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When a California couple’s gender reveal party sparked a 22,000 acre wildfire in 2020 that killed a firefighter, courts legally charged the duo for igniting the flames. But locating the source for the increasingly worsening “global fire crisis” isn’t always
The United Nations is warning of a worsening humanitarian catastrophe in Ethiopia. UNICEF said Friday more than 100,000 children could face extreme starvation in the next year as a result of major fighting in the country’s northern Tigray region. USAID
US Vogue magazine has dubbed her the “Flo-Jo of our time”, but Sha’Carri Richardson has said she’s in “no rush” to break her idol’s 23-year-old 100m world record. The American won the 100m at the US Olympic trials in 10.86
US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson will be missing the Tokyo Olympics because she tested positive for marijuana during the US Track & Field trials. With cannabis legal in many states across America, why is it still outlawed in sports? With her
Warnings of potential flooding have been issued as heavy rain was forecast across Scotland. The north east is currently the worst hit area with a Met Office amber alert taking effect from 06:00 until 06:00 on Thursday. Thunder and lightning
In the summer of 1981, a man who called himself a consultant turned up at a young woman’s home in India’s western city of Mumbai. She was starting a small business and he said he could help her secure a
The Delta variant of Covid-19 has now been detected in 124 territories worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. It is expected to become the dominant variant globally in the coming months, with the WHO predicting that there could be
The US is heading “in the wrong direction” on the coronavirus pandemic as infections surge among the unvaccinated, the country’s top infectious disease expert has warned. Dr Anthony Fauci said the Delta variant of Covid-19 was driving the spike in
The Malaysian government has been asked why it revoked emergency Covid regulations as cases continue to spike. Malaysia has reported more than a million cases and 8,000 deaths so far, but experts warn the real numbers are much higher as
US gymnast Simone Biles, who pulled out of two Olympic finals on Tuesday citing her mental health, told journalists earlier that day that she was “having a little bit of the twisties”. It’s a term that sparked immediate discussion among