Thu 24 July 2025: Analysts expect a turnaround in future quarters as the automaker bets on robotaxi expansions. Tesla has reported its biggest decline in quarterly revenue in more than a decade as CEO Elon Musk’s political activity weighs on the electric carmaker brand’s reputation. Revenue fell to $22.5bn for the April-June quarter from $25.5bn […]
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Thu 24 July 2025: Misinformation is found in every element of our online lives. It ranges from fake products available to buy, fake lifestyle posts on social media accounts and fake news about health and politics. Misinformation has an impact not only on our beliefs but also our behaviour: for example, it has affected how […]
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Thu 24 July 2025: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned that the world could face a repeat of the 2005 chikungunya epidemic unless urgent action is taken to contain the virus’ spread. “Chikungunya is not a widely known disease, but it’s already circulating in 119 countries, placing 5.6 billion people at risk,” Diana Rojas Alvarez, WHO’s team […]
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Thu 24 July 2025: The growing use of nicotine pouches and vaping products in the US has led to a significant rise in accidental poisonings among children under six, a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics revealed. Between 2010 and 2023, US poison centers received 134,663 reports of nicotine ingestion in toddlers and infants, […]
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Wed 23 July 2025: In 2019, a rare and shocking event in the Malaysian peninsula town of Ketereh grabbed international headlines. Nearly 40 girls age 12 to 18 from a religious school had been screaming inconsolably, claiming to have seen a “face of pure evil,” complete with images of blood and gore. Experts believe that the […]
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Wed 23 July 2025: The UK government has named the “British Muslim Trust” as the new state-backed anti-Muslim hate monitoring group following the end of its partnership with Tell Mama, a rival Islamophobia reporting service, amid reports of a strained relationship. The British Muslim Trust (BMT), a newly established group, is set to start monitoring incidents and […]
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Wed 23 July 2025: Patients prescribed drugs to help them lose weight may experience a rebound in weight gain after stopping their prescription, according to a study published on Tuesday. The study, published in BMC Medicine, found people lost a significant amount of weight while taking anti-obesity medications (AOMs). However, researchers found a broad trend in associated […]
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Wed 23 July 2025: The Niger says it will open an investigation following the auction in the United States of America of a meteorite discovered in the West African country. “The Council of Ministers was informed of the auction in the United States of America for nearly US$5 million of a meteorite discovered in the […]
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Wed 23 July 2025: Durban seafood business loses thousands in a sophisticated fake payment scam, highlighting a growing trend targeting online sellers. A Durban seafood business has been swindled out of R6 492 in a cautionary tale for all online vendors, falling victim to a sophisticated fake payment scam. The incident saw a fraudster use […]
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Tue 22 July 2025: The Pestalozzi Trust has launched a constitutional court challenge against the BELA Act, arguing Parliament failed to ensure meaningful public participation, creating a flawed and potentially unconstitutional law. South Africa’s controversial Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act is facing a significant legal challenge that could send it back to Parliament. The Pestalozzi Trust, […]
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