Man tests positive for 305 days in longest Covid case A 72-year-old man has described how he became what is thought to be the world's longest ever Covid-19 patient, after testing positive for the virus ... News Lens • 21 hrs
Bezos space voyage one small step too far for insurers Launching one of the richest individuals on earth into orbit has proved a leap too far for insurers, who are not ready to price the ... News Lens • 20 hrs
Giant panda gives birth to twin cubs at zoo in Tokyo A month ahead of the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, the city has another reason to celebrate - giant panda Shin Shin has given birth to ... News Lens • 23 Jun
Missing Italian child found by reporter covering story An Italian toddler has been found "alive and in good condition" almost 36 hours after disappearing, with a local journalist covering the story credited with ... World • 23 Jun
'World's happiest country' seeks immigrants Repeatedly dubbed the happiest nation on the planet with world-beating living standards, Finland should be deluged by people wanting to relocate, but in fact it ... News Lens • 22 Jun
Hungry bear breaks into car in New Hampshire Home security camera footage captured a bear nonchalantly approaching and then opening the door of a car in the US state of New Hampshire last ... News Lens • 22 Jun
US Navy explodes huge bomb in aircraft carrier test The US Navy has released footage of a "full ship shock trial" taking place next to one of the newest and largest aircraft carriers in ... News Lens • 21 Jun
3 injured after buildings collapse in Bordeaux Three people were injured, one of them seriously, when two three-storey buildings collapsed in the French city of Bordeaux in the early hours of this ... News Lens • 21 Jun
35kg face covering placed on giant statue in Japan A massive custom-made face covering, weighing 35kg, has been placed on a giant Buddhist goddess statue in Japan to pray for the end of the ... News Lens • 18 Jun
Lion a roaring success at predicting Euro 2020 results Move over Paul the Octopus, Thailand has a new claimant to the football forecasting crown: Boy the "psychic" lion, who has so far correctly called ... World • 18 Jun
Death Valley records 54 degrees temperature As scorching weather grilled west and southwest parts of the United States, temperatures in California's Death Valley, famed for its record-breaking heat, reached 54 degrees ... News Lens • 17 Jun
Coral reef covered by giant fishing net A scuba diver was shocked when his underwater camera captured a large fishing net trapped in a coral reef off the small island of Koh ... News Lens • 17 Jun
Spacewalk disrupted by technical issues at ISS A mission to install the first of six new solar wings outside the International Space Station was unuseful because of technical issues, NASA has said. News Lens • 17 Jun
End of road for controversial Snapchat 'speed filter' Snapchat has said it is putting the brakes on a controversial feature that let users of the social network share how fast they were moving. News Lens • 17 Jun
World's third-largest diamond found in Botswana Botswanan diamond firm Debswana has said it has unearthed a 1,098-carat stone that it described as the third largest of its kind in the world. News Lens • 16 Jun
Australian bushland blanketed in massive cobwebs Thousands of spiders and their webs blanketed bushland in Australia's state of Victoria, after heavy rain and flooding hit the region. News Lens • 16 Jun
1,000-year-old German boys' choir to open door to girls The cathedral school behind Germany's renowned Regensburger Domspatzen boys' choir has said it will open its ranks to girls for the first time in its ... News Lens • 15 Jun
China's elephant herd wait for youngster to catch up A herd of elephants on a mammoth trek across China is taking an enforced break - as they wait for a wayward youngster to catch-up. News Lens • 15 Jun
Boat built by homeless people in Poland to set sail Docked in a river harbour in Warsaw next to coal storage and a rubbish tip, a steel-hulled sailing boat built by a group of homeless ... News Lens • 14 Jun
Man with 39 wives dies in India A polygamist and sect leader who had 39 wives and at least 127 children and grandchildren has died in northeastern India aged 76, officials have ... World • 14 Jun
Women rescued as boat teeters over Texas dam Four women had a narrow escape when the boat they were travelling in came dangerously close to tipping over a Texas dam yesterday. News Lens • 11 Jun
Death of star will start 'game of pinball' for planets Four planets locked in a rhythm around a nearby star are destined to be sent pinballing around their solar system when their sun eventually dies, ... News Lens • 11 Jun
Elephant charges truck in South Africa, crumpling hood Dash camera video shows the moment an elephant in South Africa charges at a truck with a man inside. News Lens • 10 Jun
World's oldest cave painting decaying at 'rapid pace' The world's oldest cave painting is decaying at a rapid pace due to climate change, archaeologists said, as experts race against time to find ways ... News Lens • 10 Jun
Historic drought hits two key regions in Brazil The worst drought in nearly a century to hit two key regions in Brazil is wreaking havoc on hydroelectric dams and crops - and threatening ... News Lens • 10 Jun
