The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in China has undergone a five-day testing process ahead of the scheduled opening in late September.
The load test is the final step before it is considered safe to welcome traffic. A testing team drove 96 trucks…
Category: 2. World
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Princess Diana 90s time capsule contains Kylie CD and pocket TV
Getty ImagesPrincess Diana visited Great Ormond Street Hospital in March 1991 A time capsule buried by Diana, Princess of Wales at Great Ormond Street Hospital (Gosh) in 1991 has been opened, revealing a Kylie Minogue CD, a solar-powered…
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Donald Trump’s 50% tariff on India kicks in as PM Modi urges self-reliance
Bloomberg via Getty ImagesModi has urged small shop owners and businesses to put up “Made in India” boards outside their stores Donald Trump’s steep 50% tariffs on India have kicked in, weeks after the US president issued an executive order…
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Ben Gurion Airport halts operation after missile attack
According to Al-Masirah, sirens went off in the occupied territories following the launch of a missile from Yemen.
Reports also indicated that flight operations at Ben Gurion Airport in the occupied territories were suspended.
The Israeli army…
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Kpop Demon Hunters becomes Netflix’s most viewed film ever
The animated musical KPop Demon Hunters has climbed “up, up, up” Netflix’s charts to become its most viewed movie ever, the streaming platform says.
Since its release in June, the film has been watched more than 236 million times, overtaking the…
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Water crisis in Iraq threatens agriculture, environment
Nawar Faeq
Press TV, BaghdadIraq is facing a water crisis and is hit by one of its worst droughts in a century. The crisis is threatening agriculture, the environment, and…
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Israeli forces raid Ramallah
Israeli forces deploy in the streets of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah during a raid targeting a currency exchange shop, leaving dozens of Palestinians injured,…
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SpaceX pulls off Starship rocket launch in stunning comeback
SpaceX has pulled off a successful test flight of its newest generation rocket Starship, reversing a trend of disappointing failures.
The world’s largest and most powerful rocket blasted off from Texas just after 18:30 local time (23:30 BST) for a…
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Iranian students blaze a trail of scientific brilliance with another Olympiad win
By Ivan Kesic
In an incredible display of intellectual prowess and disciplined scholarship, the Iranian team of the Student Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad once again ascended to the pinnacle of global academic…
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‘I immediately freaked out’ – Taylor Swift’s engagement sends fans into frenzy
André Rhoden-Paul & Francesca GillettBBC News
Watch: “Please give me an invite” – Young Americans react to Taylor Swift’s engagement “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.”
With that one-line, five-picture Instagram post,…
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