June 1, 2023
Bolt celebrates 15-year anniversary of first world record
Usain Bolt set the world record in the 100 meters with a time of 9.72 seconds at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York. Bolt’s time was .02 seconds faster than the old record held by fellow Jamaican, Asafa Powell. It was just the start of the then…
June 1, 2023
Top Australian soldier loses war crimes defamation case
Australia's most-decorated living soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has lost a historic defamation case against three newspapers that accused him of war crimes in Afghanistan. The outlets were sued over articles alleging he killed unarmed prisoners. The…
May 31, 2023
Air New Zealand weighing passengers before flying
Air New Zealand is weighing passengers before they board international flights, as part of a survey to determine average passenger weight. The weight will be anonymously recorded in a database but not be visible to airline staff or other passengers,…
May 31, 2023
AI ‘godfather’ Yoshua Bengio feels ‘lost’ over life’s work
One of the so-called "godfathers" of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has said he would have prioritized safety over usefulness had he realized the pace at which it would evolve. Prof Yoshua Bengio told the BBC he felt "lost" over his life's work. The…
May 31, 2023
Musk echoes Apple, Mercedes CEOs on importance of China ties
Tesla Inc.'s Elon Musk joined Apple Inc.'s Tim Cook, Mercedes-Benz Group AG's Ola Källenius, and other car and technology company bosses in emphasizing the importance of maintaining ties with China in his first visit to the country since before the…
May 31, 2023
Al Pacino, The Godfather, star expecting fourth child, aged 83
Actor Al Pacino is expecting his fourth child at the age of 83, his representatives have confirmed. The Godfather star has announced his 29-year-old girlfriend Noor Alfallah is eight months pregnant. According to US media reports, Pacino and…
May 31, 2023
2023 Women’s World Cup has sold over 850,000 tickets
Organizers of the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup, which starts in 50 days, say they are closing in on one million ticket sales. More than 850,000 have been sold for the event in Australia and New Zealand. "2023 is going to be a landmark moment for…
May 31, 2023
13 percent of firefighters in Jamaica are now women
Thirteen percent of the workforce of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is female, the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Desmond McKenzie has revealed. Speaking Tuesday in the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, McKenzie…
May 31, 2023
Gunman driven by ‘malice and hate’
A gunman who killed 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue, in the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history acted with "malice and hatred", a court has heard. Prosecutors described how the attacker barged into the synagogue in 2018 and shot…
May 30, 2023
Amazon to offer parents term-time-only working
Parents and grandparents who work in Amazon warehouses will be able to choose to work in term-time only. Amazon said the new contract will mean people with children to look after can take six weeks of holiday in summer and two weeks at Easter and at…