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Two astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) will have to stay in space longer than planned. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams went to the ISS in June. They were supposed to be back on Earth after one week. 
Shepherd József Rácz and his sons take care of 500 sheep in the mountains of Romania.
Pep Guardiola has decided to stay with Manchester City for one more year, according to multiple sources. Guardiola's contract was originally planned to end after this season.
Instagram has said that it lowers the quality of older and less popular videos. This has made many creators upset. Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, said that the platform keeps better quality for more popular videos.
Tokyo has introduced Japan's first regulation to protect service industry workers from "kasuhara," which means "customer harassment." The regulation will start in April but will not have any penalties. Experts hope it wi
Michael Artiaga has become the first person to make the classic video game Tetris reset to level 0 after beating it. The 16-year-old from the US achieved this during a livestream on Twitch on Sunday. He was playing Ninte
On Tuesday, Claudia Sheinbaum became the first female president of Mexico. This event was an important moment in the country’s history.
The state of California has filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil. California says the company misled people about plastic recycling. According to the state, ExxonMobil is the world’s top producer of single-use plastics tha
A recent report from TSN says that Canada’s national soccer teams have been spying on opponents for years. They even used drones.
In a reality show called “Race to Survive: New Zealand,” a contestant named Spencer “Corry” Jones ate a protected bird called a weka.
In Delhi, Narendra Modi started his third term as the Prime Minister of India. He promised to be fair to everyone when he took his oath at a big event at the president’s house.
North Korea has decided to stop sending balloons filled with trash to South Korea.
Colombia has approved a new law to stop bullfights. Animal rights activists are very happy about the law.
Google’s new tool, “AI Overviews,” has been getting some criticism.
Japan has a growing problem with raccoons. Since 2014, the number of raccoons in Japan has increased significantly. In 2022, Tokyo’s government reported that nearly 1,300 raccoons were caught. That is 400% more than the
Bayer Leverkusen, a soccer team in Germany, made history by finishing the Bundesliga season without losing a single game.
In Spain, some cafes and bars are finding it difficult to accommodate digital nomads and other people working remotely.
Scientists have maybe found a way to make plastic that won’t leave behind tiny plastic pieces called microplastics. Microplastics can stay around for thousands of years.
Many Americans are now drinking less alcohol and trying non-alcoholic drinks that resemble alcohol.
The World Press Freedom Index, published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), says that journalists around the world are facing increasing threats. These threats include being put in prison, misinformation spread about th
