California just executed the first contract for a high-speed rail project linking LA and Anaheim to San Francisco. The train is designed to hit 220mph, with officials targeting completion by 2033.

California high-speed rail contract 2033

Talks between Russia, Ukraine and Europe are what India is trying to get going, with the endgame being a pact that would end strikes on civilian vessels at sea, put grain shipments back on the water, and keep energy… Mostrar más

India pushes Russia Ukraine Europe talks

The long-tailed tit nicknamed the snow fairy exists only on Hokkaido island in Japan. Photo by Yusuke Oda. #Japan

snow fairy long-tailed tit Hokkaido

Terrace farming in India turns the whole landscape into something that looks like a painting, which is why the farmland there comes across as breathtaking. The visual impact of those fields is just striking.

Indian terrace farming views

Shooting incident with several victims reported close to Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, in the aftermath of a college football game

Legion Field shooting Birmingham

The stretch from 2011 to 2023 saw roughly 496 million people in India climb out of poverty, and that ranks among the fastest drops in the world on this metric. Nah, a number that size is not a scroll-past kind of stat.

India poverty decline 2011 to 2023

India has cut the cost of 137 life-saving cancer drugs by up to 90%. India's government ruled that people couldn't reasonably afford cancer treatment and forced pharmacies to drastically lower their prices.

India cancer drug price cuts

A food delivery in Georgia turned into a rescue operation after the worker dropped through a porch and landed in a pit about 20 feet deep. Getting him back out wasn't a one-person job, it took a whole team. Of all the… Mostrar más

Georgia delivery worker rescued from 20-foot pit

Over a million people inside China's party got investigated last year as the country pushes through an unprecedented anti-corruption campaign. That list includes more than 100 officials sitting at ministerial or… Mostrar más

China party corruption crackdown

Wild how the weekend in France came in way quieter than expected on the protest and looting front. Nationalist football groups were out patrolling their cities, and the message was simple: "Don't touch our city!" Well… Mostrar más

Nationalist football groups patrol France cities

Artur stories, passing these along for São Paulo

Artur São Paulo stories

California just executed the first contract for a high-speed rail project linking LA and Anaheim to San Francisco. The train is designed to hit 220mph, with officials targeting completion by 2033.

California high-speed rail contract 2033

Talks between Russia, Ukraine and Europe are what India is trying to get going, with the endgame being a pact that would end strikes on civilian vessels at sea, put grain shipments back on the water, and keep energy… Mostrar más

India pushes Russia Ukraine Europe talks

The long-tailed tit nicknamed the snow fairy exists only on Hokkaido island in Japan. Photo by Yusuke Oda. #Japan

snow fairy long-tailed tit Hokkaido

Terrace farming in India turns the whole landscape into something that looks like a painting, which is why the farmland there comes across as breathtaking. The visual impact of those fields is just striking.

Indian terrace farming views

Shooting incident with several victims reported close to Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, in the aftermath of a college football game

Legion Field shooting Birmingham

The stretch from 2011 to 2023 saw roughly 496 million people in India climb out of poverty, and that ranks among the fastest drops in the world on this metric. Nah, a number that size is not a scroll-past kind of stat.

India poverty decline 2011 to 2023

India has cut the cost of 137 life-saving cancer drugs by up to 90%. India's government ruled that people couldn't reasonably afford cancer treatment and forced pharmacies to drastically lower their prices.

India cancer drug price cuts

A food delivery in Georgia turned into a rescue operation after the worker dropped through a porch and landed in a pit about 20 feet deep. Getting him back out wasn't a one-person job, it took a whole team. Of all the… Mostrar más

Georgia delivery worker rescued from 20-foot pit

Over a million people inside China's party got investigated last year as the country pushes through an unprecedented anti-corruption campaign. That list includes more than 100 officials sitting at ministerial or… Mostrar más

China party corruption crackdown

Wild how the weekend in France came in way quieter than expected on the protest and looting front. Nationalist football groups were out patrolling their cities, and the message was simple: "Don't touch our city!" Well… Mostrar más

Nationalist football groups patrol France cities

Artur stories, passing these along for São Paulo

Artur São Paulo stories