The Dow Jones Industrial Average index just broke the psychological 30,000-point threshold. Why should you care? Taha Arvas explains in this episode of In Brief.
World’s loneliest elephant’ completes journey from Pakistan to Cambodia
Kaavan, known as “the world’s loneliest elephant,” has completed his journey from Pakistan to Cambodia. For years, Pakistani activists and American singer Cher campaigned to have him moved from the...
Award-winning Syrian journalist badly beaten by French police
Award-winning Syrian journalist Ameer al Halbi was severely injured by French police while documenting the protests against police brutality.
Eustice: The way to avoid a third national lockdown is by ‘observing the tiered approach’
Environment Secretary George Eustice says the way to avoid a third national lockdown is by ‘observing the tiered approach’. He added that ‘you can’t rule anything out’ when asked by Sky...
Swiss voters reject new tough rules on corporate human rights liabilities
A contentious proposal to hold businesses liable for human rights and environmental abuses around the world has been voted down in Switzerland. The plan won popular support in Sunday’s referendum, with 50.7 percent...
A peek into high-tech workouts
This week, we speak about the future of working out and sports in general as we try the electrostimulation vest by Myofx that promises higher muscle activation in less time. We also try Fittar’s smart mirror...
Winter in France’s Vosges mountains
Located in France’s eastern Vosges region, the Champ du Feu is a stunning patch of wildlife; a giant meadow that stretches out 1,099 metres above sea level. This vast area can be crossed on Icelandic horses during...