Response must outpace spread of Ebola: UN relief chief
The world must move faster to contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that is growing exponentially, the UN’s Emergency Relief Coordinator warned on Tuesday.
Food aid cutback in the occupied West Bank as health fears grow in Gaza
Lack of funding has forced the World Food Programme (WFP) to slash aid to families in the West Bank by half even though needs have more than doubled over the…
Nepal floods: Mounting death toll and concern for women and girls
As rescue efforts continue in Nepal, humanitarians are focused on how the recent deadly flash floods have impacted women and girls, as well as access to healthcare.
“A Cute Little LibGen Babysitter”: Music Publishers Sue Anthropic Founders Over Torrenting Spree
Anthropic’s bulk torrenting of pirated books from shadow libraries LibGen and Pirate Library Mirror continues to generate new lawsuits. A group of major publishers, including Sony Music and Warner Chappell,…
Five Venezuelans plead guilty to ATM jackpotting attacks in US
Five Venezuelan nationals pleaded guilty to attempting to empty automated teller machines (ATMs) using malware in a series of ATM jackpotting attacks. […]
Flu vaccine rollout begins as NHS regroups from ‘busiest summer’
This year’s jab has a few tweaks, including changes to better combat last year’s Super-K strain.
Medical Intuitives: More Integrative Medicine Pseudoscience
The integrative medicine industry is all in on making a “scan” of your “biofield” part of your physician’s diagnostic toolkit.
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‘The mountains are changing’: What the floods tell us about the future of India’s Himalayas
As families await news of missing loved ones, the disaster is a stark reminder of how the climate crisis is creating a fast-growing threat. Plus, the town considered India’s ‘Jurassic…
Solar cuts ‘at least £400 from bills in even the cloudiest British areas’
Savings grow as energy prices in Great Britain rise and cost of panel installation falls, analysis findsHouseholds in Great Britain’s cloudiest regions could still save more than £400 a year…
Cities sweltering and the smell of the middle ages: has the climate crisis killed Instagram’s Euro summer? | Brigid Delaney
Who dreams of having a Euro summer now when staying in an ancient, uncooled building in the Old Town is like trying to sleep in a wood-fired pizza oven?This week…