Blue Origin plans to attempt the first launch of its New Glenn rocket
Blue Origin plans to attempt the first launch of its New Glenn rocket before the end of 2024. The mission, called NG-1, will see New Glenn lift off from Blue…
Canada lists big weather events of 2024
Environment and Climate Change Canada has released its annual top ten list of the country’s most severe weather events of 2024. Record-breaking temperatures were a top contributor to this year’s…
Greenhouse gas emissions from tourism surged by 40 percent
Greenhouse gas emissions from tourism surged by 40 percent over the 10 years to 2019, Australian-led research has found. According to the research, which was published by the University of…
Netanyahu: Has spoken with Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he spoke with US President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday. Netanyahu said on Sunday that the two discussed the situation in Syria and the possibility…
Sources: Trump named “Person of the Year” by Time Magazine
US President-elect Donald Trump will be named “Person of the Year” by Time Magazine, according to sources Politico and the AP news agency have spoken to. Both media outlets have…
Trump loyalist Kari Lake to lead Voice of America
President-elect Donald Trump has named Kari Lake as head of the state-funded media group Voice of America. The 55-year-old has a background as a news anchor and is considered a…
Donald Trump appoints son’s fiancée as ambassador to Greece
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Kimberly Guilfoyle to be the US ambassador to Greece, writes the Washington Post. She is the fiancée of Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., and was…
Haiti resumes air traffic after a month of airport closure
Haitian authorities said on Wednesday they were reopening Port-au-Prince’s international airport and resuming international flights, Reuters reports. The airport has been closed for a month due to widespread gang violence…