23/08/2012 | Argentina

Heavy storms hit Buenos Aires City

30/12/2010 | Argentina

Temperatures calm, winds change with highs of 30°

The temperature has lowered slightly, and the National Meteorological Service (SMN) announced a 'Yellow Alert' in Buenos Aires City and province. The weather will still be warm, but more comfortable than the previous days of 'Red and Orange' alerts where the heat index reached a record high of 37° degrees.

14/01/2011 | Argentina

City temperatures to rise over the weekend

The National Meterological Service (SMN) has predicted a hot start to the weekend for Buenos Aires and Province, with temperatures reaching a maximum of 33 º degrees today.

28/01/2011 | Argentina

High heat index in BA and province, rain to return on weekend

Buenos Aires city and province experienced slightly cloudy skies and light northerly winds today, with temperatures ranging from a minimum of 22 degrees and 33 degrees, with a higher heat index, as issued by the National Meteorological Service (SMN).

08/03/2013 | World

Two UK officials admit selling secrets to Murdoch's Sun

An ex-policeman and a prison officer admitted to selling information to the Sun, a British tabloid newspaper owned by Rupert Murdoch, in the first guilty pleas to come out of a huge police investigation into wrongdoing by journalists.

12/02/2012 | World

Sun arrests pile pressure on Murdoch media empire

Rupert Murdoch is under pressure over his Sun tabloid after the arrests of several senior staff in a corruption probe, but whistleblowers inside his media empire may pose more of a threat than the public outrage that forced the closure of its sister paper.

21/07/2012 | World

Rupert Murdoch quits boards of British papers

News Corp's Rupert Murdoch has stepped down from a string of boards overseeing the Sun, Times and Sunday Times newspapers in Britain, the company said in an internal memo.

17/10/2012 | World

New planet discovered in Earth's back yard

Astronomers have found a new planet, the closest yet outside our solar system and just an astronomical stone's throw away at four light years, raising the chances of finding a habitable planet in Earth's neighbourhood.

02/02/2011 | World

Space telescope spots odd new solar system

Astronomers have spotted a strange new solar system with small "puffy" planets packed in close orbit to their sun.

16/06/2011 | World

Black hole shreds star, sparking gamma ray flash

A monster black hole shredded a Sun-like star, producing a strangely long-lasting flash of gamma rays that probably won't be seen again in a million years, astronomers reported on Thursday.

06/08/2011 | World

Power companies prepare as solar storms set to hit Earth

Three large explosions from the Sun over the past few days have prompted US government scientists to caution users of satellite, telecommunications and electric equipment to prepare for possible disruptions over the next few days.

03/08/2012 | Sports

Sun qualifies fastest for 1500m swimming final

China's Sun Yang posted the fastest time in the heats of the men's 1500 metres freestyle today to stay on course to complete the long-distance double at the London Olympics.