I was lucky enough to catch an awesome glimpse of the northern lights from my own home this month when the biggest solar storm to reach Earth in two decades made auroras visible at latitudes much …
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Britain’s Conservative Party will introduce mandatory national service for 18-year-olds if it wins the national election on July 4, comprising military or community participation, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday. Young adults will be …
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America’s military has the edge in space. China and Russia are in a counterspace race to disrupt it
by adminAs Russian forces rolled over the Ukraine border in the first moments of their invasion, another, less visible onslaught was already underway – a cyberattack that crippled internet linked to a satellite communications network. That …
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As many as 2,000 people are feared to have been buried by last week’s massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, according to the country’s National Disaster Centre, as rescuers scramble to find any survivors in …
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More than 670 people are feared dead following a devastating landslide in a remote region in northern Papua New Guinea, a UN official said, as rescuers continue to scramble to find survivors. More than 150 houses …
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Twelve people were injured after a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Dublin was hit with turbulence on Sunday. The flight, which landed in Dublin shortly before 1pm local time, was met by emergency services, …
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Kenyan mountaineer dead and Nepali sherpa missing after trying to summit Everest without supplemental oxygen
by adminAn experienced Kenyan mountaineer died Wednesday and rescuers are still searching for the Nepali sherpa who was with him, after the team attempted to summit Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, according to the Nepali government …
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Italian teenager nicknamed ‘God’s influencer’ set to become Catholic Church’s first millennial saint
by adminCarlo Acutis, an Italian teenager and computer prodigy who earned the nickname “God’s influencer,” is set to become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint. Pope Francis has recognized a second miracle attributed to Acutis, a …
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Rescue workers are scrambling to reach a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea after it was hit by a major landslide, the prime minister said Friday, adding that an unspecified number of people had …
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More than a dozen people were also injured in Palma de Mallorca, the capital of Mallorca, police said. Search efforts are ongoing to locate anyone who might still be trapped under the debris. The restaurant was a …