America's most lavish celebrity families, but her Los Angeles home is more toned-down than you might expect.
- 11 days ago 29 Jul 20, 12:09pm - - The fastest manned aircraft ever
Bold, black and blazing fast: The North American X-15 was a plane unlike any other. And although it first flew over 60 years ago, it is still the quickest manned aircraft ever to fly.
- 12 days ago 28 Jul 20, 11:47am - - These two boats show the difference between the US and Canada's Covid-19 responses
The Canada/United States border is expected to remain closed until at least August 21, but there's one region where American and Canadian tourists can still pass almost side by side, and that's Niagara Falls.
- 17 days ago 23 Jul 20, 2:57pm - - A Netflix dating show has sparked major debate about colorism
On Netflix's "Indian Matchmaking," marriage consultant Sima Taparia travels the world to meet with hopeful clients and help them find the perfect match for an arranged marriage.
- 17 days ago 23 Jul 20, 3:51am - - How the Cold War created the world's largest airplane
The first powered plane flight, performed by the Wright Brothers over the windswept beach of North Carolina's Kitty Hawk in 1903, covered 120 feet. That historic flight would fit entirely in the cargo hold of the Antonov AN-225 Mriya, the world's big…
- 19 days ago 21 Jul 20, 1:27am - - What happened when I tried to become French
Julien was a tennis instructor with steel shoulders, blue eyes and two terraces we could never sit on because he stuffed them both with his marijuana plants.
- 32 days ago 8 Jul 20, 12:02pm - - From Accra to London, how photographer James Barnor captured decades of style
When he was 17 James Barnor took his first picture, using a small camera a craft teacher gifted him. His subject was a "clever and lovely" girl who he knew from school.
- 51 days ago 19 Jun 20, 2:34pm - - The tiny islands quietly mastering hydrogen power
The Orkney islands in far northern Scotland use excess wind power to produce the zero carbon fuel.
- 27 Mar 20, 3:57pm - - US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here's why it matters
If you're looking for a reason to care about tree loss, the nation's latest heat wave might be it. Trees can lower summer daytime temperatures by as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a recent study.
- 18 Sep 19, 4:44pm - - Miami's Little Haiti wasn't a target for developers. Until the seas started to rise- 12 Jul 19, 3:14pm -
- How rich people could help save the planet from the climate crisis
Rich people don't just have bigger bank balances and more lavish lifestyles than the rest of us -- they also have bigger carbon footprints.
- 12 Jul 19, 9:20am - - Breakfast around the world: How different countries start the day
When it comes to breakfast foods across the globe, there are as many ways to enjoy the first meal of the day as there are to say "good morning."
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