Month: March 2024

Read MoreAs the war enters its 756th day, these are the main developments.As the war enters its 756th day, these are the main developments.

Read More Some dermatologists are recommending that people refrigerate benzoyl peroxide products such as Proactiv and Clearasil after an independent lab found they were contaminated with the potent carcinogen benzene. The American Acne & Rosacea Society said Wednesday that storing benzoyl peroxide creams, gels and washes at refrigerated temperatures could minimize the risk of benzene…

Read More Democratic Alliance leader must now try to form a government but has vowed not to enter any kind of agreement with far-right Chega party Portugal’s president has invited Luís Montenegro, the leader of the Democratic Alliance (AD), to try to form a minority government after a long-awaited count of overseas votes confirmed a…

Read More Benedict Bryant, whose unmarked police car was involved in crash that killed 16-year-old, pleads not guilty to dangerous and negligent driving Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A sergeant accused of dangerous driving after his unmarked police car…

Read MoreSub-Saharan Africa to account for one in every two children born in 2100, Lancet study says.Sub-Saharan Africa to account for one in every two children born in 2100, Lancet study says.

Read More Noland Arbaugh, paralyzed after diving accident, received implant in January but experts caution that procedure is in early days Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup Neuralink live-streamed its first patient implanted with a chip playing online chess. Noland Arbaugh, the 29-year-old patient who was paralyzed below the shoulder after a diving accident, was playing chess…

Read MoreThe hearing came as Mexico’s president called the border legislation dehumanising.The hearing came as Mexico’s president called the border legislation dehumanising.

Read MoreThe company priced its shares at the top of a marketed range before the start of trading on Thursday.The company priced its shares at the top of a marketed range before the start of trading on Thursday.

Read More Victoria’s police commissioner said the dogs would be deployed at Buninyong as they had not yet found missing woman’s phone or watch Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Victoria police have deployed specialist technology detector dogs in their…

Read MoreHow exposed a secret China trade pact triggering 2014’s Sunflower Movement. Ten years on, much has changed.How exposed a secret China trade pact triggering 2014’s Sunflower Movement. Ten years on, much has changed.

Read More Public health experts say reforms will not affect prescription vapes after Greens and Nationals raise concerns of ‘prohibition’ approach Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Doctors and public health groups have urged politicians not to be influenced by…

Read MoreTravis John Branson killed about 3,600 protected birds to sell their parts online from 2015-21.Travis John Branson killed about 3,600 protected birds to sell their parts online from 2015-21.

Read More Latest ABS figures show the labour market added 116,000 jobs defying signs of weakness since September Australia’s jobless rate dived to 3.7% in February as employers shrugged off signs of an economic slowdown to boost staff numbers by triple the level expected. The unemployment rate last month fell from 4.1% in January, the…

Read MoreThe country has applied for two new licences to explore the deep seabed in parts of the Indian Ocean.The country has applied for two new licences to explore the deep seabed in parts of the Indian Ocean.

Read More Chancellor Olaf Scholz has argued that Russia is making a mistake if it’s betting Berlin will eventually quit supporting Kiev Germany will not let Russian President Vladimir Putin forcibly alter Ukraine’s borders or impose the terms of peace, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has vowed. “We will not accept a dictated peace at the expense…

Read MoreHow one man is secretly helping families pay kidnappers to release their relatives.How one man is secretly helping families pay kidnappers to release their relatives.

Read MoreWomen in India are found to be twice as likely to lose babies if they are working in hot conditions.Women in India are found to be twice as likely to lose babies if they are working in hot conditions.

Read More The website has been accused of putting people at risk of backlash from employers and not protecting privacy The website has been accused of putting people at risk of backlash from employers and not protecting privacy

Read More Improving schools is first challenge for new first minister, Vaughan Gething, as IFS study shows lower attainment is not due to poverty Wales’s new first minister, Vaughan Gething, faces a major challenge in improving the country’s schools, after the Institute for Fiscal Studies found that pupils in Wales were performing only as well…

Read MoreChristian Dedmon, 29, was sentenced to 40 years behind bars for his role in assaulting two black men.Christian Dedmon, 29, was sentenced to 40 years behind bars for his role in assaulting two black men.

