Individuals who stay up late and are active during the night have a 50% higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting. The research, part of the Netherlands Epidemiology of Obesity study, examined over 5,000 participants categorized into early […]
LONDON: The UK’s Grenfell Tower fire disaster that killed 72 people was the result of “decades of failure” by government and construction industry bodies and the “systematic dishonesty” of building material firms, a final report said Wednesday. Unveiling the damning findings of an independent probe into the 2017 tragedy, inquiry chair Martin Moore-Bick said the […]
There is no link between mobile phone use and an increased risk of brain cancer, according to a new World Health Organization-commissioned review of available published evidence worldwide. Despite the huge rise in the use of wireless technology, there has not been a corresponding increase in the incidence of brain cancers, the review, published on […]
DUBLIN: An Irish state inquiry uncovered a “truly shocking” level of sexual abuse at religious schools, primarily those run by the Catholic Church, over nearly a century with 2,395 allegations, the government said on Tuesday. The preliminary “scoping inquiry” found 884 alleged sexual abusers at more than 300 schools across the country between 1927 and […]
ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDC) on Friday announced a significant gas and condensate discovery at Baloch-2 well in the exploratory zone of Sembar Formation located in Sanghar district of Sindh. “This discovery marks the first milestone in Sinjhoro block of Sembar Formation in the Baloch development and production lease area,” the exploration firm […]
TEL AVIV: Three-fourths of Israelis believe that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is managing the conflict with Lebanon’s Hezbollah “very poorly,” according to a new survey. The survey, conducted by Israel’s Channel 12 and released late Friday, indicated widespread dissatisfaction with Netanyahu’s handling of the conflict as well as suspicions over his motives in handling […]
An Indonesian court ordered two local companies to pay up to 60 million rupiah ($3,850) to each family whose children died of an acute kidney injury or were seriously injured after consuming toxic cough syrup. More than 200 children in Indonesia died of the injury and about 120 more survived, some of whom lived with […]
BEIJING: Chinese scientists have uncovered a novel method of generating significant quantities of water using lunar soil, as reported by state broadcaster CCTV on Thursday. This breakthrough stems from soil samples retrieved during China’s 2020 Chang’e-5 mission, the first mission to bring back lunar samples in 44 years. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences […]
Listen to article The health department of the Philippines announced that it has discovered a new case of the mpox virus, the first to be reported since December of last year. However, the government stated on Monday that it was still awaiting test results to identify the strain. The Department of Health (DOH) said that the patient […]
During her London Eras Tour concert on Friday evening, Taylor Swift opened up about how she plans to cope with challenging days in the wake of last week’s foiled Vienna terror plot. After her performance of “Champagne Problems,” the crowd erupted in a standing ovation, a moment that deeply touched the singer. “Not only was […]