Cop29: US out, China in - the future of climate talks?

Scientific News BBC - Fri, 11/22/2024 - 15:07
What it means for the global climate effort if another superpower comes to the fore, just as Trump steps back
Categories: World News

Sixth foreign tourist dies of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

Health News BBC - Fri, 11/22/2024 - 15:01
Holly Bowles died in hospital more than a week after first falling ill in a Laos tourist town.
Categories: World News

Fake alcohol deaths highlight SE Asia's methanol problem

Health News BBC - Fri, 11/22/2024 - 12:29
The deaths of five tourists after apparently drinking tainted drinks highlight the wider issue of bootleg alcohol.
Categories: World News

Briton Simone White dies after suspected mass poisoning in Laos

Health News BBC - Thu, 11/21/2024 - 21:44
The 28-year-old lawyer becomes the fifth person to die from suspected methanol poisoning.
Categories: World News

Contraceptive pills recalled in South Africa after mix-up

Health News BBC - Thu, 11/21/2024 - 21:35
A faulty batch of Yaz Plus means some packs contain only four active pills rendering them ineffective.
Categories: World News

NHS hours from PPE running out in Covid - Hancock

Health News BBC - Thu, 11/21/2024 - 19:58
Former health secretary tells inquiry some healthcare settings did run out - "and it was awful".
Categories: World News

1 000 and 4 000 Days of Russia’s War Against Ukraine

StopFake.org - Thu, 11/21/2024 - 18:01
By EUvsDisinfo Russia’s war against Ukraine started in 2014 with the invasion and illegal annexation of Crimea. Russia engineered the war in Eastern Ukraine and later annexed parts of Donbas and other regions in South-east Ukraine against international laws. Soon, 4 000 days will have passed. Russia started the full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022, having fabricated a casus belli. The largest war in Europe since […]
Categories: World News

Fury at climate talks over ‘backsliding’ on fossil fuels

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 11/21/2024 - 14:06
Countries are split at UN climate summit over funding and commitments to reducing fossil fuel use.
Categories: World News

Is nuclear power gaining new energy?

Scientific News BBC - Thu, 11/21/2024 - 03:03
Countries around the world are building new nuclear power stations.
Categories: World News

Fighting disinformation in Central Europe: showing StopFake’s best practices in Poland, Warsaw

StopFake.org - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 23:10
StopFake is proud to announce Warsaw as our next stop! It’s an amazing opportunity to learn more about fake news, how to spot it and how to counter disinformation. This year, StopFake is celebrating its 10th anniversary. To celebrate, the famous Ukraine-based team of fact-checkers has teamed up with Google News Initiative to go on […]
Categories: World News

Fighting disinformation in Central Europe: showing StopFake’s best practices in Croatia, Zagreb

StopFake.org - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 23:04
StopFake is proud to announce Zagreb as our next stop! It’s an amazing opportunity to learn more about fake news, how to spot it and how to counter disinformation. This year, StopFake is celebrating its 10th anniversary. To celebrate, the famous Ukraine-based team of fact-checkers has teamed up with Google News Initiative to go on […]
Categories: World News

Atlas of cells transforms understanding of human body

Health News BBC - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 19:00
Scientists are mapping out the 37 trillion cells of the human body and changing what we thought we knew
Categories: World News

Drug hope to treat voice spasm like RFK Jr's

Health News BBC - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 17:01
Sodium oxybate can offer temporary relief, in a similar way to drinking alcohol, a trial suggests.
Categories: World News

Strong Enough

StopFake.org - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 12:18
By EUvsDisinfo The Kremlin continued its elections interference campaign in the US until the final moments, utilising the same playbook we have repeatedly uncovered. This week, in a striking demonstration of reality denial, we have witnessed pro-Kremlin sources pushing two contradictory narratives about North Korean troops in Kursk region: claiming they do not exist at all, while […]
Categories: World News

Women plan UK legal action over talc cancer claims

Health News BBC - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 09:16
Hundreds of women in the UK are taking legal action against Johnson and Johnson.
Categories: World News

Living in Delhi smog is like watching a dystopian film again and again

Scientific News BBC - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 05:34
Toxic, deadly, poisonous - these words are back in the headlines as Delhi’s pollution spikes again.
Categories: World News

Fighting disinformation in Central Europe: showing StopFake’s best practices in Slovakia, Bratislava

StopFake.org - Mon, 11/18/2024 - 13:20
StopFake is proud to announce Bratislava as our next stop! It’s an amazing opportunity to learn more about fake news, how to spot it and how to counter disinformation. This year, StopFake is celebrating its 10th anniversary. To celebrate, the famous Ukraine-based team of fact-checkers has teamed up with Google News Initiative to go on […]
Categories: World News

Fighting disinformation in Central Europe: showing StopFake’s best practices in Czech Republic, Prague

StopFake.org - Mon, 11/18/2024 - 13:02
StopFake is proud to announce Prague as our next stop! It’s an amazing opportunity to learn more about fake news, how to spot it and how to counter disinformation. This year, StopFake is celebrating its 10th anniversary. To celebrate, the famous Ukraine-based team of fact-checkers has teamed up with Google News Initiative to go on […]
Categories: World News

'The sixth great extinction is happening', conservation expert warns

Scientific News BBC - Sun, 11/17/2024 - 03:20
Conservationist Jane Goodall on the urgent need to turn the tide on climate change and nature loss.
Categories: World News

Volcanoes once erupted on the far side of the moon

Scientific News BBC - Sat, 11/16/2024 - 13:06
Volcanic rock, dating back billions of years, has been detected in the first samples collected from the mysterious "dark side".
Categories: World News