Venezuela crisis: Juan Guaidó's chief of staff detained
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Damage at Mr Marrero’s residence in Caracas Venezuelan intelligence agents have detained a senior aide to opposition leader Juan Guaidó after a raid on his Caracas home, say legislators. Mr Guaidó has demanded the immediate release of his chief of staff Roberto Marrero, whose whereabouts are unknown. The nearby home […]
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Testosterone rules for female athletes 'unscientific'
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption South African athlete Caster Semenya has been prevented from competing for nearly a year New rules to reduce naturally high testosterone levels in female athletes have been branded “unscientific”. Last year, athletics chiefs ruled women with levels of five nanomoles per litre or more must have hormone treatment before […]
Hotel guests 'secretly filmed and live-streamed'
Image copyright Getty Images More than 1,500 hotel guests were secretly filmed with footage of them live-streamed to the internet, according to police in South Korea. The illicit activity was discovered in 42 rooms across 31 hotels around the country, reports CNN. It said cameras were hidden in digital TV boxes, wall sockets and hairdryer […]
Bloodhound: Land speed record car is relaunched
Image copyright BLOODHOUND LSR Image caption Bloodhound’s turbocharger: Ian Warhurst is the engineer-businessman who has stepped in The Bloodhound supersonic car is back, under new management and preparing to renew its pursuit of the land speed record. The project went into administration last year, unable to secure the financing needed to go racing – even […]
Mount Everest: Melting glaciers expose dead bodies
Image copyright Frank Bienewald Image caption Most of the dead bodies of mountaineers have appeared on the Khumbu glacier Expedition operators are concerned at the number of climbers’ bodies that are becoming exposed on Mount Everest as its glaciers melt. Nearly 300 mountaineers have died on the peak since the first ascent attempt and two-thirds […]
Rogue waves occurring less but 'becoming more extreme'
Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption Rogue waves are a growing threat for the global shipping industry Rogue waves – huge swells that can appear from calm seas – are occurring less often but becoming more extreme, data from the US coast suggests. In the largest study of its kind, scientists analysed 20 years […]
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