Euronews •

Judo World Tour: A day of firsts at the Lima Grand Prix

Day one in Lima delivered five thrilling champions. Assunta Scutto, Michel Augusto, Rafaela Rodrigues, Radu Izvoreanu and Pihla Salonen claimed gold, with several celebrating their first Grand Prix titles as the new Olympic qualification cycle got underway.

Minnesota teen builds system that cut seizure recurrence by 70.1% in worms

Minnesota teen builds system that cut seizure recurrence by 70.1% in worms

Times of India •

Evan Morris created a low-cost system using worms and ultrasound. This system helps study seizure suppression and reduces recurrence by seventy percent. The project utilizes sonogenetics and a computer-controlled closed-loop detection method. Morris received a significant award for his innovative life science research. His work offers a faster, less expensive platform for neuroscience explorat...

China's new solar plant made with 15,927 mirrors will power 50,000 homes while saving 60,000 tons of coal annually

China's new solar plant made with 15,927 mirrors will power 50,000 homes while saving 60,000 tons of coal annually

Times of India •

China has proudly completed the construction of the world's tallest solar thermal power plant at an impressive altitude of over 15,000 feet. Known as the Tushuo facility, this 100 MW powerhouse utilizes mirrors to effectively concentrate solar energy onto molten salts. The resulting stored heat will generate electricity even after sunset, ultimately supplying power to approximately 50,000 househol...

'Suffocating restrictions' shadow five years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan

'Suffocating restrictions' shadow five years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan

France 24 •

Five years after seizing Kabul and returning to power, the Taliban is celebrating what it calls a more secure and "free" Afghanistan. But its anniversary comes amid mounting criticism over sweeping restrictions on women and girls, economic hardship and continued international isolation.

First Australian death of little penguin with H5 bird flu confirmed on Phillip Island

First Australian death of little penguin with H5 bird flu confirmed on Phillip Island

The Guardian •

Authorities confirm first Australian death of species found with virus near where it attracts crowds to a ‘penguin parade’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s first case of the deadly H5 bird flu in a little penguin has been confirmed on Victoria’s Phillip Island, only days after the state government announced it would begin vaccinating the species.Confirmation of...

‘A tax on being thin’: only high earners make overall savings on food bills from weight-loss drugs

‘A tax on being thin’: only high earners make overall savings on food bills from weight-loss drugs

The Guardian •

Users need discretionary income of nearly £100,000 a year to make savings on their grocery spend after paying £1,200 for GLP-1s, analysis findsThe high cost of weight-loss medication is a “regressive tax on being thin” because the outlay outweighs any saving on food costs for all but the highest earners.Someone needs to have discretionary income of nearly £100,000 a year to actually save money aft...

Hong Kong suspends contractors over Queen Mary Hospital lift defects

Hong Kong suspends contractors over Queen Mary Hospital lift defects

SCMP •

Hong Kong authorities have suspended the main contractor and lift subcontractor working on a new clinical block at Queen Mary Hospital from tendering for public works after serious defects left most lifts unreliable and delayed the launch of services. An engineer and a lawmaker said on Saturday that the extent of the defects was “extremely rare” in Hong Kong and unreasonable, while the government’...

Contractors suspended over ‘extremely serious’ Queen Mary Hospital lift defects

Contractors suspended over ‘extremely serious’ Queen Mary Hospital lift defects

SCMP •

Hong Kong authorities have suspended the main contractor and lift subcontractor working on Queen Mary Hospital’s new clinical block from public works tenders after serious defects left most lifts unreliable and delayed the launch of services. The Architectural Services Department said in a social media post late on Friday that the contractors’ poor performance had been recorded in assessment repor...

'We are seeing the cracks of Israeli politics play out in the West Bank'

'We are seeing the cracks of Israeli politics play out in the West Bank'

France 24 •

Palestinian residents of three houses in Qusra near Nablus in the occupied West Bank say they have been effectively cut off from food and other supplies since the siege by Israeli settlers began on Sunday. But the Israeli military has not done anything to remove the settlers. "We are seeing the cracks of Israeli politics, including a paralysed prime minister’s inability to condemn basic filmed vio...