Category: World

  For many years, it made more sense for people to dispose of a broken or defective product and replace it with a new one, than to have it repaired. This generated a substantial amount of waste and unnecessary resource consumption.  This will change, starting on 31 July 2026, when it will be possible to […]

Some musicians sing to be heard; others sing because their souls leave them no choice. Glen Hansard belonged entirely to the latter. Long before his raspy, soaring voice echoed through standard concert halls, broadway stages, or the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, it echoed off the red-brick storefronts of Grafton Street. Leaving school at just 13 […]

Agencies report that mass returns from Iran and Pakistan, combined with shrinking humanitarian assistance, the collapse of the rural opium-based economy, climate disasters – and ongoing restrictions on the rights of women and girls – are increasing vulnerability to trafficking and abuse. Economic hardship fuels exploitation Recent findings from the UN migration agency’s Returnee Resilience Overview […]

Updates to this page Published 30 July 2026 Last updated 30 July 2026 — Show all updates 30 July 2026 We have included few branches of Saint Nicholas Hospital, we have removed Regina Caeli and Ifebi Hospital. And we have updated contact details for Childcare and Wellness Clinic. 30 July 2026 First published. 17 April […]

Access DX Laboratory, located in Houston, Texas, its former CEO Michael Stewart, and Florida businessman Harold Shatz, have each entered into settlements and will pay a combined total of $36.4 million to the United States to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by paying kickbacks and billing Medicare and Medicaid for […]

Reports from the ground point to widespread damage to homes and civilian buildings, with search and rescue teams moving quickly to reach destroyed structures. The strikes killed at least a dozen people and injured more than 100. “The attacks were getting worse,” said Kyiv resident Maryna, who sought shelter with her children overnight in a […]

Thank you, Mr Chair. I welcome Ambassador Peško to the Permanent Council and thank him for his comprehensive report. We commend the OSCE Mission to Serbia for its sustained work and continued focus on democratic governance, rule of law, media freedom, security sector reform and minority rights. The report illustrates both the value of the […]

Thank you, Mr Chair. I welcome Ambassador Peško to the Permanent Council and thank him for his comprehensive report. We commend the OSCE Mission to Serbia for its sustained work and continued focus on democratic governance, rule of law, media freedom, security sector reform and minority rights. The report illustrates both the value of the […]

The Justice Department has filed the first-ever case in the U.S. Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC), seeking to remove Nazira Haji Zada, 47, residing in Fort Worth, Texas. Zada, the matriarch of an alien Afghan family, is being removed for her role in a plot to commit an ISIS-inspired mass shooting on Election Day in 2024 […]

No organism on Earth is sterile. All living systems, from soil and plants to water and humans, are teeming with bacteria, fungi, microalgae and other microscopic life forms. Together, they make up complex ecosystems known as microbiomes. Thanks to advances in DNA sequencing and computing, scientists now have an impressive and growing catalogue of microbial […]