See the moment Blue Origin spacecraft lifts off
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos launched into space aboard a Blue Origin spacecraft he funded.
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China's baby product market grows to accommodate new three-child policy
China is expected to see an increase in infant and toddler products as it lifts its birth rate cap and allows couples to have up to three children. China has been gradually loosening its birth policies that, for decades, limited most families to only one child.
Jeff Bezos launches to space aboard own rocket
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)
Delhi Etches Grief of COVID's 2nd Wave in Memorial Tattoos
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.
UK issues first extreme heat warning, ever
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.
Ten years on, Utoya massacre survivors want Norway to confront far-right ideology
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.
71 cases of Covid-19 linked to Olympic games in Tokyo
CNN Serenitie Wang looks into the rising coronavirus cases in Tokyo ahead of the upcoming Olympic games.
Black chefs say America has ignored their cuisine for too long
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.
Britney Spears lawyer ‘moving aggressively’ to remove father as guardian
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.
Palestinian worshippers perform Eid prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound
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.
Ten years on, Utoya massacre survivors want Norway to confront far-right ideology
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.
Black chefs say America has ignored their cuisine for too long
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.
