Zoonotic Spillover Is A Problem
Recently I gave the latest update on the origins of SARS-CoV-2 – bottom line, it was very likely a zoonotic spillover event and not a
Woman pleads not guilty to attempted murder of Rihanna after home shooting
A woman charged with the attempted murder of Rihanna following a shooting at the singer’s home has pleaded not guilty.
Pepper acquires YC-backed Alima to bring AI to food distribution’s messy product catalogues
Pepper, a New York-based technology platform for independent food distributors, has acquired Alima, a Y Combinator-backed startup that built ordering and procurement software for small
Your finance team is still chasing invoices. Here’s why that costs more than you think
The average small business processes around 500 invoices per month. When that workflow runs on email threads, spreadsheets, and manual check runs, each invoice costs
Palestine Action hunger strikers to sue prisons over alleged mistreatment
Activists plan to take legal action against the UK prisons that allegedly mistreated them.
Inside Trump’s quiet plan to ‘take’ Cuba
As the world tries to reach Cuba through aid convoys, the US continues to impose a fuel blockade.
How the US plunged Cuba into darkness
The US oil blockade has brought Cuba’s power grid to the brink of collapse.
Doctors announce six-day strike in England as talks break down
The walkout over jobs and pay is one of the longest yet in the dispute, and will begin on 7 April in England.
‘I froze my eggs because I was born without a womb’
Betty Mukherjee talks to Naga Munchetty about living with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome.
‘You feel forgotten’ – the reality for boxers after the fights stop
Retired boxer Stephen Smith shares how boxers can struggle to “fill the void” after hanging up their gloves.
Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial
A jury found the companies harmed a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her mental health distress.
In rare daytime drone blitz, Russia attacks western Ukrainian city largely spared from war’s damage
In normal times, an assault of close to 1,000 Russian drones — many made from Iranian parts and designs — would dominate the news agenda.
Iran rejects U.S. ceasefire plan as missiles continue to fly across Middle East
Iran on Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries
Passion fruit molecule may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease progression
Four years ago, a research group at the University of Oslo made what would turn out to be a major discovery.