Jerusalem sees first snow in six years Holy sites such as the Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock have been covered with a rare sprinkling of snow. Locals…
USA: Texas Senator Ted Cruz flew to Mexico amid state energy crisis
Texas Senator Ted Cruz flew to Mexico with his family for a holiday amid a winter weather crisis that has left millions in his state without power. In a statement…
Facebook vs Australia: Tech giant faces growing criticism over news ban
Facebook is facing mounting criticism after it blocked news content in Australia amid a dispute with the government over a planned law. The law will force tech giants to pay…
Space Race: Nasa’s Perseverance rover now on Mars
There’s a new robot on the surface of Mars. The American space agency has successfully landed its Perseverance rover in a deep crater near the planet’s equator called Jezero. “The…
Covid: Barclays fears that loans worth £4.8bn may never be repaid
Barclays has reported a big drop in annual profits, having set aside billions of pounds for loans expected to turn sour due to the pandemic. The bank reported a 30%…
The Brawl: Australia vs Facebook and Google
A dispute over a planned law that would force tech giants Facebook and Google to pay for news content in Australia is being keenly watched worldwide. The world-first law aims…
Covid: US life expectancy falls by a year amid pandemic
Life expectancy in the US fell by a full year in the first half of 2020, a change experts say was fuelled by the growing coronavirus pandemic. The life expectancy…
Space Race: Nasa Mars rover Perseverance robot heads for daunting landing
The moment of truth has arrived for the US space agency’s Perseverance rover. The six-wheeled robot is fast approaching Mars after a seven-month, 470-million-km journey from Earth for what unquestionably…
Bad Weather: Texas Residents told to boil tap water amid power blackouts
Nearly seven million people in the US state of Texas have been told to boil tap water before consuming it after a deadly winter storm caused power blackouts at treatment…
Australia: PM Scott Morrison ‘will not be intimidated’ by Facebook
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said his government will not be intimidated by Facebook blocking news feeds to users. He described the move to “unfriend Australia” as arrogant and…