Some of Europe’s biggest global health funders are slashing their aid budgets, which health groups fear could spell catastrophe for countries reliant on foreign cash to combat malaria, HIV, tuberculosis, andemerging threats.
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When is Daylight Saving Time 2025 in the US? Everything you need to know about the clock change
As the Sun returns and the winter blues drift away, it is almost time to adjust the clocks in the US. Daylight Saving Time (DST), the practice of adjusting your clocks twice a year, has a long history, complete with controversies, diplomacy, and some peculiarities depending on where you…
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Daylight saving time and early school start times cost billions in lost productivity and health care expenses
Investigations into the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster revealed that key decision-makers worked on little sleep, raising concerns that fatigue impaired their judgment. Similarly, in 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil spill resulted in a massive environmental catastrophe. The official…
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Medical AI tools are growing, but are they being tested properly?
Artificial intelligence algorithms are being built into almost all aspects of health care. They’re integrated into breast cancer screenings, clinical note-taking, health insurance management and even phone and computer apps to create virtual nurses and transcribe doctor-patient…
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NIH funding cuts will hit red states, rural areas and underserved communities the hardest
The National Institutes of Health is the largest federal funder of medical research in the U.S. NIH funds drive research and innovation, leading to better understanding and treatment of diseases and improved health outcomes.
The NIH provided more than US$35 billion in grants to over 2,500…
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Knocking down abandoned buildings has a lot of benefits for Detroit − but it’s costly for cities
Few cities have experienced a sharper economic change of fortune than Detroit.
It was one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation between 1900 and 1950.
In the nearly 75 years since then, it has lost over 60% of its population, becoming the defining example of a postindustrial city…
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Frontline report: Russian logistics network collapses under Ukrainian drone campaign near Pokrovsk
Day 1108
On 6 March, there was important news from the Pokrovsk direction.
Here, desperate Russian commanders attempted to achieve a breakthrough at any cost. With Ukrainians creating a kill zone for vehicles, Russians started deploying horses, reimplementing cavalry into modern warfare.
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European leaders agree defence ramp-up to support Ukraine – but Hungary continues to block progress
Leaders of the 27 EU countries have agreed in principle to a massive increase in defence spending at a summit that was hastily organised in the wake of Donald Trump’s withdrawal of support for Ukraine.
Talks over European Commission…
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Mirage 2000s Could Become Kyiv’s Most Important Aerial Radar Jammers
A Ukrainian F-16.
Ukrainian air force photo
The United States can’t just switch off the U.S.-designed Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters that are re-equipping the Ukrainian air force. But the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has halted…
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Britain can still be a bridge between the US and Europe – here’s how Starmer can prove it
The US-EU relationship is at its most fragile point since the build-up to the Iraq war in 2003. While President Donald Trump openly questions Nato and President Volodymyr Zelensky’s desire for peace, EU leaders have continued to voice…
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