When the Covid pandemic hit, factories in China shut down and global shipping traffic slowed. Within a matter of a few weeks, products began disappearing from U.S. store shelves and American firms that depend on foreign materials were going out of business. A similar trend is beginning to play out, but this time the catalyst […]
The foreign minister of Oman has announced that a fourth round of talks with the United States about Iran’s nuclear programme had been postponed. Minister Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi made the announcement on the social media platform X on Thursday, just days before the talks were expected to begin in Rome. “For logistical reasons we […]
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a plan that would require placebo-controlled studies for all new vaccines, surprising some experts who noted that such testing already routinely takes place. In a statement, Andrew Nixon, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services, said that “all new vaccines will undergo safety testing in […]
General Motors cut its profit forecast for 2025 on Thursday by more than 20 percent and said that the Trump administration’s tariffs would increase its costs by $4 billion to $5 billion this year. In a conference call with analysts, G.M. executives said the company now expects to make $8.2 billion to $10.1 billion this […]
Getty Images A new daily pill treating endometriosis has been approved for use on the NHS in England. The pill, called linzagolix, will soon become available for over 1,000 women to help manage symptoms of the condition. It’s estimated endometriosis affects 1.5 million women in the UK – it can cause chronic pain, heavy periods […]
BARCELONA, Spain — The good news is Barcelona and Inter Milan will do it all again next week. At the end of a breathless night at the Olympic Stadium when Inter threatened to spring a surprise and Lamine Yamal again proved himself to be one of the best players in the world, the two teams […]
Olivia Richwald BBC News, Yorkshire OLIVIA RICHWALD/BBC Stacey, 47, from Leeds has suffered from endometriosis for 25 years A woman who lost a kidney, her womb and parts of her vagina and bowel due to endometriosis has urged others to fight for a diagnosis of what she has described as a “silent assassin”. Stacey, 47, […]
A community health and well-being day is taking place in Grimsby on Saturday. The event follows on from concerns raised during a meeting in January over mental health support and public safety. It has been organised by local councillors, North East Lincolnshire Council’s public health team, along with the East Marsh Involve community group. The […]
An English court on Wednesday approved the extradition of an Israeli man charged by New York prosecutors with running a “hacking-for-hire” operation that targeted environmental groups. Prosecutors say that companies run by the man, Amit Forlit, 57, earned at least $16 million by hacking more than 100 victims and stealing confidential information on behalf of […]
J-League side Kawasaki Frontale beat the star-studded Saudi club 3-2 in Jeddah to enter the Champions League final. Kawasaki Frontale’s Tatsuya Ito has compared lining up beside Cristiano Ronaldo before their Asian Champions League Elite semifinal to being in “a video game” as the J-League outfit handed the Saudi club a 3-2 defeat to progress […]