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From climate change protester Greta Thunberg to Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong, young people have been making headlines this year. And politicians are being forced to pay attention. So how do young people make themselves heard where adults have failed? These three teenagers are passionate about issues they see around them. They are learning […]

Brazilian chefs are discovering the health benefits of Quilombo cuisine – recipes handed down by the descendants of African slaves, who escaped and set up their own communities. The Quilombo diet is organic, gluten-free and practically lactose-free. It has its roots in African traditions and uses fresh ingredients. It’s also zero waste. Filmed by Gibby

Warnings of ‘catastrophic conditions’ are in place across the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), where firefighters are tackling more than 100 blazes. The NSW Fire Service described Saturday as an “awful day”, as strong winds and high temperatures increased the threat level. Some residents were advised to take shelter where they were because

Boeing has launched an unmanned capsule to the International Space Station. Starliner is aboard an Atlas rocket which took off from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The test flight has a dummy on board but, if it is successful, Nasa hopes that astronauts will be able to start using the craft from 2020. Astronauts haven’t launched

At least one person has been killed and five wounded in a shooting at the headquarters of Russia’s Federal Security Service in central Moscow. A gunman who opened fire with an automatic weapon at the entrance of the building was killed by an armed officer, Interfax news agency reports. Security forces cordoned off the area

Australia is in the grip of a record-breaking heatwave, on top of a severe drought and bushfires raging across several states. The country saw its hottest day ever on Wednesday, with a record average maximum temperature of 41.9C (107.4F), breaking the previous record set on Tuesday. Residents in Penrith, a suburb on Sydney’s western fringes,

History was made when Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi banged the gavel and made the impeachment of President Donald Trump official. After hours of debate, the House had voted 231 to 197 on the first charge of abuse of power. But as members of her party began to clap in celebration, Ms Pelosi

Republicans and Democrats spent hours debating before voting to impeach President Trump. The House voted on two charges – that the president abused his power and that he had obstructed Congress. Both votes fell along party lines with nearly all Democrats voting for the charges and all Republicans against. Representatives from both parties exchanged verbal

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi opened the debate on impeachment ahead of the historic vote. In her opening statement, the top Democrat said “the president is an ongoing threat to our national security.” The House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Congress, is to vote on whether to impeach President Trump. The president is accused

The US House of Representatives is preparing to vote to possibly impeach President Donald Trump. Mr Trump is accused of pressuring Ukraine to dig up damaging information on one of his main Democratic challengers for the presidency in 2020, Joe Biden, and his son Hunter. A formal complaint from a whistleblower – an unnamed intelligence