France to host Winter Olympics 2030
France has been provisionally selected to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.The bid from the French Alps, which was identified as the International...
Soon, apply for visa before entering Namibia
Michelle Nehoya from Namibia has spent nearly $500 (£390) on a visa application to visit Canada, but almost two years later, she still hasn't...
55 years after disaster, Australia locates shipwreck
Fifty-five years after it sank, claiming the lives of 21 men, Australia has located the shipwreck of the MV Noongah. The 71m (233ft) freighter...
King Charles’s Bentleys to go green
The King’s two state Bentleys will be converted to biofuel over the next year as part of a broader push for sustainability. In the...
Olympics: 75,000 troops on streets in Paris for security
As Paris prepares to unveil its unique Olympic opening ceremony—a river-based extravaganza featuring athletes on burnished barges parading through the heart of the French...
NZ: Almost one in three people abused in care
Approximately 200,000 children, young people, and vulnerable adults experienced abuse while in state and faith-based care in New Zealand over the past 70 years,...
18 dies, pilot survives in Nepal plane crash
Eighteen people were killed after a plane crashed and caught fire while it was taking off from Nepal's capital, Kathmandu. The pilot, who is...
The ‘Green initiatives’ at Paris Olympics 2024
The organizing committee of Paris 2024 has committed to making it the green Games in Olympic history, aiming to halve the carbon footprint compared...
Aging population: China to increase retirement age
China plans to gradually raise its statutory retirement age over the next five years to address its aging population and strained pension system. Life...