Sat 06 June 2026: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), unsafe food is responsible for an estimated 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths globally each year. Children under the age of five face nearly three times the risk of contracting foodborne diseases compared to older children and adults. The estimates released by the […]
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Sat 06 June 2026: Sweden’s Public Health Agency on Monday urged parents to reduce their mobile phone use around children, citing growing evidence that adults’ screen habits can negatively affect children’s health and development. Research reviewed by the agency found that excessive screen use by parents can hinder interactions with children and is associated with […]
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Fri 05 June 2026: About 9,000 years ago, the Neolithic settlement of Catalhoyuk was an egalitarian, matrilineal society with no evidence of organised violence. Catalhoyuk, Turkiye – About an hour southeast of Konya lies one of the most exciting Neolithic finds of the 20th century – the densely populated settlement of Catalhoyuk. Occupied for 1,000 years […]
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Fri 05 June 2026: Bangladesh on Wednesday reported seven new deaths linked to measles, bringing the total number of confirmed and suspected fatalities from the outbreak to 601 since mid-March. Of the total deaths, 90 have been medically confirmed as caused by measles, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. Health authorities also recorded […]
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Fri 05 June 2026: You’re trying to book concert tickets before they sell out. You click the link and before you can make the payment, you’re asked to identify traffic lights, bicycles or blurry crosswalks in a grid of tiny images. Again. For many people, this has become a routine part of life. Logging into […]
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More than 100,000 exotic cockroaches were seized from an alleged commercial breeder in Bathurst. (Supplied: DCCEEW) Fri 05 June 2026: On Friday, Australian authorities confiscated 100,000+ live exotic cockroaches from a commercial breeder in Bathurst, NSW — the country’s largest seizure of illegal exotic invertebrates to date. The Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment […]
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Thu 04 June 2026: A Belgium-based rights group has urged India to immediately arrest Israeli reservist Eitan Gilboa, who it alleges participated in and celebrated the destruction of civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, according to a statement Tuesday. The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) said it filed a formal complaint with Indian law enforcement and […]
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Thu 04 June 2026: Israel‘s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has renewed efforts to limit the volume of the Muslim call to prayer from mosques across the occupied Palestinian territories and Israel, reviving a controversial legislative proposal that has drawn criticism in the past. In a video shared on social media, Ben-Gvir complained about the sound of the adhan, the Islamic […]
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Thu 04 June 2026: Around 30 European and North American media outlets on Wednesday joined a coalition launched by Britain’s BBC, Sky News and The Guardian, aiming to secure fair payment for news content from artificial intelligence giants. New members of the SPUR Coalition include France’s CMA Media, Switzerland’s Ringier and Canadian groups including The […]
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Thu 04 June 2026: A YouGov survey reveals a significant decline in disposable vape use in the UK, with only 13% of young vapers and 8% of adult vapers using these products a year after the 2025 government ban on single-use vapes. The UK recorded a sharp decline in disposable vape use a year after a government ban on single-use vapes, a […]
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