Mega Millions jackpot soars past $1 billion Posted September 2, 2023 The Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $1.25 billion after no one beat the odds and won the massive lottery prize. No one won the…
Vietnam car maker begins build for North Carolina electric vehicle plant that will employ thousands Posted September 1, 2023 A Vietnamese company planning an electric vehicle plant in central North Carolina that would employ 7,500 workers met a milestone as its top executive joined Gov.…
Karachi, home to many people and many problems Posted August 31, 2023 Karachi residents want the government to take urgent measures to improve the quality of life in the city which was named earlier this year as one of the least livable
Game on: London’s Science Museum gets permanent video games exhibit Posted August 30, 2023 The new exhibit, named “Power Up,” is an interactive celebration of the best and most influential video games from 1976 to the present day. There, visitors can tr…
Heat, pollution highlight economic disparities Posted August 29, 2023 As climate change fans hotter and longer heat waves, breaking record temperatures and leaving dozens dead, the poorest Americans often suffer the hottest days with the fewest defe…
More Trader Joe’s recalls? This soup may contain bugs and falafel may have rocks, grocer says Posted August 28, 2023 Trader Joe’s is recalling a broccoli cheddar soup that may contain insects and cooked falafel that may contain rocks, about one week after the grocery chain recal…
Opera for the public: Spain’s Teatro Real opera house offers free broadcast to towns and cities Posted August 27, 2023 On a night in the middle of July, tenors, sopranos and a choir delighted the crowd in Madrid’s luxurious Teatro Real opera house with Giacomo Puc…
Australia welcomes lifting of UNESCO threat to list Great Barrier Reef as World Heritage in danger Posted August 26, 2023 The Australian government welcomed a draft UNESCO decision to lift a threat of downgrading the Great Barrier Reef to an endangered World Heritage…
Johnny Depp creates debut self-portrait in ‘dark’ and ‘confusing’ time Posted August 25, 2023 Johnny Depp has painted the emotions of recent years into a self-portrait and is offering the result for sale as a time-limited edition. The actor began working on the piece, t…
India cuts rice exports, triggering panic-buying of food staple by some Indian expats in the US Posted August 24, 2023 Chatter on one of Prabha Rao's WhatsApp groups exploded when India announced that it was severely curtailing some rice exports to the rest of the world, triggerin…