Brazil’s instant payment system PIX under US scrutiny
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil is a politically divided country, but there’s one thing that those on all…
South African authorities declare national disaster over deadly flooding
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least 10 people are dead with many homes destroyed in flooding caused by torrential…
Canary Islands brace for arrival of hantavirus-hit cruise ship
A cruise ship hit with a deadly hantavirus outbreak is headed for Spain’s Canary Islands, where most of…
K-pop stars BTS draw 50,000-strong crowd in Mexico
Around 50,000 fans of K-pop superstars BTS gathered outside Mexico’s National Palace on Wednesday to get a look…
Gold prices spark mining rush in Brazil’s Amazon, fueling deforestation
SAO PAULO (AP) — The surge in gold prices in recent years has fueled a renewed mining rush…
Picasso portrait worth $1 million won in a charity raffle
PARIS (AP) — A Parisian art enthusiast could not believe his luck when he found out Tuesday he’d…
Artemis crew’s families enthralled by messages from space
A week after astronaut Jeremy Hansen blasted off on the historic Artemis II mission to the Moon, his…
Lunar crater named after Artemis commander’s deceased wife
Artemis astronauts at the outer edge of human space travel had an emotional moment Monday as they proposed…
Even McDonald’s tries to follow the lean Lenten diet in Greece
TRIKORFO, Greece (AP) — Can a centuries-old ritual of spiritual renewal rekindle a New Year’s resolution to build…
It’s go time: historic Moon mission set for lift-off
More than half-a-century after the groundbreaking Apollo program’s last crewed flight to the Moon, three men and one…
NASA to build $20 bn moon base, pause orbital lunar station plans
NASA’s chief on Tuesday said the US space agency will invest $20 billion to develop a base on…
NASA defense test kicked asteroid off course — and changed its orbit around the sun
Four years ago, NASA purposely smashed a spacecraft into a small asteroid to see if they could deflect…