Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "Czech Republic's First 3D-Printed House Built in 48 Hours" The Czech Republic's first 3D-printed house takes just 48 hours to build, a few weeks to dry, and is designed to last at least 100 years. Designed by artist Michal Trpak with the support of a Czech building society, the first "Prvok" house has been built in the southern Czech city of Ceske Budejovice. The Prvok house was designed...

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "Balloon to Fly Tourists to Edge of Space" Two companies, Space Perspective and PriestmanGoode, are working together to make a balloon that will fly passengers to the edge of space. The balloon, known as Spaceship Neptune, will use hydrogen to float up over 30 kilometers, more than twice as high as a passenger plane. Below the balloon, there’s a capsule with seats for eight passengers and one...

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "Japan's Fugaku Supercomputer is Helping Fight COVID-19" Scientists around the world are trying to find effective treatments for COVID-19, and they're getting extra support from Fugaku, a Japanese supercomputer. Fugaku — also another name for Mount Fuji — is kept in Kobe, Japan. Its installation began in December 2019, and even though it is not scheduled for full operation until 2021, it has...

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "Study: Young Children Are Using Apps Meant for Adults" Some children as young as 3 years old use apps on mobile devices that are intended for adults, according to a study published in the journal Pediatrics. The study used an app called Chronicle for Android devices, and screenshots of the battery page for Apple devices, to see app use information for 346 children aged 3 or 4. Of the 346...

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "Museum of Underwater Art Opens in Australia" The new Museum of Underwater Art is now open in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The museum is two hours by boat from Townsville, Queensland, and is 18 meters below the ocean’s surface. The museum features sculptures from British artist Jason deCaires Taylor. Taylor created the world's first underwater sculpture park in Grenada in 2006, and has made...

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "Uber Taxi Service Comes to Tokyo" Uber is now offering taxis in Tokyo after six years of being in Japan. People in Tokyo could already use the company's food delivery service, Uber Eats, and taxis could be booked with the Uber app in some other Japanese cities, including Kyoto, Osaka and Hiroshima. Until now, people looking for a ride with Uber in Tokyo could only use its "Uber Black"...

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "Foreign Students Must Leave US if Classes Go Online" International students will be forced to leave the US or find a different college if their schools offer classes entirely online this fall. The new guidelines from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) put more pressure on universities to reopen despite concerns about the spread of COVID-19 among young adults. Colleges were told the...

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "Japanese City Bans Phone Use While Walking" The city of Yamato in Kanagawa prefecture has become the first city in Japan to ban the use of phones while walking. Starting July 1, people in Yamato are no longer allowed to look at their smartphones while walking outside in public places, such as streets and parks. If they need to use their smartphones, pedestrians must move to the side and stop,...

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "Manta5 Unveils First E-Bike for the Water" A company in New Zealand has developed an electric bicycle that can be used on water — the Manta5 Hydrofoil e-bike. Manta5 describes its invention as half-bike and half-plane. The company says riding one feels like normal cycling, but on the water. It uses a battery, motor and underwater wings — which are called "foils" — to move across water at...

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "Russians Vote to Allow Putin to Rule Until 2036" According to election officials, nearly 78% of Russian voters have approved a set of constitutional amendments that clear the way for President Vladimir Putin to rule Russia until 2036. Turnout across the country was said to be almost 68% over seven days of voting that concluded July 1. The amendment that allows Putin to run for two more...

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "UK Universities Drop in Rankings for Fourth Year in a Row" For the fourth year in a row, universities in the United Kingdom have dropped in international rankings, according to the 2021 QS World University Rankings. Each year, QS looks at each school's academic reputation, its reputation with employers, the quality of its published research, the number of students per teacher, and the number...

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "Middle-Aged Americans More Stressed Today than in 1990s" A new study has found that Americans aged between 45 and 65 may be much more stressed today than people in that same age range were in the 1990s. A team of researchers led by Penn State University looked at data from 1,499 adults in 1995, and data from 782 adults in 2012. Both groups were interviewed every day for eight days, and were...

