Study finds microplastics in US brains: Are they dangerous?

Traces of plastics were found in the brains of 54 people in the US. But experts say too little is known about health effects, or how common microplastics are in …

Source: Deutsche Welle

Ex-Reform UK employees issue claims for alleged unpaid wages

Reform says claims brought by former workers — who say they were dismissed after the election — are ‘fraudulent’

Source: Financial Times

‘Over the precipice’: UN chief sounds alarm on DR Congo fighting

Antonio Guterres says a 'regional escalation must be avoided at all costs' as Rwanda-backed M23 forces gain ground.

Source: Al Jazeera

After Watergate, Congress curbed the presidency. Now, Trump is testing those limits

President Trump's efforts to cut federal programs and fire watchdogs are drawing attention to 1970s-era government reforms.

Source: NPR

Woman drops suit accusing Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13

The suit was initially filed in October, claiming that the woman was lured by a limousine driver outside the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards and assaulted by the two rappers …

Source: NPR

Monitoring the status of hostages still in Gaza after Hamas’s attack

A total of 251 people were taken in the attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. We’re tracking what happened to each of them.

Source: Washington Post

Ozempic, Wegovy may help mental health, substance disorders

An observational analysis has found that the drugs may lower the risk of substance abuse and cognitive issues. But the findings need clinical testing.

Source: Deutsche Welle

EU looks to head off gas squeeze amid Russian LNG ban talk

European gas inventories are being used up at the quickest pace since the depths of the energy crisis after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Could a mooted ban on Russian liquefied …

Source: Deutsche Welle

First patient in UK tests new treatment for loss of sense of smell

Chrissi Kelly, who says anosmia is a ‘like a bereavement’, is trialling a simple procedure that could help those who lost sense of smell during Covid or other viral infections

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Source: The Guardian

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Source: CNN

What explains Trump’s fixation on South Africa?

Trump targets South Africa over ‘human rights violations’ against white farmers.

Source: Al Jazeera

Lovers, famous and infamous

Legends surround love, that crazy feeling that can inspire the most beautiful songs, but also the most terrible wars. History is full of famous love stories.

Source: Deutsche Welle