BBC News Artwork: The experiment will orbit the Earth for three hours before returning to Earth and splashing down off the coast of Portugal Steak, mashed potatoes and deserts for astronauts could soon be grown from individual cells in space if an experiment launched into orbit today is successful. A European Space Agency (ESA) project […]
Rep. Nancy Pelosi shakes hands with Pope Francis on Capitol Hill in September 2015. Nikki Kahn/Pool/ AP hide caption toggle caption Nikki Kahn/Pool/ AP Catholics around the world are mourning the death of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday at age 88. Among them is Speaker of the House Emerita Nancy Pelosi, who told […]
Apr 21, 2025, 02:28 PM ET Leeds United and Burnley have been promoted to the Premier League after Scott Parker’s side beat third-placed Sheffield United on Monday. Leeds moved on to 94 points via a 6-0 win over Stoke City on Monday afternoon, before Burnley’s 2-1 victory at Turf Moor put them on 94 as […]
Within a few years of the first Earth Day in 1970, the US Environmental Protection Agency had been set up, and several environmental laws – such as the Clean Air Act – had been established or significantly strengthened. More recent events have included planting hundreds of millions of trees, supporting farmers with sustainable agriculture practices, […]
Pep Guardiola has branded Manchester City’s clash with Aston Villa as “a final” in the race for the Champions League and called on the club’s fans to help them against Unai Emery’s side. City and Villa meet at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday with just a point separating the two teams. Newcastle, Chelsea and Nottingham […]
Getty Images US stocks and the dollar plunged again as President Donald Trump intensified his attacks on US central bank boss calling him “a major loser” for not lowering interest rates. In a social media post, Trump called on Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates “pre-emptively” to help boost the economy, saying […]
Pope Francis died today at the age of 88 following a prolonged illness. Just yesterday, in his Easter Sunday address in Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church chose to express his “closeness to the sufferings of Christians in Palestine and Israel, and to all the Israeli people and the Palestinian people”. […]
US Vice-President JD Vance has arrived in the Indian capital, Delhi, where he is due to hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid global trade tensions sparked by Washington’s tariff policies. The talks are likely to focus on fast tracking a much-awaited bilateral trade deal between the two countries. Vance is also expected to […]
Azadeh Moshiri, Usman Zahid and Kamil Dayan Khan BBC News Reporting fromGilgit-Baltistan BBC Lovely is one of between 4,000 and 6,000 snow leopards on the planet Snow leopards cannot growl. So when we step towards one of these fierce predators, she’s purring. “Lovely,” as she’s called, was orphaned and rescued 12 years ago in Pakistan-administered […]
Golden State Warriors upset third seeded Houston to steal home court advantage from Rockets in opening game of their Western Conference playoff series. Stephen Curry scored a game-high 31 points and Jimmy Butler III added 25 as the Golden State Warriors held off the Houston Rockets 95-85 in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round […]