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Kenya’s first Ebola case: Ten people quarantined as screening concerns grow
Kenya has confirmed its first Ebola case, with a man dying in Nairobi after traveling from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ten contacts have been quarantined as authorities investigate screening lapses.
DIY fertilizer is a blessing as farmers face steep prices due to the Iran war
Zambian farmers are turning to homemade bokashi fertilizer as an affordable alternative amid global price spikes caused by disruptions to international trade, including those from regional conflicts.
LLMs respond differently to harmful prompts when AI watermarking is used
New research reveals that AI watermarking technology designed to identify generated content may inadvertently cause language models to become more compliant with harmful requests, particularly when combined with prompt-injection attacks.
The Matic is the first robovac to get an FCC ban waiver, not that it needs it
The Matic robot vacuum became the first robovac to receive an FCC ban waiver, though it doesn’t actually need one since its radios were already approved years ago.
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UK borrows £18bn in August, putting pressure on Healey before budget
UK government borrowing reached £18.3bn in August, exceeding forecasts and intensifying pressure on Chancellor John Healey ahead of next month’s budget announcement.
Nick Clegg could make £30m windfall from datacentre startup Nscale flotation
Nick Clegg stands to gain approximately £30m from a planned US stock market listing of UK datacentre startup Nscale, where he holds a board seat alongside former Meta executive Sheryl Sandberg.
European drugmakers say they are ‘losing ground’ to US and Chinese rivals
European pharmaceutical leaders warn the continent is losing competitive ground to the US and China in drug development and investment, calling for governments to treat medicines as strategic infrastructure.
DoorDash admits it ‘screwed up’ after underpaying New York workers
DoorDash agreed to pay $131.5 million to New York City regulators after admitting it underpaid thousands of delivery workers or paid them late due to calculation errors and technical glitches.
Royal Caribbean nears $3 billion deal to take 50% equity stake in Sandals
Royal Caribbean is negotiating a $3 billion deal to acquire a 50% equity stake in Caribbean resort chain Sandals, valuing the company at $6 billion.
White House press ban – what is the pool and why is it in a row with Trump?
A dispute between the Trump administration and major news outlets over White House press pool access has disrupted media coverage of presidential events, raising constitutional concerns about press freedom.
Can GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic cause vision loss? What we know about the risk
Dozens of lawsuits claim GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic caused vision loss through a rare eye condition, though scientific evidence remains mixed on the connection.
Iran must stop arming Houthis in Yemen, G7 says ahead of UN General Assembly
G7 foreign ministers call on Iran to stop arming Houthis in Yemen, citing threats to regional stability and global shipping as fighting escalates along the Red Sea coast.
Developing El Niño becomes strongest on record weeks before expected peak
The developing El Niño has become the strongest on record, with sea surface temperatures in the central-eastern Pacific exceeding previous measurements weeks before the anticipated peak later this year.
Superpowers cannot solve world’s problems, UN chief says in final general assembly address
Outgoing UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned in his final assembly address that superpowers lack the military, economic, and technological capacity alone to solve global crises, calling for a reformed multilateral system.
Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asks judge to investigate juror and check his phone
The defense attorney for a Massachusetts mother accused of murdering her three children has requested judicial investigation of a juror following a mistrial, citing concerns about phone use during deliberations.
Erdogan slams Israel’s ‘genocidal mindset’ in blistering UN address
Turkish President Erdogan condemned Israeli actions in Gaza and the West Bank at the UN General Assembly, describing the situation as a “genocidal mindset” and calling Gaza a concentration camp.