
TOPPING OUR NEWS TONIGHT...

Canada clamping down on drug overdose
{O/C} Vancouver authorities are scrambling to stifle drug overdoses via a heroin injection programme. This as Canada languishes in a drug...

Huge pink diamond discovered in Angola
{O/C} In our final story tonight, we present you with one huge pink diamond that weighs in at 170 carats. It's the largest gemstone found...

Dolphin rescued from crab trap in Florida
{O/C} {Finally} A young dolphin was found ensnared by a crab trap under a pier in Clearwater, Florida. {RVO} A lifeguard spotted a...

Bastille Day parade in France
{O/C} France celebrated its annual Bastille Day with an imposing parade under the gaze of French President Emmanuel Macron. {RVO}...

(NBC) Drones to replace fireworks on July 4
News clip: https://youtu.be/9Hlm5D8IKC0 {O/C} {And finally} It is drones, not fireworks, which are due to pulsate in America's skies on...

Muslims arrive in Mecca for hajj pilgrimage
{O/C} Thousands of pilgrims are expected to pack the sacred city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia for this year's hajj pilgrimage. {RVO} This...

Internet Explorer retires
{O/C} Microsoft's Internet Explorer has finally been put out to pasture. {RVO} Its demise came after 27 years in service. Microsoft had...

Revelation about Justin Bieber's rare disorder
{O/C} {Finally tonight} Earth-shattering revelation about the circumstances surrounding multi-Grammy winner and Canadian singer Justin...

Gold and artefacts discovered near Spanish shipwreck
{O/C} And finally here's a glittering story about artefacts found near the "holy grail of shipwrecks" in Colombia. {RVO} Here they are....

Russian massacre persists in Mali
{O/C} We turn to the calamity in Mali, where Russian mercenaries affiliated with the Wagner Group and Malian troops were in cahoots over...

Sweltering heat hammers harvest in India
{O/C} The blistering heat in India has not only afflicted humans, but crops in the world's fruit repository as well. Tonight, we examine...

First image of black hole captured
{O/C} We have a rare image of the enormous yet enigmatic black hole. {RVO} {Soundbite} FERYAL OZEL, Astronomer, University of Arizona:...

US Army returns stolen cake to Italian woman
{O/C} There were tears of joy in Italy as the U.S. Army "returned" a stolen cake to a soon-to-be 90-year-old Italian woman after starving...

Brief history of Titanic
Original & full essay: https://thebigarticlewriter.wixsite.com/mywork/post/the-demise-of-titanic-a-movie-that-blows-your-mind {O/C} {In...

Memorial in England to mark 110th anniversary of Titanic's sinking
{O/C} In our last story today, we head to Southampton in England, where crowds paid tribute last weekend to the some 1,500 passengers who...

110th anniversary of Titanic's tragedy
{O/C} {And finally} On this historic 110th anniversary of the long-enamoured RMS Titanic's demise, OceanGate Expeditions has begun its...

Group of photographers chasing glowing waves in New Zealand
{O/C} {And finally} A group of avid photographers in New Zealand has been chasing "glowing waves" at sea, which is a natural phenomenon...

Frequent elevator outages in NYC Skyscraper
{O/C} {Finally tonight} Let's take a look at the frequent elevator outages in a skyscraper in New York that have stranded residents...

Mass graves in Syria reveal possible war crimes
{O/C} Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime is notorious for killing political dissidents opposing his dictatorship. Now, new...