The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given the green light to two biotechnology companies for clinical trials that will transplant organs from genetically modified pigs into people with kidney failure. If successful, these studies could lead to the broader use of cross-species transplantation, a dream of medical scientists for centuries. One of the companies, […]
Can a country ever be too big to fail? Waiting for global stock markets to open this morning felt grimly reminiscent of the beginnings of the sub-prime lending crash, the moment many finally understood the old cliche that when the US sneezes, everyone catches a cold. But when it threatens to hack its nose off […]
Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, has been tapped by President Trump to be acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Bessent is seen here at the Capitol in Washington last month. J. Scott Applewhite/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP/AP Scott Bessent, who was confirmed as Treasury Secretary last week, has been named […]
Jayne McCormack BBC News NI political correspondent PA Images Storm Éowyn brought down trees and damaged power lines across Northern Ireland Some customers in Northern Ireland could have to wait up to another fortnight to have their internet and phone connectivity restored after Storm Éowyn, a Stormont politician has said. DUP assembly member Deborah Erskine […]
Since its debut in 1986, the TAG Heuer Formula 1 collection has embodied the spirit of high-performance racing. The original model introduced a new generation to Swiss watchmaking with its bold colours and forward-thinking design. Nearly 40 years later, the collection remains a favourite among enthusiasts, evolving with cutting-edge materials and engineering advancements. The latest […]
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Paul Glynn Entertainment reporter Getty Images The pony didn’t win any awards, but it did win our hearts Sunday night saw Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar win big at the Grammy Awards, which was dedicated to fundraising for wildfire relief efforts in Los Angeles. It also saw plenty of memorable performances, impassioned […]
You wonder what went through the mind of Alaves’ left-back, Manu Sanchez, three minutes into the game against Barcelona at Montjuic yesterday. Lamine Yamal, the player who Sanchez was assigned to mark for the next 87 minutes or so of his life, had dribbled past him and four other team-mates in practically his first involvement […]
In early February 2020, China locked down more than 50 million people, hoping to hinder the spread of a new coronavirus. No one knew at the time exactly how it was spreading, but Lidia Morawska, an expert on air quality at Queensland University of Technology in Australia, did not like the clues she managed to […]
Spain’s World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso testified in the trial of former football federation boss Luis Rubiales on Monday, saying the kiss that triggered a national “Me Too” moment “ruined one of the happiest days of my life.” The 34-year-old forward was the first witness to appear at Madrid’s high court, with Rubiales, 47, accused […]
Evan Williams did not want to start another start-up. He had already enjoyed the kind of rare, unfathomable success most entrepreneurs only dream of, starting tech companies that made products used by millions — the early blogging site Blogger, the social media giant Twitter, the publishing platform Medium. Along the way, Mr. Williams had grappled […]