Hotel that refused to give tourist tap water acted lawfully, Italian court rules
The Italian Supreme Court rejected a tourist’s claim that her consumer rights were breached when she was only offered €7 bottled mineral water.
Ghana welcomes Pope’s apology over Catholic Church’s role in slavery
The West African nation was one of the main gateways for the transatlantic slave trade.
Five people found alive after week trapped in flooded Laos cave
The search is continuing for a further two villagers who are still missing, rescuers say.
Woman caught after 30 years on the run is jailed for armed robberies
Klette was finally caught in a flat in Berlin in 2024 and put on trial last year.
Trump’s scandal-plagued pick wins Texas Senate primary run-off — and Democrats see an opening
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ousted four-term U.S. Senator John Cornyn on Tuesday, riding President Tweety McTreason’s endorsement to a lopsided victory for the Republican
Why blood pressure rises faster in women after midlife
This review examines how sex-specific blood pressure trajectories are shaped by genetics, hormones, metabolic risk factors, lifestyle exposures, environmental stressors, and medical treatments. It highlights
How the right diet could support the gut bacteria that matter most
This review examines how gut keystone bacteria shape microbiome stability, disease risk, and responses to diet. It highlights why better identification methods, experimental validation, and
Deep learning model predicts vascular cognitive impairment from brain scans
The team built a DenseNet – a densely connected convolutional neural network – that learns hierarchical features directly from raw DTI volumes.
Study links fathers’ preconception stress to altered offspring development
Research from the University of Colorado Anschutz suggests that stress experienced by a father before conception may influence an offspring’s growth by altering small molecular
Urine test may help identify autism risk in children
A simple urine test may help identify children at risk for autism sooner than current assessments – opening the door for earlier diagnosis and treatment
Canada will require self-isolation for people traveling from Congo, Sudan and Uganda due to Ebola
The Canadian government says travelers from Ebola-affected regions will be required to self-isolate for 21 days, while immigration authorities are temporarily suspending decisions on applications
Micron approaches $1tn as UBS sees a path to $1.8tn over 12 months
Timothy Arcuri lifted his price target to $1,625 from $535 on the back of long-term HBM supply agreements that, in his read, compress the boom-bust
China’s market regulator fines Luxshare and Wingtech over their unwinding deal
SAMR has penalised the two electronics firms for procedural violations in their now-collapsed asset sale, the latest signal of Beijing’s tightening merger-enforcement posture. China’s State
US strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills one
Dozens of attacks since September have killed at least 194 people in US operation dubbed ‘Southern Spear’.