Business, Nature
Fungus and humidity cause problems for Italian wine
Italy's wine grapes are in trouble this year.
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Sports
Germany beat Serbia to win FIBA basketball World Cup
Germany won their first-ever FIBA Basketball World Cup title on Sunday. They beat Serbia 83-77 in a difficult game in Manila.
Other, Politics
The African Union is now a member of the G20
The African Union (AU) has been invited to join the G20 as a permanent member.
Politics
Mexico will likely have its first female president
Mexico is getting ready for a surprising election next year. The two main political parties have chosen women as their presidential candidates.
Entertainment, Travel
Big problems at Burning Man festival in desert
A big rainstorm turned the Burning Man festival into a muddy mess.
Nature, Travel
Big pictures of monkeys put up in New Delhi before G20
Big cardboard pictures of langur monkeys have been put up in different parts of New Delhi. There are also special people called “monkey wallahs” or “monkey-men” who scare away smaller monkeys.
Nature, Other
5 million bees fall into road in Canada
In Burlington, Ontario, Canada, a truck carrying crates of beehives accidentally tipped over and released five million bees.
Business
Man starts lawsuit because of fast-food restaurant's advertising
Last month, Frank Siragusa was interested in Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza after seeing pictures online. But when he bought one for $5.49, he felt it didn't look like the Mexican Pizza in the advertisements.
Other, Politics
Businesses in Japan get thousands of angry phone calls from China
Last Thursday, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), the company in charge of the damaged nuclear plant in Fukushima, began releasing water from the power plant into the ocean.
Science, Technology
India lands spacecraft on the moon
India made history on Wednesday when its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft landed on the moon's south pole. This is the first time a country has landed on this part of the moon.
Other, Travel
Kids rescued from broken cable car in Pakistan
Pakistani rescuers saved seven kids and a man who were trapped in a cable car over a deep valley on Tuesday.
Technology
Art made by AI cannot be protected by copyright in US
Judge Beryl A. Howell, in the United States, decided that art made by computers using artificial intelligence (AI) cannot be protected by copyright.
Entertainment, Sports
Women’s World Cup Australia match most watched TV program in Australia
The recent soccer match at the FIFA Women’s World Cup between Australia and England has become the most-watched TV program in Australia since the year 2001.
Business, Entertainment, Sports
Disney’s ESPN will enter sports gambling business
In 2019, Walt Disney Company’s sports media business, ESPN, had opportunities to work with sports betting companies.
Nature, Travel
Fire in Hawaii kills more than 80 people
The wildfires in Maui, Hawaii have killed more than 80 people and destroyed more than 1,000 buildings.
Business, Entertainment
“Barbie” movie earns more than $1 billion
The movie "Barbie" has made history by becoming the first billion-dollar movie directed by a woman.
Nature, Travel
Typhoon forces 43,000 scouts to move in South Korea
This year's World Scout Jamboree in South Korea will leave their campsite earlier than planned because of a typhoon that's expected to hit the country soon.
Nature, Science
A worm survived 46,000 years in frozen dirt
Scientists have found a tiny worm that was frozen for around 46,000 years. The worm, called a nematode, was discovered in frozen ground called permafrost in Siberia, Russia.
Business
Lamborghini could sell 10,000 cars this year
The luxury sports car company Lamborghini could sell 10,000 cars this year for the first time in the company’s history.
Technology, Travel
Foreign tourists get high-tech help in Tokyo's giant train station
Since Japan changed its Covid-19 pandemic rules in April this year, international tourism has increased a lot.
