- Friday, 5 September 2025
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US Supreme Court strikes down right to abortion
The Supreme Court's overturning of a woman's right to an abortion on Friday was a legal, political and societal thunderbolt that merits the overused term "historic" because it will change life in multiple ways, many still unknown.
World's most liveable cities for 2022
Overall, Europe dominated the list, with six spots in the top 11 (there was a tie for 10th place). Copenhagen, which CNN Travel pronounced Europe's capital of cool in December 2021, nabbed a second place on the Global Liveability Index.
Sri Lanka's economy has 'completely collapsed,' Prime Minister Wickremesinghe says
"Our economy has faced a complete collapse," Wickremesinghe told Sri Lanka's Parliament, adding the government was seeking help from its global partners and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to stabilize the economy.
Internet Explorer's final resting place: as a 'world-class joke' in South Korea
To commemorate its demise, he spent a month and 430,000 won ($330) designing and ordering a headstone with Explorer's "e" logo and the English epitaph: "He was a good tool to download other browsers."
Western Europeans wilt in early summer heatwave, compounding climate change fears
Spain is seeing its hottest early summer temperatures, one area of France banned outdoor events, and drought stalked Italian farmers as a heatwave sent Europeans hunting for shade and fretting over climate change.
FDA advisers vote in favor of authorizing Covid-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months
Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday in favour of expanding the emergency use authorizations for the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines to include children as young as 6 months.
11 years after Fukushima nuclear disaster, residents return to their village
More than 11 years after Japan's worst nuclear disaster, the government lifted evacuation orders in a section of a village previously deemed off-limits on Sunday, allowing residents to move back into their homes.
Japan makes 'online insults' punishable by one year in prison
Japan's parliament on Monday passed legislation making "online insults" punishable by imprisonment amid rising public concern over cyberbullying sparked by the suicide of a reality television star who had faced social media abuse.
The surprising sex lives of animals
Female animals are just as promiscuous, competitive, aggressive and dynamic as their male counterparts and play an equal role in driving evolutionary change, according to Cooke.
First round of French parliamentary elections overshadowed by lowest voter turnout since 1958
Just weeks after his own re-election, French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance Ensemble risks losing its absolute majority in parliament, after early results in Sunday's legislative elections showed it neck and neck with leftist coalition New Ecologic and Social People's Union (NUPES).
New unusual repeating fast radio burst detected 3 billion light-years away
Astronomers have detected a mysterious, repeating fast radio burst emanating from a dwarf galaxy located 3 billion light-years away. The cosmic object is distinctive when compared with other detections of radio bursts in recent years, according to new research.
Climate crisis costs up over 800% as UN donor nations fail to keep pace, report says
The amount of money needed to aid communities in the face of extreme weather-related emergencies has increased by more than 800% in the past two decades as the climate crisis also rapidly accelerated, new research shows.
World's largest Buddhist temple to get more expensive
Visiting the world's largest Buddhist temple is about to get expensive. Borobudur, one of Indonesia's most popular attractions, will soon be subjected to a massive price hike by government authorities in an effort to "preserve historic and cultural wealth" in the country.
China launches third crewed mission to new space station
China successfully launched another manned mission to its new space station on Sunday, sending three astronauts who will continue construction work for six months, China's Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced.
Over 40% of Earth's land surface must be conserved to stop biodiversity crisis: report
Almost half of the Earth's land surface must be protected to stop the biodiversity crisis, according to a new report published Friday in the journal Science. The research found some 64 million square kilometres (24.7 million square miles) -- 44% of the Earth's land -- need "conservation attention" to prevent major biodiversity losses.
