Philadelphia was chosen as the global pasta capital for World Pasta Day

After 142 years of using coal to generate electricity, the UK closed its last coal-fired power station

Virginia State Parks installed special viewfinders to allow colourblind visitors to experience their colourful autumn forests.

At the Cannes Film Festival, American actress Meryl Streep received an Honorary Palme d’Or, the Festival’s highest honour.

Novelist and screenwriter Paul Auster was considered one of the most important American writers of his generation.

This 27 April, the Red Roses won their eighteenth Six Nations trophy.

Millions of North Americans witnessed a spectacular astronomical event.

A new exhibition explores the art and times of William Blake, a unique, seminal figure in English poetry and visual art.

Pizza is becoming a dependable staple on the food scene of Britain’s capital.

The British government has issued tough new guidelines banning mobile phones in schools.

New technological brain implants are helping solve important medical issues, but they are also raising many ethical questions.

For the third year in a row, pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the United States.

American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has been selected as Person of the Year 2023 by the news magazine Time.

Can you go from the 1 st to the 24 th of December without hearing one of Christmas’ most popular songs?

The Beatles reach number one on the UK charts, 54 years after their last number one hit.

The original ticket holders witnessed the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

An amateur fossil collector finds a new dinosaur species on the Isle of Wight.

Records and surprises at the 143 rd edition of the famous tennis tournament.

Thousands of people gathered at the ancient prehistoric site to watch the sun rise.

Writers of the Writers Guild of America are fighting for better pay and working conditions.