As the Trump administration dismantles the US Agency for International Development (USAid) and retreats from funding global public health efforts, mpox – formerly known as monkeypox – is at greater risk of becoming a wider global emergency, according to aid workers and global health experts. “It’s a real mistake not to be doing everything we…
The Thursday quiz likes to think of itself as an oasis of calm in a turbulent world. A place where whatever global events have unfolded, you will find yourself being asked instead about silly animal stories that have been in the news, and have the chance to laugh along with the repetitive in-jokes and catchphrases….
Sometimes just getting to the start line is a victory. Even for someone as accomplished as Mikaela Shiffrin. The 100th World Cup victory of her career, a milestone that seemed unfathomable just a few years ago, will happen. But the when is, for now, irrelevant. Less than three months ago, Shiffrin could barely sit up,…
Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at ending federal benefits for people in the country illegally, his latest in a blizzard of moves to crack down on immigration. The White House said the order seeks to end “all taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal aliens” but it was not clear which benefits will be targeted….
The companies behind Great Britain’s gas pipes and power lines have pocketed a windfall of nearly £4bn from household bills during the energy and cost crisis, according to a report. The analysis, by Citizens Advice, argued that energy network owners were able to make the “excess profits” over the past four years after the industry…
Michael Safi was in Lebanon in the summer, when it was on the brink of war between Israel and Hezbollah, the most powerful force in the country. Months later, in October, Israeli troops invaded Lebanon amid a wave of airstrikes and assassinations of top Hezbollah leaders and commanders. Michael returned this month and visited destroyed…