UK begins trials of Ebola vaccine developed in just eight weeks
The UK medicines regulator has given approval for an experimental vaccine to be tested on healthy adults.
Five dead and 86 missing as ‘heartbreaking’ fire breaks out on Philippines ferry
The fire broke out as the vessel nearing its destination at the tourist hotspot of Coron in Palawan.
Iran war won’t end until after crucial November elections, says Trump
The president also said oil prices won’t come down until after the November races, claiming without evidence that Iran wants to impact the election.
Russia outpacing Ukraine’s air defences with daily use of new jet-powered drones
The new models can travel at speeds of up to 300mph, faster than Ukraine’s air defence interceptors.
Trump pledges $5,000 to every American – and other takeaways from Republican midterms convention
He covered many of the subjects he has returned to time and again – with a few surprises thrown in.
How Sweet! Girl Scouts Cookies Are Going To The Dogs
Man’s best friend is getting some love from the Girl Scouts.
‘America’s Nobel’ prizes go to sleep and hemophilia researchers, and to Michael J. Fox for Parkinson’s advocacy
This year’s Lasker Awards — coveted prizes for biomedical research that are sometimes called “America’s Nobel Prizes” — have gone to scientists behind fundamental discoveries
Record-breaking rain in California was caused by abnormally high temperatures on the other side of the world, study finds
Abnormally high temperatures on the Tibetan Plateau triggered two catastrophic rainfall events halfway around the world in California and nearby states in early 2017 and
See the highest-resolution footage of a black hole jet ever taken, thanks to AI and 27 years of observations
Astronomers just dropped a video 27 years in the making: the highest-definition animation of a gargantuan black hole jet blasting out of a distant galaxy
Story of black bear taking wounded animals to wildlife center is too good to be true
According to the story, the black bear took a wounded raccoon and later a fox to a wildlife center where it had been treated.
Elon Musk’s VoteSafe.org shares users’ personal information. Here’s how we know
Musk’s America PAC funds the online voter registration hub.
Instacart says AI-built carts beat its $115 average basket. Shipt shipped the same feature and called it relief from mental load.
Shipt and Instacart both launched AI assistants that build a grocery cart from a prompt or a photo on 9 September. Instacart said orders placed
China wants a light on the glasses when they record. Its platforms are shipping glasses that never stop listening.
Alibaba put its Qoder coding agent into smart glasses on 3 September, and Tencent put its WorkBuddy office agent into co-branded Rokid frames the day
Why is Iran bombing Jordan’s Al-Azraq base?
Iran has increased its targeting of Jordan’s Muwaffaq Salti Air Base near Al-Azraq in recent weeks.