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Read More SANTIAGO, Mar 20 (IPS) – In Chile, as in the rest of Latin America, the task of caring for people with disabilities, the elderly and children falls to women who, as a result, do not have access to paid jobs or time for themselves. Read the full story, “Unpaid Caregivers, a Symbol of…

Read More Character actor, who appeared in more than 220 roles across seven decades, died in Vermont on Tuesday M Emmet Walsh, the character actor who appeared in more than 220 film and television roles including Blade Runner, Knives Out, and the Coen brothers’ films Blood Simple and Raising Arizona, has died aged 88. Walsh’s…

Read More State police have been blocked from arresting illegal migrants, hours after the US Supreme Court gave them a green light Implementation of a new Texas law enabling the state to arrest and expel illegal migrants has again been put on hold, after a federal court ordered it temporarily blocked pending the outcome of a legal…

Read More Trials in UK, France and the Netherlands indicate tool can predict if patient will experience problems from surgery and radiotherapy Doctors have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can predict which breast cancer patients are more at risk of side-effects after treatment. Worldwide, 2 million women are diagnosed every year with the disease,…

Read More President Biden, trying to fend off former President Trump in the key swing states of Arizona and Nevada, courts Latino voters and highlights pocketbook issues. President Biden, trying to fend off former President Trump in the key swing states of Arizona and Nevada, courts Latino voters and highlights pocketbook issues.

Read MoreTen people died at the concert, but new court documents suggest the tragedy could’ve been avoided.Ten people died at the concert, but new court documents suggest the tragedy could’ve been avoided.

Read MoreIppei Mizuhara admits to have run up gambling debtsOhtani is world’s most famous baseball player The interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, the biggest star in baseball and one of the most famous people in Japan, has been fired after lawyers for the player said there had been a “massive theft” from the slugger’s account. ESPN…

Read More McArthur River at community of Borroloola predicted to peak at 18 metres, three metres higher than previous 2001 record Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The remote Northern Territory community of Borroloola was expected to face dangerous record…

Read More Britain has ruled out a “full-blown military deployment,” the PM’s spokesman said London has no plans of sending its troops to fight Russia alongside Ukrainian soldiers, a UK government spokesman told Russia’s TASS news agency on Wednesday. The comment came after French President Emmanuel Macron said that he could not rule out an…

Read More The expat was targeted by activists over her social media posts about the election The London real estate brokerage Egre has fired one of its agents after complaints from a Ukrainian activist, who argued that she should be punished for voting for Russian President Vladimir Putin.  The three-day election in Russia saw Putin…

Read More Home affairs refuses access to FOI request for ‘operational advice’ regarding case that overturned legality of indefinite detention Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The home affairs minister, Clare O’Neil, has claimed she relied only on verbal advice when declaring the government believed it would win…

Read More PRETORIA, South Africa, Mar 20 (IPS) – Like surface waters, groundwater resources frequently cross international boundaries, potentially igniting disputes among nations that rely on this essential resource. Disagreements over shared groundwater can arise from various issues, such as inequitable resource distribution, competing water needs and economic dependencies, governance challenges, and the varying effects…

Read MoreThe funding deal reached between Congress and the White House will include a ban on direct U.S. funding for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees until March 2025, sources say.The funding deal reached between Congress and the White House will include a ban on direct U.S. funding for the U.N. Relief…

Read More Bill signed by governor Kay Ivey affects public schools, universities and state agencies, and was lambasted by civil rights advocates Alabama governor Kay Ivey has signed a bill into law in effect banning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs across public schools, universities and state agencies, the latest move in a wave of…