Perseverance Rover drills sedimentary rocks on dead lakebed on Mars, cores to come to Earth in 2033
Since July, NASA’s Perseverance rover has drilled and collected four slim cores of sedimentary rock, formed in what was once a lake on Mars. They are the first of this type of rock to be gathered on another world — and scientists are excited because at least two of the...
Biden to host music legend Elton John at White House in ‘Night When Hope and History Rhyme’ concert
The White House will become a concert venue Friday evening when Elton John performs. The event is called “A Night When Hope and History Rhyme,” a reference to a poem by Seamus Heaney that President Joe Biden often quotes. The concert comes just a few days after Sir Elton John...
Ukraine invasion: No soft decision as US company Pepsi stops soda production in Russia
PepsiCo Inc has stopped making Pepsi, 7UP and Mountain Dew in Russia nearly six months after the US company said it would suspend sales and production after Moscow sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine. Pepsi’s announcement came after reporters visited dozens of supermarkets, retailers and gyms in Moscow...
Equatorial Guinea latest African country to ban death penalty after pressure from civil society
Equatorial Guinea has abolished the death penalty, state television announced on Monday citing a new law signed by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. The president’s son who serves as one of the country’s vice-presidents lauded the move he called “historic” on Twitter. The last official execution in the small country...
Engineers get closer to building surgical robots that can independently operate on patients
In 2004, the United States’ Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) dangled a $1 million prize for any group that could design an autonomous car that could drive itself through 142 miles of rough terrain from Barstow, California, to Primm, Nevada. Thirteen years later, the Department of Defence announced another...
Europa League: 12 Man United players and staff suffer food poisoning in Maldova after playing Sherrif
Manchester United players and staff have suffered food poisoning with up to 12 feeling unwell, according to reports. The news follows United’s 2-0 Europa League victory at Moldovan side FC Sheriff on Thursday and has seen a handful of players miss training as a result. Erik ten Hag’s side are...
Rise in mass atrocities in Sahel region linked to Islamic extremists gaining foothold in West Africa
Mass atrocities, forced displacement, public executions: terror. It has been a fact of life in parts of Africa’s Sahel region since extremists gained a foothold in Mali in 2012 and then spread their reach beyond its borders. Despite efforts by regional security forces and global partners, the violence shows no...
Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral the biggest global event the United Kingdom has ever hosted
The world has come together to mourn the Queen this morning – with leaders from across the globe gathering at Westminster Abbey for Her Majesty’s funeral. From shortly after 8am, when the doors opened, a steady stream of dignitaries, politicians and military chiefs filed solemnly into the Abbey for the...
Farewell the well: Curtains come down on Queen Elizabeth II reign as she’s sent to eternal resting place
King Charles III led his family and the UK in the long, final goodbye to his mother Queen Elizabeth II from Westminster Hall on Monday, with invited guests taking their seats at Westminster Abbey since 8am, hours before the beginning of the funeral service. Former Deputy Prime Minister Sir Nick...
Fiery Gunners: Reasons to assume Arsenal will soon revert to ‘Arsenalness’ are getting thinner and thinner
If you’re a fan of both Arsenal and symbolism, then your Sunday lunchtime was a particularly funtime. Arsenal are back top of the league after swatting Brentford aside at their own ground with something approaching dismissive, arrogant ease. Being top of the league. That’s quite a good symbol, isn’t it?...
