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Big drop in child surgery for objects swallowed or stuck up nose

Society’s move to cashless payments may have had an unintended positive side effect, surgeons say – fewer children needing operations or procedures to remove swallowed coins. The Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) experts looked back over hospital records in England since the Millennium. Procedures to remove foreign objects, including coins, from children’s throats, airways and […]

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What’s next for social media?

Shubham Agarwal Technology Reporter Jay Springett Jay Springett experimented with new social platforms Jay Springett, a tech strategist and podcast host, joined the social media app Butterflies AI out of curiosity, and ended up staying for more than six months. The idea of Butterflies is to allow human and AI personas to interact. Mr Springett’s […]

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Cristiano Ronaldo to join ‘Fatal Fury’ video game franchise

Cristiano Ronaldo is set to be a character in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. SNK * All in-game footage displayed is work-in-progress. Design and specifications are subject to change. Cristiano Ronaldo has announced that his latest foray into the world of entertainment will see him included as a playable character in a new video game that is […]

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E.P.A. Offers a Way to Avoid Clean-Air Rules: Send an Email

The Biden administration required coal- and oil-burning power plants to greatly reduce emissions of toxic chemicals including mercury, which can harm babies’ brains and cause heart disease in adults. Now, the Trump administration is offering companies an extraordinary out: Send an email, and they might be given permission by President Trump to bypass the new […]

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Can Vietnam golf its way out of new US import taxes?

Annabelle Liang Business reporter Getty Images Vietnam’s PM has said he would “golf all day long” with Trump Countries around the world are braced for Donald Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day in America!!!” next week. The US president’s deadline to impose reciprocal tariffs on trading partners will come just days after he hit foreign carmakers with […]

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Kenyan police officer killed after ambush

A Kenyan police officer deployed in Haiti as part of the international security force has been killed after an attack by suspected gang members, the country’s transitional council says, after he was initially reported missing. “This valiant policeman, committed to the side of the Haitian forces to fight against insecurity, has made the ultimate sacrifice […]

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US Debt Will Mean ‘Significant Risks’ for Economy, Budget Office Says

It attributed some of the problem to an aging population, as more seniors receive retirement payments from Social Security and health insurance through Medicare. Congressional analysts anticipate that the demand for Social Security may exhaust its trust fund in 2034, threatening seniors’ benefits, while the primary trust fund for Medicare could run out in 2052. […]

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This is the story of Craig Johnston – a footballer like no other

Many footballers like to market themselves as one-offs; few truly are. Craig Johnston, however, is the exception. The Australian won five English league titles and a European Cup at Liverpool in the 1980s but his football achievements are perhaps the least remarkable thing about him. He is an engineer and a businessman; a chart-topping musician; […]

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