Flesh-eating screwworm parasite detected in person in US for first time
A case of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite has been detected in a person in the United States for the first time.
Month: August 2025
South Korea’s Lee set to meet Trump, with trade and security high on agenda
July trade deal and status of US troops in South Korea in focus as two leaders meet for the first time.
Has Israel become a divisive issue in Europe?
Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp resigns after failing to secure sanctions against Israel over Gaza atrocities.
France summons US ambassador over anti-Semitism allegations
Foreign Ministry calls Charles Kushner’s claim that Paris is not doing enough to combat anti-Semitism ‘unacceptable’.
SF’s Transgender District launches “Riot Fund” after Trump cuts vital funding
San Francisco’s Transgender District is mounting a fundraising drive to offset losses from government funding cuts to services vital to its founding mission. It’s a
What is the world’s slowest animal?
What does survival look like for animals who live in the slow lane?
Japanese power breakthrough could be ‘step toward a fully wireless society’
Japanese researchers employed machine learning to develop a wireless power transfer system that remains stable under any load.
Diagnostic dilemma: A man’s preference for ‘soft’ bacon may have given him brain worms
A man in the U.S. reported worsening migraine symptoms. It turned out that a pork tapeworm had invaded his brain.
Time is running out for SpaceX to make a splash with second-gen Starship
STARBASE, Texas—A beehive of aerospace technicians, construction workers, and spaceflight fans descended on South Texas this weekend in advance of the next test flight of
Neolithic people took gruesome trophies from invading tribes
A local Neolithic community in northeastern France may have clashed with foreign invaders, cutting off limbs as war trophies and otherwise brutalizing their prisoners of
Chinese property giant Evergrande delisted after spectacular fall
The embattled property giant’s shares were taken off the Hong Kong stock market on Monday.
France summons US envoy over antisemitism claims
France denies allegations it is failing to tackle a surge in antisemitism since the Gaza war began.
What is behind the passion of Love Island USA’s Nigerian fanbase?
Nigerians made their mark during this year’s Love Island USA – but it caused tensions within the fanbase.
How Russia is quietly trying to win over the world beyond the West
Over the past three years, Russian state-backed news channel RT has expanded its international presence.