Digital Tech Trends Drive the Motor Industry into the Future
In this edition of Sci-Tech we visit the IAA Mobility event in Munich, in Germany. We’re checking out the latest tech trends driving the motor industry, now and into the future. Some of the biggest names in car-making and technology are here at the IAA…
VIDEO : WATCH: Mexicans celebrate independence day in a riot of colourful costumes
Updated: 16/09/2023 – 14:14 Mexicans gathered in the capital’s Zocalo square on Friday night ahead of Saturday’s Independence Day celebrations, which were kicked off by “El Grito” – the traditional cry of independence by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Mexicans gathered in the capital’s Zocalo…
New claims that WW2 Pope Pius XII knew about Nazi crimes
A letter has been published in Italian media suggesting that the late Pope Pius XII may have had detailed information from a German Jesuit about Nazi crimes in the Second World War. Newly discovered correspondence has revealed that World War II-era Pope Pius XII allegedly…
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen to visit Lampedusa with Giorgia Meloni amid surge in migrant arrivals
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will visit the Italian island Lampedusa this weekend after 8,500 migrants arrived by boat in three days, an EU official announced on Saturday. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will travel this weekend with Italian…
VIDEO : WATCH: Rescue teams in Derna find more bodies beneath the rubble
Updated: 16/09/2023 – 12:12 Volunteers digging through mud and rubble in Libya’s eastern city of Derna continued finding bodies on Friday, almost a week after a powerful storm unleashed catastrophic flooding that tore through the coastal city. Volunteers digging through mud and rubble in Libya’s eastern…
VIDEO : WATCH: Colourful nocturnal drone display brings the wildlife of the Amazon to Manhattan’s skies
Updated: 16/09/2023 – 12:06 Brightly coloured animals, fish and birds walked, swam and flew across Manhattan’s night time skyline as a thousand drones were used to draw attention to the climate crisis. Brightly coloured animals, fish and birds walked, swam and flew across Manhattan’s night…
The high-speed railway that’s uncoupling the Baltic states from Russia and their Soviet past
Rail Baltica is connecting the Baltics to Europe’s rail network, another sign of how the Baltics have swung away from Russia to the West. The largest infrastructure project in the Baltic region for a hundred years is under way. ADVERTISEMENT The 870 km Rail Baltica…
Demonstrations in Vienna and The Hague as a weekend of climate change protests begins
A weekend of climate protests is planned in 54 countries around the world. A long weekend of climate change protest began on Friday with a march in Vienna and a road blockade in The Hague. ADVERTISEMENT Organisers say 20,000 people marched in the Austrian capital,…
Ukraine war: UNESCO adds Ukrainian sites to danger list as Russia appears to be stockpiling ALCMs
All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine. UNESCO puts 2 locations in war-ravaged Ukraine on its list of historic sites in danger ADVERTISEMENT The UN’s World Heritage Committee has placed two major historical sites in Ukraine on its list of such sites that…
Derna death toll expected to rise to over 20,000 as more victims are buried
Engineers blame years of neglect for the failure of the two dams above Derna. Libyan authorities limited access to the flooded city of Derna on Friday to make it easier for searchers to dig through the mud and hollowed-out buildings for the more than 10,000…
