How happy do we need to be to have lower chronic disease mortality risk?
Heart disease, cancer, asthma, and diabetes: All are chronic or non-communicable diseases (NCD), which accounted for about 75% of non-pandemic related deaths in 2021. They
Garment factories are sweltering, and these simple fixes could keep workers safe
Garment workers face some of the most precarious working conditions in the world and are increasingly at risk from extreme heat stress caused by climate
Chess grandmaster dies unexpectedly aged 29
A chess grandmaster has died unexpectedly at the age of 29.
Palestinian woman attacked by Israeli settler while harvesting olives
An Israeli settler assaulted a Palestinian woman while she was harvesting olives in the occupied West Bank town of Turmu
US chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies at 29
The California-born player won the Under 12 world championship and became a grandmaster at 18.
University of Arizona latest to turn down Trump’s university compact
Seven of nine institutions approached by the Trump administration have now declined to sign new federal funding rules.
Wigmaker flips out over a gay comedian’s order because he’s a “sinner”
The list of services denied to gay people now not only includes cakes, wedding venues, and graphic design services — but also new hirsute category:
It wasn’t space debris that struck a United Airlines plane—it was a weather balloon
The mysterious impact of a United Airlines aircraft in flight last week has sparked plenty of theories as to its cause, from space debris to
NSO permanently barred from targeting WhatsApp users with Pegasus spyware
A federal judge has ordered spyware maker NSO to stop using its Pegasus app to target or infect users of WhatsApp. The ruling, issued Friday
Toxic haze in Delhi despite ‘green’ Diwali
People in the city burst crackers late into Monday night, defying a court order to use only ‘green’ fireworks.
US chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies aged 29
The young prodigy’s “unexpected passing” was announced by his family on Monday.
Amazon outage ‘resolved’ as Snapchat and banks among sites impacted
Platform outage checker Downdetector said the issues have impacted more than 1,000 different businesses.
Hamas ruled Gaza with an iron rod – will it really give up control?
Hamas is diminished but far from spent – Israel may have to deal with it for some time to come
Security patch or self-inflicted DDoS? Microsoft update knocks out key enterprise functions
An October 2025 Microsoft Windows security update is wreaking havoc on enterprises, impacting multiple systems with bugs ranging from annoying to showstopper. The update in