Jeff Bezos has blasted into space on his rocket company's first flight with passengers on the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Their Blue Origin capsule landed 10 minutes later on the desert floor in West Texas. (July 20)
As the tattoo needle moves on her wrist creating an image of angel's wings and the word “Dad,” Rakshita Gupta, a designer of home furnishings, recalls what her father, who died two months ago of COVID-19, means to her and her sister. “He taught us to be independent, he taught us to be brave, he gave us all the freedom we need, he taught me everything I knew,” Gupta said with a shiver as she sat with her sister in a tattoo studio, Inkinn, in the Indian capital.
The UK Met Office has issued an amber level extreme heat warning, the first time this type of advisory has been issued in 167 years operating. CNN Meteorologist Karen Maginnis has the forecast.
Utøya (Norway) (AFP) – Ten years after the bloodiest massacre in Norwegian history, the survivors of the Utoya shooting are still looking to challenge the far-right ideology that motivated the killing of 77 innocent people. The island, located in a lake to the west of Oslo, looks very different to how it did on that fateful day when Anders Behring Breivik turned his guns on a summer camp.
CNN Serenitie Wang looks into the rising coronavirus cases in Tokyo ahead of the upcoming Olympic games.
Washington (AFP) – America's food culture is built on the work of Black Americans, yet they have rarely been credited for their contributions which include some of the USA's most iconic dishes, like the quintessential American staple mac and cheese. Black chefs such as Jerome Grant are now demanding that their heritage be recognised, in an industry where Black people are drastically underrepresented as chefs and restaurateurs.
Los Angeles (AFP) – Britney Spears’ lawyer says he is moving “aggressively and expeditiously” to remove the star’s father from the controversial guardianship controlling her affairs. He made the comments after a very brief Los Angeles court hearing held to discuss security costs for the singer’s professional conservator, who says she has received threats over the globally followed case. The lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, was appointed last week after a judge allowed the singer to choose her own representation.
Jerusalem (AFP) – Palestinian worshippers perform the Eid al-Adha prayers at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s old city, on the first day of the feast celebrated by Muslims worldwide. The al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice”, marks the end of the annual pilgrimage or Hajj to the Saudi holy city of Mecca and is celebrated in remembrance of Abraham’s readiness to sacrifice his son to God.
Utøya (Norway) (AFP) – Ten years after the bloodiest massacre in Norwegian history, the survivors of the Utoya shooting are still looking to challenge the far-right ideology that motivated the killing of 77 innocent people. The island, located in a lake to the west of Oslo, looks very different to how it did on that fateful day when Anders Behring Breivik turned his guns on a summer camp.
Washington (AFP) – America’s food culture is built on the work of Black Americans, yet they have rarely been credited for their contributions which include some of the USA’s most iconic dishes, like the quintessential American staple mac and cheese. Black chefs such as Jerome Grant are now demanding that their heritage be recognised, in an industry where Black people are drastically underrepresented as chefs and restaurateurs.
Palestinian worshippers perform the Eid al-Adha prayers at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's old city, on the first day of the feast celebrated by Muslims worldwide. The al-Adha, or "Feast of Sacrifice", marks the end of the annual pilgrimage or Hajj to the Saudi holy city of Mecca and is celebrated in remembrance of Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to God.
Los Angeles (AFP) – Britney Spears' lawyer says he is moving "aggressively and expeditiously" to remove the star's father from the controversial guardianship controlling her affairs. He made the comments after a very brief Los Angeles court hearing held to discuss security costs for the singer's professional conservator, who says she has received threats over the globally followed case.
