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U.K. Approves Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

The U.K. has cleared Paramount Skydance’s $110 ⁠billion acquisition of Warner Bros. on competition grounds. The British government added that it ​would not ​intervene in the transaction ‌on ⁠public interest grounds after Paramount beefed up promises ​about ​programming ⁠and

Portugal seizes five tonnes of cocaine in Atlantic bust

Portuguese authorities intercepted a cargo ship in the Atlantic and seized around five tonnes of cocaine in a multinational operation. Three foreign nationals were arrested as officials said Portugal has already confiscated more cocaine in 2026 than in all of last year.

FDA approves first mRNA flu vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) late Wednesday approved the nation's first mRNA flu vaccine, manufactured by drugmaker Moderna. The agency approved the shot for two separate age groups; people age 50 to 64, and for 65 years and older. Moderna said it will conduct a

The great arc

A striking meditation on inequality via the bold sculptures that sit amongst skyscrapers in Paris’s business district - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon

Secrets of the Atomic City

"For decades, workers at a nuclear facility in Kentucky were exposed to dangerous levels of radiation. Management assured them nothing was wrong. Then four friends risked everything to reveal the truth."

Culture clash

C P Snow’s ‘Two Cultures’ lecture provoked a savage response from fellow critic F R Leavis. What was at the heart of it all? - by Sam Dresser Read on Aeon