Brazil formally accuses 16 people over 2024 Voepass deadly plane crash
Official says plane was irregularly cleared for departure before crash that killed 62 people outside Sao Paulo.
Medline shares rise 41% amid year’s largest IPO
The share price of medical supplies titan Medline rose by 40% during Wednesday’s trading on the first day of its initial public offering.
2025 was tumultuous year at U.S. health agencies under Trump, RFK Jr.
U.S. health agencies led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., were beset by multiple controversies during 2025.
Australian aviation crew carries out daring midwinter Antarctica rescue
Team evacuated a patient from McMurdo Station after landing plane in total darkness and temperature of -43°C.
Trump imposes 15% tariff on key chip material to counter China
The move aims to protect US firms as they face increasing competition from China’s chip industry.
Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant
A New Mexico judge ordered the Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp parent company to pay another $567m for the way it has harmed children.
Two people convicted in relation to death of French streamer
Raphaël Graven, 46, died in August 2025, with his death live broadcast on the streaming platform Kick.
Cloudflare wants to provide the operating system for the AI-first enterprise
Traditional operating systems (OS) were built to manage hardware, files, apps, and users on a device, but Cloudflare says the agentic AI era requires a
Enterprise passkey security under threat from malware
Given the widespread enterprise adoption of passkeys to replace passwords, a Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 report disclosing ways attackers are getting around passkey protections
Most-detailed-ever view of the sun’s surface revealed in new images from the world’s largest solar telescope
New images captured by the world’s most powerful solar telescope have revealed something that was hiding in plain sight on the sun for 150 years:
‘It would be a disaster’: Ammunition for war and surging water withdrawals are putting the Caspian Sea on the brink of collapse
The Caspian Sea, the world’s largest inland body of water, is in major trouble. Since the mid-1990s, this saline lake, located between Europe and Asia
Microbial DNA hidden under Antarctica offers new clues about how the continent’s mysterious Blood Falls came to be
At the end of a glacier deep in East Antarctica’s Taylor Valley, there is a haunting waterfall that oozes red brine like a bleeding wound
More protein or less? The foods to get you through a heatwave
When turning on the oven is a no-no and you’re bored of salads, these foods (and drinks) will help to beat the heat.
F.C.C. Removes Limit on Broadcast TV Ownership
The move lifts a rule that said a single television-station owner could not reach more than 39 percent of U.S. households.