Month: August 2024

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Read More Maeve Boothby O’Neill’s parents tell of desperate efforts to find help and their desire to improve treatment for others In January 2021, Maeve Boothby O’Neill took stock and summed up her position. “I’ve been tired since I was 13,” she wrote. “When I was 18, I was diagnosed with ME/CFS. I hoped I…

Read More Exclusive: Researchers say ‘hugely alarming’ analysis shows more action is needed to protect consumers More than three-quarters of the bestselling dishes sold in high street takeaways, restaurants and coffee chains are unhealthy, as judged by government guidelines, a new study reveals. Popular products such as pizzas, burgers, chicken dishes, fries and baguettes contain…

Read MoreAs the war enters its 897th day, these are the main developments.As the war enters its 897th day, these are the main developments.

Read More Exclusive: Move highlights ambition to reconnect with Beijing but minister will face pressure over human rights David Lammy is planning a visit to China in September that would fall within the first 100 days of him taking office. The foreign secretary is in talks over a trip to Beijing next month that would…

Read More Building society joins forces with Dementia UK to offer guidance on health and money support Nationwide building society is offering free face-to-face dementia clinics at 200 of its branches, giving health and money support to sufferers and their families. The society is funding 30 Dementia UK admiral nurses, specialist staff who will work…

Read More Non-alcoholic beer sales up fivefold in some airports, as gut health products grow in popularity A breakfast pint at the airport is as much a part of the typical British holiday as third-degree sunburn and overindulging on the all-inclusive. But soaring sales of alcohol-free beer, gut health shots and smoothies suggest a growing…

Read More New category of widows and widowers on receiving end of DWP errors, says former minister A new group of people who have been underpaid the state pension appears to have come to light, with “many thousands” potentially left out of pocket. The claim has been made by the former pensions minister Steve Webb,…

Read More For first time, moors must hold licence under regime aiming to reduce unlawful killing of birds of prey by gamekeepers Wildlife campaigners are calling for even tougher policing of Scottish grouse moors on the eve of this year’s “Glorious Twelfth”, which marks the legal start of the grouse shooting season. On Monday 12…

Read More Australian foreign minister joins UK, Germany and France in condemning comments made by Bezalel Smotrich and repeats calls for ceasefire Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Deliberately starving civilians is a war crime, foreign affairs minister Penny Wong has said, joining international condemnation of comments made…

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Read MoreIsrael’s military says it struck a Hamas command centre embedded in a school.Israel’s military says it struck a Hamas command centre embedded in a school.

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Read MoreMore than 60 killed in Brazil plane crash; How a mother invited her son’s killer to be her neighborMore than 60 killed in Brazil plane crash; How a mother invited her son’s killer to be her neighbor

Read MoreDebby has finally moved out of the U.S. after the storm spent the better part of week unleashing tornadoes and flooding, damaging homes and taking lives as it moved up the East Coast after first arriving in Florida as a hurricaneDebby has finally moved out of the U.S. after the storm spent the better…

Read More Where are you Tommy and Elon? Marina Hyde finds that those provoking the race riots are far, far away; the dead hang delight – how this quick, surprisingly simple exercise can change your life; and ‘A bolt of lightning struck my plane’ – one woman’s incredible story of survival Continue reading…Where are you…

Read More Police allege officers were threatened by man with a knife at Kingaroy hospital before Friday night’s shooting Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A man shot by police outside a Queensland hospital after allegedly confronting them with a knife is in a critical condition. At about…

Read MoreUS ambassador to Mexico says no US resources were involved in the removal of ‘El Mayo’ from Mexico to arrest in Texas.US ambassador to Mexico says no US resources were involved in the removal of ‘El Mayo’ from Mexico to arrest in Texas.

Read More ‘Small number’ hurt and receiving care, say police, as English music festival confirms Sammy Virji’s planned set cancelled Concertgoers were injured in a crowd surge at Boardmasters music festival in Newquay on Friday, according to Devon and Cornwall police, with a woman describing the “terrifying” experience of being caught in a “massive crowd…

Read More Vice-president addresses Gaza after protesters interrupt speech on immigration, abortion and Indigenous rights Kamala Harris and Tim Walz rallied a packed arena outside Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday – drawing perhaps the largest Democratic crowd of the election cycle this year. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, her running mate and the local leaders who…

Read More PANAMA, Aug 09 (IPS) – In 2021, the Panama Canal welcomed a French experimental ship on a world tour, the Energy Observer, the first electric vessel powered by a combination of renewable energies and a hydrogen production system based on seawater. Read the full story, “Hydrogen from Renewables or Fossil Fuels? The Panamanian…

Read More WASHINGTON — Federal health regulators on Friday declined to approve the psychedelic drug MDMA as a therapy for PTSD, a major setback for groups seeking a breakthrough decision in favor of using mind-altering substances to treat serious mental health conditions. Drugmaker Lykos Therapeutics said the FDA notified the company that its drug “could…

Read More The words are a departure from when she said ‘if you want Donald Trump to win, then say that’ The words are a departure from when she said ‘if you want Donald Trump to win, then say that’

Read MorePart of the military aid will go to Israeli unit accused of rights abuses of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.Part of the military aid will go to Israeli unit accused of rights abuses of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

Read MoreSheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India earlier this week following massive unrest.Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India earlier this week following massive unrest.

Read More Massey’s father and state’s governor had called for Jack Campbell to quit after his officer shot Massey in her home An Illinois sheriff who hired the deputy charged in the death of Sonya Massey announced on Friday that he would retire, five weeks after the deputy fatally shot the 36-year-old Black woman in…

Read MoreVolunteer taxi driver Elisabeth XXX hopes to inspire more people to get involved with events.Volunteer taxi driver Elisabeth XXX hopes to inspire more people to get involved with events.

Read MoreA selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

Read MoreA passenger jet carrying more than 60 people crashed into a residential area of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday. The airline VOEPASS said there were no survivors. Kris Van Cleave has the latest.A passenger jet carrying more than 60 people crashed into a residential area of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday. The airline VOEPASS said there…

Read MoreBoth Team USA’s women’s and men’s basketball teams will play for gold this weekend after advancing out of the semifinal round. While on the track, an incredible performance by Sha’Carri Richardson helped the U.S. secure gold in the women’s 4×100 relay. Jamie Yuccas has the latest from the Paris Olympics.Both Team USA’s women’s and…

Read MoreCritics say the gang-busting mission has not done enough to reassure them.Critics say the gang-busting mission has not done enough to reassure them.

Read MoreRepublicans are suspicious of his relationship with China, but Tim Walz has a record of criticizing the Chinese government.Republicans are suspicious of his relationship with China, but Tim Walz has a record of criticizing the Chinese government.

Read More URBANA, Illinois, US, Aug 09 (IPS) – Tropical Storm Debby has resulted in record-setting rain and flooding events across several States, including Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and parts of Georgia and left a trail of damage including leaving Florida crops flooded. Read the full story, “Invest in Research to Protect Crops from…

Read More In a unanimous decision, Imane Khelif from Algeria won gold in the women’s welterweight division in Paris. Khelif has been battling both in and out of the ring as a boxing organization questioned her eligibility to fight in the women’s division, despite the fact that she has done so for years, including at…

Read MoreWitnesses in Vinhedo describe the moment a Voepass plane fell out of the sky, leaving 61 people dead.Witnesses in Vinhedo describe the moment a Voepass plane fell out of the sky, leaving 61 people dead.