One man works to slow fast-growing Ebola outbreak, and he’s doing it unpaid
Wiza Bondele works at an Ebola treatment hospital in eastern Congo, risking his life without pay since the outbreak began in May
Month: August 2026
Student kills 6 at school after shooting grandparents in Thailand
]At least one teacher was killed and four other people injured by a student who opened fire at a school in Thailand on Friday before
Illinois teen in clown outfit charged with murder of 78-year-old man
The suspect had “the intent to kill” John Wesley Allen, 78, who was stabbed Monday at a bus stop in East St. Louis, Illinois, officials
Facebook owner condemned as ‘public nuisance’ and ordered to pay $942m over harm to children
Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has been ordered to pay $567m (£421m) to address the harm caused to children on its platforms.
Google built an AI translator that runs entirely offline on a Raspberry Pi
Google and its Antigravity team have built a prototype AI translator that runs entirely offline on a Raspberry Pi 5. The Gemma Translator uses Gemma
Gravity raised $30.5M to place ads inside AI chatbots. Its next product targets the bots themselves.
Gravity, an adtech startup that places ads inside AI chatbots, raised a $30.5 million Series A co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Committed Capital. The
Africa backs Infantino as CAF unanimously votes in FIFA president’s favour
CAF president Patrice Motsepe calls for good governance, as Africa throws weight behind FIFA’s Gianni Infantino.
Earthquake strikes as doctors perform surgery
A viral video shows medical staff protecting a patient as an earthquake struck Japan during surgery.
‘Still searching for truth’: Daughter of Sikh activist killed 30 years ago
Jaswant Singh Khalra’s daughter Navkiran reflects on slain father’s life and legacy, which also inspired a recent film.
‘It can be isolating’ – how does heat impact anxiety?
Southampton woman Lauren has health anxiety that gets worse during the hot weather.
Moment earthquake shakes hospital operating room in Japan
Security camera footage shows doctors shielding a patient on the operating table as last month’s magnitude 6.8 quake shook Kumamoto General Hospital.
Doge overstated claims to have saved Americans $110bn, watchdog finds
A review of the body formerly charged with reducing government spending has found several issues with its calculations.
‘Put your phone down’: K-pop band weighs in on concert etiquette
Cortis’s plea has drawn mixed reactions in a fandom that’s obsessed with capturing every moment.
Watch: Nasa astronauts conduct 6.5-hour spacewalk outside ISS
Astronauts Anil Menon and Jessica Meir ventured out to install a mounting hardware for the future addition of solar arrays to the space station.