Street artist Futura sues North Face

Futura sues North Face for lifting style

K-pop fans send Trump convention registration offline

After K-pop stars and Tiktokers flooded the online registration for Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Students for Trump has quietly removed online sign-ups for its convention today in Phoenix, the Daily Mail first reported.

• Fox host: ‘Fans of the group K-pop…’

Lab-grown organs show how coronavirus ravages body

The virus can damage lung, liver and kidney tissue grown in the lab, which might explain severe COVID-19 complications.

• Sanofi accelerates timeline for vaccine

Nike unveils Grateful Dead sneakers

Nike’s Grateful Dead x SB Dunk Low sneakers are a prelude to the announcement of a new line of official Grateful Dead deodorant.

• Grateful Dead announce scented organic deodorants

EU plans to ban US travellers indefinitely

A draft list of banned countries also includes Brazil and Russia.

Study: As many as 6 billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy

The study, published in The Astronomical Journal, shows that previously, it was thought there were around 0.02 Earth-like planets for every G-type star. Now, drawing on data from NASA’s Kepler planet-hunting program, researchers from the University of British Columbia have established up to 0.18 Earth-like planets for every G-type star.

Half of advanced cancer patients given new drug saw tumours stop growing

Researchers from the UK conducted the study to assess the safety of the proposed medicine — berzosertib — which belong to a class of drugs called ATR inhibitors. These work by blocking the function of a protein called ATR, which helps cancer cells fix damaged DNA.

Arctic Circle sees 'highest-ever' temperatures

The record still needs to be verified, but it appears to have been 18C higher than the average maximum daily temperature in June. Hot summer weather is not uncommon in the Arctic Circle, but recent months have seen abnormally high temperatures.

• Amazon launches $2 billion fund to invest in climate change

Apple previews iOS 14, drops Intel chips

During the WWDC 2020 keynote, Apple revealed iOS 14 with a new home screen for iPhones, iPadOS 14, macOS Big Sur, watchOS 7 and more. It also said it will begin to switch to using its own Apple chips instead of Intel chips in Macs.

CERN approves $23 billion, 62-mile long super-collider

CERN has approved plans to build a $23 billion super-collider 100 km in diameter that would make the current 27 km Large Hadron Collider look tiny in comparison.

Scientists discover 'epilepsy demon' on 2,700-year-old tablet in Iraq

The 2,700-year-old clay tablet is inscribed with ancient medical treatments and although uncovered decades ago in Modern-day Iraq , a re-examination of the artifact uncovered the demonic being.

Initial trial of ayahuasca for depression shows promising results

Ayahuasca found to be effective in treating moderate to severe depression in low-income population.

China’s box office goes its own way in 2019

When year-end figures for the China box office are confirmed next week, it’s likely that only two Hollywood titles will be among the 10 top-grossing titles of 2019, compared to five out of 10 last year and overwhelming market domination not so long before that.