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "Study: Starting School Late Improves Health and Grades" A 2017 study at an English high school found that students who started school at 10 a.m. instead of 8:50 a.m. had better health and school results. For the first year of the study, the students started school at 8:50 a.m. For the second and third years, their start time changed to 10 a.m. Then, for the fourth year, the students went back...

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "Web Inventor: World Must Close Internet Divide" World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee has said the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates "the gross inequality" of a world where almost half the population is unable to connect to the internet. Speaking at the launch of the UN's Roadmap for Digital Cooperation, Berners-Lee said that around 3.5 billion people have missed out on the "lifeline" the...

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "Tokyo is 3rd Most Expensive City for Expats" Tokyo is the third most expensive city for expatriates, or "expats", according to Mercer's 2020 Cost of Living Survey. That's one spot lower than in 2019, when Tokyo was in second place. Hong Kong is the most expensive city for expats, while Ashgabat in Turkmenistan is now the second most expensive. Six of the top 10 cities this year are in...

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "Japanese Stores to Charge for Plastic Bags from July" From July 1, stores and supermarkets in Japan will start charging fees for single-use plastic bags, under a new national law. The law is part of the Japanese government’s plan to reduce plastic waste and encourage people to make lifestyle changes in a country where plastic bags are often handed out even for small purchases. Some...

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "Free Wi-Fi, Phone Chargers for Seoul's New Bus Stops" South Korea's capital, Seoul, is planning to build new bus stops with free Wi-Fi, phone chargers and air cleaners. Seoul's government plans to build 10 of the new "Smart Shelters" by October 2020 in order to test them, before new features are added to bus stops around the city. The bus stops will have heated chairs, air conditioning and...

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "31% of UK Students Say University Not Good Value" A survey has found that 31% of UK students believe that their university courses are poor or very poor value, up from 29% the year before. However, that number is not as high as the 34% who thought university was poor value in 2017. There are about 1.8 million undergraduate students in UK universities, and the Student Academic Experience...

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "European Borders Slowly Reopening" Many countries in Europe are opening their borders to fellow Europeans after three months of coronavirus lockdowns. The European Union home affairs commissioner, Ylva Johansson, has told member nations that they "should open up as soon as possible." Many countries are doing just that, allowing travel from the EU, Britain and the rest of Europe’s usually...

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "13% of Museums May Not Reopen after Pandemic" Research has found that an estimated 13% of museums that closed because of the coronavirus pandemic may never open again. According to two studies, 90% of museums across the world — around 85,000 — have had to close because of the pandemic. The studies were done by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the United Nations Educational,...

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "Qatar Building 16 'Floating Hotels' for 2022 World Cup" Qatar is building 16 floating hotels with more than 1,600 rooms as it prepares for the 1.5 million soccer fans expected to visit during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Designed by the Finnish architecture firm, Sigge Architects, each floating hotel will be 72 meters long, 16 meters wide and four stories high, with 101 rooms, a restaurant and a...

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "Microsoft to Replace Journalists with AI" Microsoft is laying off dozens of journalists from its news services. In their place, it will use artificial intelligence (AI) to find and share news stories. The affected journalists have been told that they won't be needed after June 30. Some employees, who asked not to be named, told The Seattle Times that Microsoft plans to use AI for the work...

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "Drones Deliver Medicine in Small Irish Town" Manna Aero and Ireland's Health Service Executive are testing the use of drones to deliver medicine to people in a small town during the coronavirus pandemic. After a video call with a patient, local doctors write a prescription and send it by email to nearby pharmacists, who prepare the medicine. The medicine is then put into a drone, which flies...

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "Facebook Announces First 20 Members of Oversight Board" Facebook has announced the first 20 members of a new Oversight Board, which some are calling the social media giant's "Supreme Court." The board will make final decisions over what content can and cannot be posted on both Facebook and Instagram. Later this year, the group of 20 will start hearing cases from people who feel their content...

Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "1,900 Airbnb Employees Lose Jobs to Pandemic" Airbnb is laying off 1,900 of its 7,500 workers as the coronavirus pandemic causes a huge decrease in global travel. In a letter to its employees, CEO Brian Chesky said the company is also getting rid of parts of its business that don't directly support home-sharing. Those include its investments in hotels, air travel and movies. Airbnb expects...