
TOPPING OUR NEWS TONIGHT...
Annual Christmas Island red crab migration begins
{O/C} Humanity's shared traditions are worth-celebrating, but what about this annual red crab migration on Christmas Island? {RVO} A...
18-carat pink diamond sold for 28.8 million at Geneva auction
{O/C} And tonight’s icing on the cake: An 18-carat pink diamond that blings. The rarity went under the hammer at a Christie's auction in...
T-Rex skull to be auctioned off in New York
A Tyrannosaurus rex skull earlier excavated in South Dakota is expected to sell for at least a whopping 15 million U.S. dollars at an...
Miami's new residential skyscraper breaks ground
{O/C} We are saving the best for last. The project of building South Florida's tallest, innovative skyscraper is off to a sizzling start....
Unearthed Mississippi shipwreck drew thieving
{O/C} A ferry that sank in the early 1900s in the Mississippi River was recently unearthed again after water levels tanked. While the...
Spooky "Pillars of Creation" captured in space
{O/C} And finally, NASA's Webb space telescope has captured a new, ghostly image of the famed "Pillars of Creation", just in time for...
Scientists reaching the tallest tree in the Amazon
{O/C} {Finally} A "tree-mendous" mission was accomplished in the Amazon rainforest. {RVO} I'm talking about this enormous tree in the...
Chinese pandas arrive in Qatar ahead of World Cup
{O/C} {And finally} China is best known for its "panda diplomacy", and a pair of giant Chinese pandas sent as lovely presents has arrived...
2,560-pound pumpkin sets US record
{O/C} {And finally} In the United States, a pumpkin weighing in at 2,560 pounds has been named the heaviest ever and shattered previous...
New capital sparkles in Egypt, but sparks questions
{O/C} {Also tonight} An enticing new capital, part of a megaproject near Cairo in Egypt does stand out in scale and style. But to the...
Largest dog wedding in Illinois
{O/C} {And finally} Over 100 dogs converged upon a minor league baseball field in Illinois in a world record attempt for the largest dog...
Treasure trove of materials related to Ernest Hemingway found in Sloppy Joe's bar
{O/C} {And finally} Having gone unnoticed for decades, a treasure trove of artefacts belonging to the larger-than-life American novelist...
Mexico soaks it up on independence day
{O/C} {And finally} Ecstatic Mexicans crammed into Zocalo main square to celebrate Independence Day. {RVO} The boisterous display of...
One leap closer to deciphering Mars
{O/C} NASA has made one monumental leap closer to answering that tantalizing question: Is there life on Mars? {RVO} NASA's Perseverance...
Obama White House portrait to be unveiled
{O/C} {And in our final story} To perpetuate the portrait-unveiling ritual after an anomalous hiatus, Preisdent Biden will be lifting...
Robot allays staff shortage at Japanese convenience store
{O/C} {And finally} We take you to Japan, where a convenience store has adopted robotic help with restocking drinks. {RVO} This robot...
San Diego Zoo penguin christens orthopaedic footwear
{O/C} To a story that will wreathe you in smiles. An African penguin at the San Diego Zoo in California has finally christened an...
A glimpse of the skinniest skyscraper ever
{O/C} {And finally} Building exotic skyscrapers are already tall orders, but what about building the world's skinniest skyscraper ever?...
Tiny trackers and plane used to track moths
{O/C} {And finally} Countless insects are constantly on the move, yet their journeys are often shrouded in mystery. So avid German...
















