Faith-based childhood tied to healthier aging
A new University of Helsinki analyzed life-course data from over 10,000 individuals aged 50 and above across 28 European countries. The findings suggest that those
COVID-related smell loss may last years
Using a scratch-and-sniff test, researchers discovered that smell loss after COVID-19 may linger for more than two years.
Volunteers join Gaza’s civil defence crews despite huge risks
Volunteers in Gaza are training to help their neighbours as firefighters, medics, and rescue workers.
General strike shuts down Tunisia’s Gabes over pollution crisis
More than 200 people have been hospitalised in recent weeks with respiratory issues blamed on a local chemical plant.
Vance in Israel says ‘great optimism’ ceasefire will hold
US Vice President JD Vance says, one week into the Gaza ceasefire, he has “great optimism” the peace deal will hold.
Eight countries added to methanol poisoning warning list
Japan, Mexico and Peru are among the nations included in the updated Foreign Office guidance.
Children paid ‘huge price’ in Covid pandemic, Johnson tells inquiry
The former PM says lockdown rules “probably did go too far” and says children could have been exempted.
Reaching 100: ‘I never thought I’d make it to this age’
The number of people reaching 100 years old is at an all-time, according to data by the ONS.
G.M. Raises Profit Forecast on Strong Demand and Lower Tariff Costs
The automaker’s shares jumped as investors focused on an upgraded forecast for some financial measures, as well as a lower-than-expected bill for tariffs this year.
Amazon Plans to Replace More Than Half a Million Jobs With Robots
Internal documents show the company that changed how people shop has a far-reaching plan to automate 75 percent of its operations.
Colombia recalls its ambassador to the U.S. as Trump accuses its president of trafficking drugs
The Colombia-U.S. alliance against drug trafficking is at risk as the U.S. ramps up deadly airstrikes off Colombia’s coast and the nations’ leaders trade barbs.
Ukrainian city in total blackout after ‘massive’ Russian assault
Across the wider region, four people are reported to have been killed and 10 others injured.
Plans for Trump-Putin meeting shelved days after Budapest talks proposed
A White House official said there were “no plans” for the two presidents to meet in the “immediate future”.
Japan’s first female leader: A historic moment with caveats
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, is not known for progressive views on women’s equality.