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China to launch lunar mission

China is scheduled to launch an uncrewed lunar mission that aims to bring back samples from the far side of the moon for the first time. It's been seen as a major step forward for the country's ambitious space program. Laura Westbrook has more.

3 May, 2024

Health / Medical

Why is cancer called cancer? We need to go back to Greco-Roman times for the answer

Amna Artist/Shutterstock By Konstantine Panegyres, The University of Melbourne One of the earliest descriptions of someone with cancer comes from the fourth century BC. Satyrus, tyrant of the city of Heracleia on the Black Sea, developed a cancer between his groin and scrotum. As the cancer spread, Satyrus had ever greater pains. He was unable to sleep and had convulsions. Advanced cancers in that part of the body […]

3 May, 2024

World

Body recovered from Baltimore bridge crash site

After over a month since the collapse of a major bridge in Baltimore that claimed the lives of six individuals, including the recently discovered body, recovery efforts continue. The catastrophe occurred when a massive container ship lost power and crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse and sending construction workers plummeting into the water below. President Joe Biden has pledged to oversee the reconstruction of the […]

3 May, 2024

World

U.N says it could take decades to reconstruct Gaza

The United Nations says it could take until 2040 to rebuild all the homes that have been destroyed in Gaza. In a report released by the UN on Thursday it says there has been billions of dollars in damage especially to homes, following nearly seven months of conflict. Jody Jacobs has more.

3 May, 2024

World

Biden Urges Order Amid Campus Unrest Across U.S

U.S President, Joseph Biden emphasizes the importance of order on college campuses as unrest spreads across universities nationwide. Police have made over 1000 arrests following pro-Palestinian protests and Gaza solidarity encampments at major schools, where students and staff advocate boycotting entities linked to Israel. However, recent violent clashes, allegations of provocative chants, and law enforcement responses have ignited outrage and fear, drawing criticism toward the Biden administration from various quarters. […]

3 May, 2024

World

Stormy Daniels’ lawyer on stand again at Trump Trial

A lawyer who worked for Stormy Daniels, the adult film star at the center of Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, is on the witness stand again. The former president has been charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records in an attempt to influence the results of the 2016 election. Ira Spitzer reports from New York where the Trump trial is taking place.

3 May, 2024

Environment

7 Billion tonnes of plastic waste threaten environment

Since the 1950s, 9.2 billion tonnes of plastic have been produced, seven billion tonnes of which have become potentially toxic waste. Jyoti Mathur-Filipp, Executive Secretary of the international negotiating committee secretariat that is focused on curbing the scourge told UN News that if no action is taken, plastic pollution could triple by 2060.

2 May, 2024

World

Alleged Indian spy activity raises concerns

Days after a Washington Post report purportedly named an Indian spy involved in an assassination plot in the US, now a report by an Australian network claims that two Indian spies were asked to leave after being caught trying to steal sensitive information in 2020.

2 May, 2024

Entertainment

Harvey Weinstein to be retried in New York

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will be retried in New York, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office said in court on Wednesday, a week after the state's highest court threw out his 2020 rape conviction. This report produced by Freddie Joyner for Reuters. Weinstein appeared in court before Judge Curtis Farber in a wheelchair and a black suit, more than four years after his conviction was hailed as a milestone for […]

2 May, 2024