Fitness influencer shot dead in front of family in attempted car robbery
Luanna Jardim, 30, was shot dead in front of her husband and son in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in a suspected carjacking.
Day: May 24, 2023
Plastics treaty: Will the developing world be heard?
NGOs say people from the frontlines of the plastics pollution crisis will have a limited presence at negotiations.
BuzzFeed cooks up new AI-powered recipe generator, Botatouille
Artificial ‘culinary companion’ will suggest meals based on what you have in your refrigerator and has a chatbot featureAs media companies sort through the ways artificial intelligence will impact their operations, BuzzFeed on Tuesday launched Botatoui…
Traffickers switch to Myanmar after China erects border fence
The electrified metal fence, topped with razor wire and cameras, has prompted criminals to seek out new destinations.
Russia says Su-27 jet sent to prevent US planes violating border
Russia says fighter jet intercepted two US B-1B bombers flying over the Baltic Sea in international airspace.
Texas governor sent bill abolishing position of Harris County elections chief
The Texas Legislature has approved abolishing a position Democrats in the state’s largest county created to oversee more than 2 million voters around Houston
Brazilians protest outside Spanish consulate after Vinicius Junior’s racism row
About 100 Brazilian protestors gathered outside the Spanish consulate in Sao Paulo on Tuesday to condemn the racist abuse of Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior in Spain’s top-flight soccer league.
“Time Shelter”: Bulgarian Writer Wins International Booker Prize
Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel were named Tuesday winners of the International Booker Prize with the novel “Time Shelter” — a first for a book in Bulgarian.
Illinois probe reveals rampant sexual abuse in Catholic Church
The report names 451 clerics and religious brothers with substantiated claims of sexual abuse against them in the US.