Category: World

Cambridge, MA — August 14, 2025Global health technology leader Philips has unveiled plans to invest more than $150 million in expanding its U.S. manufacturing and research and development (R&D) operations. The initiative aims to accelerate the production of AI-powered health technology innovations, strengthen domestic capabilities, and create hundreds of skilled jobs across key facilities. 🧠 […]

As Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, marks her 75th birthday on August 15, 2025, the occasion offers not only a moment of celebration but a chance to reflect on a life of extraordinary service, unwavering dedication, and timeless grace. 👑 A Lifetime of Duty and Dignity Born in 1950 as the second […]

Sudan: Famine and Cholera Deepen Humanitarian Catastrophe One year after famine was first declared in Sudan, the United Nations warns the crisis has deteriorated “catastrophically.” At least 17 regions are now at risk, with North Darfur’s capital, El Fasher, on the brink of starvation, according to U.N. spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric. The famine, initially confirmed in […]

Washington, D.C., August 13, 2025 — Former U.S. President Donald Trump has announced his intention to convene a second meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin shortly after the upcoming Alaska summit, contingent on the outcome of initial talks. The remarks were made during a speech at the Kennedy Center and […]

The environmental impact of climate change – shifting weather patterns or vanishing biodiversity – is widely recognised. But do we truly understand the toll rising temperatures are taking on human health? Members of the Climate-Health Cluster, an EU-funded network of European researchers, do not think so. Their mission is to measure these health risks and […]

  Have you ever wondered how to apply for EU funding or how to transfer your pension to another EU country? Do you need help finding the right EU grant or scholarship? Or perhaps you have questions about compensation for a delayed flight? Whether you are seeking information about EU policies, your rights as an […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) promised to revolutionise the field of education. But how, and how much, is it actually being used by students and teachers today? Our recent article sought to answer this question by analysing AI’s integration into universities from two perspectives: scientific (how it is actually being used) and social (perceptions of its use). […]

Otilio Rodriguez Toledo and Alicia Aispuro Hernandez, husband and wife from Thermal, California, were sentenced today for conspiring to smuggle and distribute Mexican pesticides and veterinary drugs that are not approved for use in the United States. Toledo was sentenced to five months in prison followed by 24 months of supervised release. Hernandez was sentenced […]

Washington, D.C., August 13, 2025 — As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin this Friday in Alaska for high-stakes talks on the war in Ukraine, the family of David Barnes — an American citizen serving the longest prison sentence of any U.S. national currently detained in Russia — is pleading […]

Today, the Department of State took steps to impose visa restrictions on African, Cuban, and Grenadan government officials, and their family members, for their complicity in the Cuban regime’s medical mission scheme in which medical professionals are ‘rented’ by other countries at high prices and most of the revenue is kept by the Cuban authorities. […]