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Landmark Autism Study Identifies Four Biologically Distinct Subtypes, Advancing Precision Diagnosis and Care

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📍 Princeton, July 9, 2025 — In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Genetics, researchers from Princeton University and the Simons Foundation have identified four biologically and clinically distinct subtypes of autism, marking a major advance in understanding the condition’s genetic complexity and paving the way for more personalized diagnosis and treatment strategies. 🧠 Study […]

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Minister Announces €330,000 Funding to Boost Outdoor Swimming Across Ireland

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📍 Dublin, July 11, 2025 — Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy Jennifer Murnane O’Connor has announced €330,000 in funding to support outdoor swimming initiatives nationwide. The investment is part of the Healthy Ireland programme, now in its second year, and aims to improve accessibility, safety, and inclusivity at designated swimming […]

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Gaza: ‘Unacceptable’ choice between getting shot or getting fed

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UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani told reporters in Geneva on Friday that “we’ve raised concerns about atrocity crimes having been committed and the risk of further atrocity crimes, where people are lining up for essential supplies such as food and medicine and where they are being attacked, where again… they have a choice between being shot […]

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Capgemini Acquires WNS for £2.4 Billion to Lead AI-Powered Intelligent Operations

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📍 Paris, July 7, 2025 — French technology and consulting firm Capgemini has announced a definitive agreement to acquire WNS Holdings, a global leader in digital business process services (BPS), for £2.4 billion ($3.3 billion) in cash. The acquisition marks a strategic move to position Capgemini at the forefront of Agentic AI-powered Intelligent Operations, a […]

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Fight to end AIDS: ‘This is not just a funding gap – it’s a ticking time bomb’

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The 2025 Global AIDS Update released on Thursday by UNAIDS – the global body’s agency fighting AIDS and HIV infection – warns that a historic funding crisis now threatens to unravel decades of hard-won gains unless countries radically rethink how they fund and deliver HIV services. Yet even amid these challenges, many of the most-affected […]

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UN calls for reversal of US sanctions on Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese

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They’re calling for the decision to be reversed, warning it could undermine the wider international human rights system. The sanctions were announced by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday under a Presidential Executive Order. Mr. Rubio alleged that Ms. Albanese had “directly engaged with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in efforts to investigate, […]

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International Criminal Court: War crimes, systematic sexual violence ongoing in Darfur

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Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan told ambassadors in the UN Security Council that the ICC has “reasonable grounds to believe” that both war crimes and crimes against humanity are being committed in region, where a deepening conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has plunged the region into a humanitarian […]

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Overlooked and underestimated: Sand and dust storms wreak havoc across borders

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That’s how much sand and dust enters the atmosphere on an annual basis according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)’s annual report on the storms which scatter such particles across borders worldwide. The UN weather agency’s reports warns that while the amount of dust decreased marginally in 2024, the impact on humans and economies is increasing. […]

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UN voices concern over Greece’s suspension of asylum applications

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The move, currently being debated in the Greek Parliament, would halt asylum registration for three months and allow for the return of new arrivals without assessing their claims. It follows a recent rise in landings on the southern islands of Gavdos and Crete. While acknowledging the strain of managing new arrivals, UNHCR said such measures […]

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