UK BioBank offers up biggest ever cache of whole-genome sequences for medical research A new era of medical discoveries, treatments and cures is on the horizon, researchers say, following the announcement that an unprecedented trove of genetic information is to be made available to scientists. Health researchers from around the […]
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Of more than 8 million deaths worldwide from outdoor air pollution, 61% linked to fossil fuels, finds study Air pollution from fossil fuel use is killing 5 million people worldwide every year, a death toll much higher than previously estimated, according to the largest study of its kind. The stark […]
Extended truce due to end at 7am local time (5am GMT) on Thursday; 30 Palestinian prisoners freed after 16 Israeli hostages released by Hamas Israel and Palestine: a complete guide to the crisis Continue reading…
Israel says Palestinians have been freed after nine women, a child and two foreign nationals were handed to the Red Cross Israel and Palestine: a complete guide to the crisis Another batch of 10 Israeli hostages are expected to be released by Hamas today, in line with the extension of […]
Vatican says ‘flu-like condition’ will prevent pontiff from making historic visit to summit where he was expected to urge more action to tackle climate crisis Pope Francis has cancelled his upcoming trip to Dubai for the Cop28 climate talks, on the advice of doctors concerned about his recent flu-like symptoms, […]
Immigration minister says he would have brought in plans to curb net migration ‘before last Christmas’ if he could Robert Jenrick has appeared to distance himself from Rishi Sunak’s immigration policies amid new calls from hardline Conservatives for a clampdown on net migration. The immigration minister, once seen as close […]
Poisoning of Kyrylo Budanov’s wife, Marianna Budanova, suggests Moscow has undercover assets in Ukraine The wife of Ukraine’s top spy chief is recovering in hospital after being poisoned, a spokesperson for the country’s military intelligence agency said on Tuesday, after apparently eating food laced with “heavy metals”. Marianna Budanova is […]
Criticism comes after UK report shows ‘clear and persistent problem’ six years after death of Molly Russell Social media firms have been accused of a “despicable” failure to act on harmful content after new research showed that material related to suicide, self-harm and depression is still prevalent on Instagram, TikTok […]
Tory source says ‘it became impossible for meeting to go ahead’ after Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged return of antiquities to Athens Greece’s prime minister has criticised the decision of his British counterpart Rishi Sunak to cancel planned talks at which he had hoped to raise the issue of the Parthenon marbles, […]
Thirty Palestinian children and three women released from Israeli prisons; more Israeli hostages to be released as part of ceasefire extension Israel and Palestine: a complete guide to the crisis Hani Mahmoud, reporting for Al Jazeera from Khan Younis inside Gaza, says that people there consider it “an incomplete and […]