Here are some of today’s biggest headlines.
The ‘mother of parliaments’ is falling apart on live TV
It’s known as the “mother of parliaments” — one of the oldest legislatures in the world. But in the last two days, the British Parliament has been the center of the mother of all battles.
Trump shows apparently altered Dorian trajectory map
President Donald Trump showed a map of Hurricane Dorian’s trajectory in the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon that appeared to include an addition showing the storm potentially affecting a large section of Alabama.
China hacked iPhones and Android devices to target Uyghur Muslims
Hackers associated with the Chinese government compromised websites frequented by ethnic minority Uyghurs earlier this year, programming them to install monitoring implants to spy on the phones of users that visited them, according to researchers.
How the White House handles ex-aides with stories to tell
President Donald Trump’s relationship with his chief of staff John Kelly was beyond repair when he announced last December that Kelly would be stepping down.
Explosion at an Indian firecracker factory kills 23 people
Twenty-three people were killed and 14 others injured in a large explosion at a firecracker factory Wednesday in northern India, police said.
Almost all life on Earth was wiped out 2 billion years ago, a new study says
The most catastrophic wipe-out on Earth didn’t happen to the dinosaurs.
Princess Charlotte arrives for first day of school with Kate and William
Princess Charlotte, the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, arrived for her first day at school on Wednesday morning.
World’s most livable city revealed
(CNN) – It’s long been known for its grandiose architecture, lashings of green spaces and traditional coffee shops — and now Vienna is building itself a reputation for something even more covetable. The Austrian capital has been ranked the world’s most livable city for the second year running, topping the table with almost perfect scores for stability, culture and environment, education and infrastructure, and health care.
Porsche’s first electric car can go from 0 to 60 mph in under 3 seconds
Porsche unveiled the final production version of its first electric car, the Taycan, Wednesday. The car was introduced in two high performance versions, the 670 horsepower Taycan Turbo and the 751 horsepower Taycan Turbo S.
Africa Live: Nigerians offered free flight to flee xenophobic attacks – BBC News
South Africans are celebrating the success of the Ndlovu Youth Choir, which has made it through to the final of America’s Got Talent. On Wednesday night, the singers, known for their energetic dancing, performed a rendition of Whitney Houston’s Higher Love.
Africa Live: Nigerians offered free flight to flee xenophobic attacks – BBC News
South Africans are celebrating the success of the Ndlovu Youth Choir, which has made it through to the final of America’s Got Talent. On Wednesday night, the singers, known for their energetic dancing, performed a rendition of Whitney Houston’s Higher Love.
US offered millions to Iran tanker captain
The US state department has confirmed it offered millions of dollars to the captain of an Iranian oil tanker which is at the centre of a diplomatic row. Brian Hook, head of the department’s Iran Action Group, emailed the captain of the Adrian Darya 1 about sailing it somewhere the US could seize it.
Neymar to Barcelona: Inside story of PSG striker’s summer transfer saga
After months of talk, bluster, posturing, claim and counter-claim we have – for the time being – reached the end of the road. Neymar will be staying at Paris St-Germain.
The man gene-editing animals for Africa
A researcher in Edinburgh is leading efforts to develop gene-edited farm animals for poor farmers in Africa. Prof Appolinaire Djikeng is developing cows, pigs and chickens that are resistant to diseases and more productive. Among them are cattle that have been gene edited to be heat-resistant.
Shapeshifting sea creature expands in front of scientists’ eyes
Spooky, shapeshifting creatures inhabit Earth’s oceans. And scientists just captured one on film. At some 2,590 feet beneath the surface in the remote Pacific Ocean, an exploration mission undertaken by the Ocean Exploration Trust recorded a known, but remarkably strange, jellyfish transforming in front of their remotely operated robotic vehicle.
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence return in ‘Bad Boys for Life’ trailer
The bad boys are back for one last ride. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence have returned for a third Bad Boys movie, Bad Boys for Life, announced Wednesday. The trailer leans into the humor-amid-violence combo the Miami cops are known for.
Trump may have edited map of Hurricane Dorian with a marker to cover up for his bad tweet
Misinformation and on-camera gaffes continue to plague this administration, and they seem to have just one-upped themselves – with a Sharpie. On Sunday, Trump falsely claimed that Hurricane Dorian was threatening Alabama in a tweet.
Roku is making a soundbar, and honestly it makes a ton of sense
Roku has been perhaps the biggest name in dedicated streaming hardware for several years now, but the San Jose-based company has some more tricks up its sleeve. Roku announced Wednesday that it’s going to diversify its product lineup with its first ever soundbar, and I got to check it out in a short demo last week.
Porsche unveils its first Tesla competitor
The first electric Porsche sedan is here and ready to take on Tesla’s Model S – for a price. To make a point about the long-awaited German car’s sustainability, the Taycan was unveiled simultaneously on Wednesday at Niagara Falls in Canada (representing hydropower), at a solar farm near Berlin, and at a wind farm in China.
Twitter trolls Instagram by posting screenshots of tweets to Instagram
It looks like Twitter is using Instagram to promote its own app. On Wednesday, Twitter’s official Instagram account shared its first posts in a while and in doing so savagely called out Instagram for the fact that so many people use the photo-sharing app to post screenshots of tweets.
