- Friday, 5 September 2025
CNN
World's tallest woman takes her first flight after the airline modifies several seats
Rumeysa Gelgi, the world's tallest living woman, recently boarded an aeroplane from her home country of Turkey to San Francisco. However, it wasn't just any flight. It was Gelgi's first, and one that highlighted growing attention to accessibility.
Hundreds of animals dead in Kenya amid prolonged drought
Hundreds of elephants, wildebeests, and zebras have died across Kenya amid the nation’s longest drought in decades. “The Kenya Wildlife Service Rangers, Community Scouts, and Research Teams counted the deaths of 205 elephants, 512 wildebeests, 381 common zebras, 51 buffalos, 49 Grevy’s zebras, and 12 giraffes in the past nine months,” a report released Friday by the country’s Ministry of Tourism said.
World's best cheese for 2022
Judges described the Le Gruyère AOP surchoix, entered by Swiss cheesemaker Vorderfultigen and affineur (refiner) Gourmino, as a "really refined, hand-crafted cheese" that melts on the tongue and has notes of herbs, fruits and leather. "A cheese with a lot of taste and bouquet." A matured cheese, the gruyère is slightly crumbly and made from raw cow's milk.
Why Switzerland built a 2-kilometer-long train
To celebrate the 175th anniversary of Switzerland's first railway, the country's rail industry came together to run the world's longest-ever passenger train -- 100 cars, 2,990 tonnes and almost two kilometres long.
Imran Khan disqualified from holding office for five years, Pakistan’s election commission rules
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan will be disqualified from holding political office for five years, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) ruled on Friday, a move likely to further inflame political tensions in the country.
A global epidemic of cancer among people younger than 50 could be emerging
A new review of cancer registry records from 44 countries found that the incidence of early-onset cancers is rising rapidly for colorectal and 13 other types of cancers, many of which affect the digestive system, and this increase is happening across many middles- and high-income nations.
Why today’s girls are so anxious and depressed
Once they are on social media, the focus on appearance hits girls especially. They are more likely to be “liked” or “disliked” based on their looks, and sexualized, than boys. They learn that the more clothes you take off, the more “likes” they get and that their bodies are going to get evaluated.
'World's coolest' neighbourhood for 2022
Topping the 2022 round-up is buzzy Colonia Americana, located in the city of Guadalajara in western Mexico. Time Out says Colonia Americana's eclectic mix of historic Art Deco mansions and warehouse-based music venues clinched the deal.
World's best bar for 2022
Move over London. Step aside, New York. There's a new cosmopolitan cocktail capital: Barcelona is home to Paradiso, the newly crowned world's best bar. For the first time since the World's 50 Best Bars list was created in 2009, a bar outside of New York or London earned the No. 1 spot on the list.
India's first homegrown aircraft carrier puts it among world's naval elites
India joined an elite league of the world's naval powers on Friday, when it commissioned its first domestically built aircraft carrier, the INS Vikrant.
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani becomes world's third richest man
Gautam Adani was already Asia's richest man. Now he's also the world's third richest person, overtaking LVMH (LVMHF) chairman Bernard Arnault and becoming the first Asian person to take that spot, according to Bloomberg and its Billionaires Index.
Asia's largest bird park to close
Jurong Bird Park, one of Singapore's oldest and most iconic attractions, has announced that it will cease operations and shut its doors after more than 50 years.
Why NASA wants to return to the moon before sending humans to Mars
Before landing the first humans on Mars, NASA wants to return to the lunar surface -- but in a way that we've never explored the moon before.
Prince Charles edits special edition of Black British newspaper
The Prince of Wales has guest-edited a special upcoming issue of British African-Caribbean newspaper The Voice to mark its 40-year anniversary. Founded in 1982, the paper is the only national black newspaper operating in the UK.
Thailand has suspended its prime minister. What happens next?
Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has temporarily stepped aside as the country's leader but remains its defence minister, according to a government spokesman.
