[The Conversation Africa] Cruises are sold as floating holidays, but they are also useful for understanding public health. Cruise ships are carefully designed places where many people live, eat, relax and move through the same shared spaces for days at a time. They show how
[The Conversation Africa] When the world shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, another crisis quietly grew behind closed doors. Reports from around the globe suggested that violence against women and girls was increasing. Governments, nongovernmental
China may be preparing to supply Pakistan with a stealth fighter that could give Islamabad a new edge in striking deep into India—and unsettle an already fragile nuclear balance. This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that China’s state broadcaster has
A burst of agreements signals a more active Indonesia, but questions remain over delivery and direction.
The Brent branch of Little Village says there is "a lot of need" in the local area.
Tent where twins were born up to a 15-minute walk away from nearest public toilets or running water Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The tent where a newborn baby was found dead at Wagga beach at
Hereford Cathedral says it will provide operational support to help the "incredible volunteers".
A total of 12 pieces of artwork linked to 1MDB have been identified, with eight yet to be recovered.
[Health-e] Hantaviruses are a group of viruses carried by rodents like rats and mice, and can cause severe disease in humans. Not all hantaviruses cause disease in people, and only a small number like the Andes Hantavirus, are known to make humans sick.
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Global indices in the United States, Japan and South Korea have reached new all-time highs despite the economic fallout from the ongoing Iran war. Investors are clearly looking past immediate geopolitical risks — but what is driving the rally?
Children's diets may influence their mental health, with fruit and vegetables linked to better behaviour, according to a new study.
Thousands of anti-wind social media posts have been analysed, as researchers warn that Europe’s energy security could be threatened.
Wastewater from nearly 40,000 people and businesses pumped straight into sea as island still has no treatment plant Raw sewage from nearly 40,000 people and businesses is being pumped straight into the sea because the British overseas territory of Gibraltar does not have, and
Solar emissions exert 'drag' on space junk orbiting Earth. From historical measurements across a period of 36 years, researchers have now shown that space junk begins to fall down much faster once the sun's activity across the solar cycle reaches approximately 67% of its peak.
The European Commission has issued a set of recommendations to help protect vulnerable households from energy disconnections, better manage their energy supply contracts, as well as play an active part in the clean energy transition though energy self-production and sharing.
People in the Ukrainian city of Oleshky say they have been cut off from fresh supplies of food or medicine for months.
[UN News] Hantavirus victims on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean may have been infected prior to joining the cruise and human-to-human transmission on board cannot be ruled out - although it is rare - the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have both expressed a need for China to leverage its tight relations with Tehran to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz for “their own interests”.
Lively still has a pending motion for attorneys’ fees and damages stemming from Baldoni’s failed defamation lawsuit
Akram, who is being held in a high-security prison, is yet to indicate how he will plead.
The Philippines said access for ASEAN's special envoy would support engagement with all stakeholders and advance inclusive national dialogue.
There's never been a better time to add hundreds of hours to your shame pile.
Candidates running to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) pounced on former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra (D) during the Golden State’s gubernatorial debate on Tuesday. The focus on Becerra underscores his surge to frontrunner status in the crowded
He said he did not receive any profits, dividends or assets from the firm, Huione Pay.
The veteran film producer, who founded the film production and distribution company Super Good Films, has been a prominent name in Tamil and Telugu cinema since the 1980s.
A group of 13 Australians related to alleged Islamic State jihadists is returning home from Syria, Australian authorities said Wednesday, warning some will face arrest. The four women and nine children, who had been living in Roj camp in Syria, are expected to land in Sydney
A new study links the sun's 11-year cycle to accelerated orbital loss, with debris falling faster once sunspot numbers near their cycle peak.
South Korea said the cause of the fire would only be confirmed after the vessel was inspected.
SEOUL, May 6 - South Korean shipper HMM said on Wednesday it had secured a vessel to tow a bulk carrier it operates to a port in Dubai after an explosion and fire damaged the ship, which had been stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.
In an interview with US media outlets, Trump said Pope Leo XIV’s words are helping Iran and making the world “less safe”, slamming him for his stance which Trump perceives to mean indifference about Tehran acquiring nuclear weapons.
This weekend, two Iranian Very Large Crude Carriers – HUGE and DERYA – successfully navigated the US Navy’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and passed through Indonesia’s Lombok Strait, carrying 3.8 million barrels of crude destined for desperate Asian markets. Opponents of US
Chinese factories are picking up a ballooning raw materials bill.
A chaotic sleep schedule in your 40s might be quietly setting the stage for heart trouble later. Researchers tracking thousands of people for over a decade found that those with highly inconsistent bedtimes—especially when they slept less than eight hours—faced about double the
Olivia Colman and John Lithgow’s queer family drama “Jimpa” will open the 17th edition of the Kashish Pride Film Festival in Mumbai this June. The festival will screen 153 films from 43 countries across three venues: Liberty Cinema, Alliance Française, and the National Gallery
Oak trees have a surprising trick to fight back against hungry caterpillars: they simply wait. When trees are heavily attacked one year, they delay leaf growth by just three days the next spring—long enough to leave newly hatched caterpillars with nothing to eat. This small
The details of the treaty will be finalised in coming weeks.
In one case, the skeletal remains of a baby were found buried in Alor Gajah district.
Indiana voters cast their ballots in a slate of state Senate primaries that surged into the national spotlight amid President Trump’s push for red states to redistrict ahead of the midterms. Five of seven incumbents targeted with Trump-backed challengers lost their primaries
The IDF says Kerem Hamami is illegal and slated for evacuation, but residents of nearby Halhul say they've tried to reach the vineyards on which their livelihood depends dozens of times, only to be blocked by settlers and soldiers
The spherical robot made of aluminium is expected to be sent into space by next spring.
Democrat Chedrick Greene is projected to win the special state Senate race in Michigan, according to Decision Desk HQ, preserving his party’s narrow majority in the chamber. With Greene’s projected victory in the 35th District, Democrats’ advantage expands from 19-18 to 20-18,
The southern city is also advancing a proposal to make English a second language in schools.
The government-owned reserve would bolster long-term supplies of diesel and aviation fuel.