Double amputee Everest climber pledges to work for benefit of people with disabilities Posted June 19, 2023 The first double above-the-knee amputee to climb Mount Everest returned from the mountain on May 23 pledging to dedicate the rest of his life to helping people with disabilities. …
Ford decides to keep AM radio on 2024 models, will restore AM on two electric vehicles from 2023 Posted June 18, 2023 Owners of new Ford vehicles will be able to tune in to AM radio in their cars, trucks and SUVs after all. CEO Jim Farley wrote in social media postings that th…
Kenya tea company suspends operations after protesters burn machines Posted June 17, 2023 A multinational tea company based in Kenya has suspended operations after tea plucking and harvesting machines were burned by protesters citing massive job losses…
Dubai’s next big thing? Perhaps a $5 billion man-made ‘moon’ as the city’s real estate market booms Posted June 16, 2023 Who says you cannot reach for the moon? A proposed $5 billion real estate project wants to take skyscraper-studded Dubai to new heights — by bringing a symbol of …
Venmo to be officially available for teenagers, although many use it already Posted June 15, 2023 Teenagers will officially be allowed to open a Venmo account with their parent’s permission, the company said, expanding the popular social payments app to an age demographic that…
US, Spain to collaborate on migration hubs Posted June 14, 2023 President Joe Biden and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez held talks in the White House as their countries are collaborating along with Canada to establish migration hubs in La…
New York City buildings turn to carbon capture Posted June 13, 2023 From the outside, the residential high-rise on Manhattan’s Upper West Side looks pretty much like any other luxury building: A doorman greets visitors in a spacious lobby …
Nigerian chef cooks nonstop for 100 hours to set new global record Posted June 12, 2023 A Nigerian chef set a new global record for the longest hours of non-stop cooking as she cooked for 100 hours, surpassing the current record. Hilda Baci had been cooking when s…
Are you who you say you are? TSA tests facial recognition technology to boost airport security Posted June 11, 2023 A passenger walks up to an airport security checkpoint, slips an ID card into a slot and looks into a camera atop a small screen. The screen flashes “Photo Complete” and the perso…
21 pieces of jewelry worth $129 million were stolen. A court convicts 5 men in museum heist Posted June 10, 2023 A German court convicted five men of breaking into a Dresden museum and stealing 21 pieces of jewelry containing more than 4,300 diamonds. The men ages 24 to 29 received prison…