FIFA defiant over World Cup investment plan, despite UEFA’s vote to boycott
European football’s governing body has voted to boycott FIFA if World Cup plans pursued, but global body undeterred.
US government mislabels countries on map of Africa at global conference
The US State Department acknowledged ‘an unfortunate error’ after the highly inaccurate African map caused a stir.
Science word of they day: Covalent
Science word of the day: Covalent Pronunciation: Coh-VAY’-lent What it means: In chemistry, a covalent bond occurs when two atoms share a pair of electrons.
Inflammation may trigger persistent ‘out-of-body’ experiences, emerging research hints
Inflammation may be behind a mysterious phenomenon known as dissociation, a mental state that includes “out-of-body” experiences and the feeling that the world is “unreal,”
Catch an orange ‘Buck Moon’ rise tonight before a month of solar and lunar eclipses
July’s full Buck Moon, the second full moon of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, will turn full on Wednesday (July 29). It will be the
What your summer reading list says about you
Just picked your holiday book? Our choices can subconsciously reveal important parts of our personality, studies show.
About 49,000 migrants enter Spanish enclave of Ceuta, officials say
This comes after thousands of migrants were reported to have illegally crossed into the territory on Thursday and Friday.
Fifa says ‘nobody selling football’ as plan continues
Football’s governing body Fifa plans to continue the consultation process after Uefa threatens to boycott World Cups.
Spain sending troops as thousands enter enclave of Ceuta from Morocco
At least 18 people drown as migrants try to swim to Spanish territory amid scenes of chaos at the border.
AC Milan and Italy great Baresi dies aged 66
AC Milan and Italy great Franco Baresi has died at the age of 66, the Italian club announces.
Men detained in Guthrie investigation file notice of claim against Pima County sheriff
The notice comes more than five months after Carlos Palazuelos and Daniel Maddox were detained for several hours in the search for Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapper.
Seattle police chief resigns days after food festival shooting
A reason for Chief Shon Barnes’ resignation wasn’t disclosed. There have been questions this week over the release of information about the shooting Sunday, which
Elon Musk’s xAI is trying to sue its way out of a Grok reckoning
Elon Musk’s xAI is trying to sue its way out of a Grok reckoning as arrests of Grok users accused of making child sex abuse
Yet more qubit tech: New quantum dot options, diamond vacancies
If you follow quantum computing news for long enough, it can start to seem like any quantum system that can alternate between two well-separated energy