Even at the speed of light, data from NASA’s New Horizons probe takes a long time to get back to Earth.
Greece: Banks to reopen on Monday as cash lifeline is announced
Greece’s banks will reopen on Monday, three weeks after they were closed amid the country’s debt crisis. But maximum withdrawals of just 60 euros a day look set to remain. News of […]
Shinzo Abe’s Military Bill Divides Japan
Over protests both inside and outside the chamber, the lower house of Japan’s Parliament passed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s national-security bill, which would allow the country to take military action abroad for […]
A Tour of the World’s First Robot-Staffed Hotel
Henn-na Hotel, the world’s first hotel entirely staffed by robots, opens in Nagasaki, Japan on July 17. (Video/Photo: Huis Ten Bosch)
Kim Nalley: “Rethinking Billie Holiday on Her Centennial”
U.C. Berkeley History Ph.D. candidate and jazz & blues singer Kim Nalley sketches the life and music of Eleanora Fagan. Awarded “Most Influential African-American in the Bay Area” and shortlisted for a […]
Afghan War costing Americans $4 million an hour
A new report claims that the war in Afghanistan costs American taxpayers around $4 million per hour, totaling more than $700 billion so far. RT correspondent Manuel Rapalo has more on where […]
Afghanistan rolls out its first solar-powered car
Afghanistan’s first ever solar-powered car has hit the country’s roads. The engineer who made it is hoping to have the cars mass produced for ordinary Afghans. Al Jazeera’s Jennifer Glasse reports from […]
Greece votes YES!
Bill passes #Greece pic.twitter.com/PEkCSa8d2W — Derek Gatopoulos (@dgatopoulos) July 15, 2015
Movie Trailer: Paulo Coelho’s Best Story (2015)
Global phenomenon Paulo Coelho was not always the best-selling inspirational author he is today. For decades he searched for his calling, just like the allegorical heroes in spiritual classics The Alchemist and […]
CCTV captures moment Mexican drug baron escapes prison
Security footage released today (15 July) shows drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman moments before he escaped from a maximum security prison.