Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
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07/12/2021
Taiwan tech giants Foxconn and TSMC to buy 10m Covid jabs
Taiwanese firms Foxconn, which makes devices for Apple, and chip giant TSMC brokered the agreements for the BioNTech vaccine, worth $350m (£252m). Taiwan has been trying for months to buy the vaccine from Germany's BioNTech and blames China for blocking a deal.
07/06/2021
Four-day week ‘an overwhelming success’ in Iceland
Trials of a four-day week in Iceland were an "overwhelming success" and led to many workers moving to shorter hours, researchers have said.
06/30/2021
Flying car completes test flight between airports
A prototype flying car has completed a 35-minute flight between international airports in Nitra and Bratislava, Slovakia.
06/29/2021
Mixing Covid jabs has good immune response, study finds
A mix-and-match approach to Covid vaccines - using different brands for first and second doses - appears to give good protection against the pandemic virus, a UK study has found.
06/23/2021
The Scandinavian way to zero-carbon construction
Cities like Oslo, Helsinki and Copenhagen are working to clean up one of the world's most high-emission industries.
06/11/2021
Sea eagles at Loch Lomond for first time in 100 years
White-tailed eagles have appeared on Loch Lomond for the first time in more than 100 years.
06/09/2021
The powerful new use for cocoa
The world's largest producer of cocoa, Ivory Coast, has found an inventive use for the cocoa plant that could power millions of homes.
05/28/2021
The nature reserve with a 500-year plan
In the past 30 years, a wilderness has grown up in the heart of New Zealand's capital—so successfully its neighbors now complain about the raucous racket of rare birds. But this is just the first step in a much longer plan for wilderness in the city.
05/25/2021
How Vienna Built a Gender Equal City
In the Austrian capital, all aspects of public life, including transportation and language, are impacted by Vienna's aim of being an inclusive and gender-neutral destination.
05/18/2021
The woman who unseated Samoa’s prime minister of 20 years
Samoa is set to get its first female prime minister, marking the end of unprecedented political drama in the small Pacific island nation of 200,000 people.
05/18/2021
Pfizer vaccine can now be stored in fridge for longer, EU drug regulator says
The European Union's drugs regulator has said the Pfizer Covid vaccine can now be stored at fridge temperature for much longer than it previously recommended.
05/06/2021