Thu 17 September 2026: According to research reported by The Guardian on Thursday, scientists have developed mice with half-human brains to gain deeper insight into disorders and to advance treatments for schizophrenia, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, intellectual disabilities, and rare forms of dementia. The scientists transplanted lab-grown human brain cells into genetically engineered mice that were […]
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Thu 17 September 2026: Precious metals rebounded on Thursday as the recent oil price rally lost momentum, easing concerns over energy-driven inflationary pressures. Gold climbed 1.1% to $4,308.80 per ounce as of 0950GMT, recovering from losses recorded in the previous session. Silver gained 1.2% to $63.97 per ounce. The metal was up almost 53% from […]
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Thu 17 September 2026: Want to remember things better as you get older? The secret might be surprisingly simple: focus on feeling good. Recent research involving over 10,000 people aged 50 and above has found that people with higher wellbeing perform better on memory tests as they age. The study, which followed participants for 16 years, […]
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Thu 17 September 2026: The rapper also challenged Robert Kraft to match the donation as fallout from his removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour grows. Rapper Macklemore says he will donate the entire $1m he earned from singer Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour to organisations supporting Palestinians, days after he was dropped from the tour over his […]
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Wed 16 September 2026: Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton expressed support for US rapper Macklemore after he was removed from the US leg of Ed Sheeran’s tour following pro-Palestinian remarks. Hamilton commented on Macklemore’s Instagram post addressing his removal from Sheeran’s Loop Tour, writing: “Thank you for using your voice, standing with you.” […]
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Wed 16 September 2026: Behind South Africa’s chrome riches lies a shadow economy where migrants and unemployed workers face deadly conditions. Rustenburg, South Africa – On August 13, a wall of soil collapsed and killed 14 miners, most of whom were believed to be undocumented migrants, at a disused mining site near Nkaneng, an informal settlement […]
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Wed 16 September 2026: The English musician said it was important to “set out some facts” after US rapper Macklemore voiced support for Palestine. Pop star Ed Sheeran has blamed the promoter of his United States tour for dropping Macklemore after the rapper voiced support for Palestine. In a series of six slides on an […]
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Wed 16 September 2026: Commission president outlines age-based “Kids Act” and says platforms must prove they are safe European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday announced plans to restrict children’s access to social media, saying the EU will propose a new “Kids Act” aimed at protecting minors from online harms. Addressing the European […]
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Wed 16 September 2026: AI has potential to drive massive economic growth of up to 32% in US while eliminating white-collar jobs, significantly reducing wages and making rich even richer, Anthropic warns The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to grow the economy but also lead to the unequal distribution of wealth, with income […]
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Wed 16 September 2026: Far-right party reaches its strongest polling level as support for Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU/CSU falls to a new low Germany’s right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) has climbed to a record 30% in a nationwide opinion poll, opening a 10-point lead over Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc, according to a GMS survey […]
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