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The U.S. has more thalidomide survivors than the government admits
The U.S. government has formally acknowledged only 17 thalidomide survivors, though experts estimate around a hundred Americans were affected by the drug in the early 1960s despite its lack of FDA approval for general use.
Risk from toxic metals can persist months after wildfires, Maui study finds
A study of the 2023 Maui wildfires found harmful metal mixtures in smoke and ash persisted in residents’ bodies up to 18 months later, with elevated concentrations linked to respiratory problems.
Students in Gaza ‘devastated’ after plan for them to study in Belgium fails
Belgian government failed to reach an agreement on evacuating 13 students from Gaza to pursue university scholarships, leaving them devastated and unable to leave the territory.
People protecting nature and land set up self-defence units amid threat of murder
Nature and land defenders were killed at a rate of one every three days in 2025, with 124 deaths recorded, prompting communities to establish self-defence units amid organized crime threats.
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Opportunities shrinking for too many young people, says major report on ‘lost generation’
"We are already taking action by bringing forward the biggest youth employment reforms in a generation to create 500,000 opportunities for young people, including a Youth Jobs Grant for businesses starting next month, more apprenticeships, and subsidised employment to...
IOC chief Coventry stirs social media storm over athlete payment comments
The President of the International Olympic Committee, Kirsty Coventry, has been censured by fellow Olympians over her recent comments saying athletes shouldn’t be paid prize money at the Games.Coventry, who represented Zimbabwe at five Olympics and won seven medals,...
Yemen’s former leader Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi dies in exile at 80
Hadi was the internationally recognised president of Yemen who led a fractured government mostly from exile.By AFP and The Associated PressPublished On 28 May 202628 May 2026Yemen’s former president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who fled house arrest by Houthi rebels and...
SQL query logs hold the context AI agents need to stop hallucinating joins
When Miro’s data team pointed AI agents directly at its Snowflake environment, the agents got the wrong answer more than 65% of the time. The problem wasn’t the model — it was context. With more than 10,000 tables and no semantic layer to guide routing, the agents had...
Astrophotographer spends 115 hours capturing Horsehead Nebula in striking detail with backyard telescope
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A nebula scene is shown with swirling clouds of brown, red and orange. Blue and white stars can be seen dotted throughout. | Credit: Greg MeyerAstrophotographer Greg...
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner loses in the French Open second round
PARIS -- Overwhelming favorite Jannik Sinner is out of the French Open in the second round.The top-ranked Sinner struggled with the heat and lost to 56th-ranked Juan Manuel Cerundolo 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1 after wasting a chance to serve for the match on...
Poisonous invasion: What is the ‘devil’s trumpet’ harming crops in Iraq?
By Hamza BaderPublished On 28 May 202628 May 2026Iraq’s Ministry of the Interior has warned farmers and residents to be on the alert for an invasion of datura plants – commonly known as jimsonweed, thorn apple or devil’s trumpet.Plants like datura usually grow...
Venus Williams and Hailey Baptiste withdraw from French Open women’s doubles
FILE - Venus Williams, of the United States, plays a backhand return to Olga Danilovic, of Serbia, during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)The Associated Press...
US attacks Bandar Abbas again: Why is the port so important for Iran?
The United States has carried out strikes near Bandar Abbas, the second attack in less than a week on Iran’s strategically important port city, escalating tensions around the Strait of Hormuz despite a fragile ceasefire that has been in place between Washington and...
Are US and Iran close to peace or sliding back to war?
It all sounds ominous, but this is still a far cry from the furious exchanges that characterised the first five-and-a-half weeks of this conflict. In that time, the US and Israel launched thousands of sorties against targets all across Iran, and Tehran responded with...
NASA’s Roman Mission Preps to Unveil New Populations of Faraway Worlds
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is poised to make a major leap in the hunt for worlds outside our solar system, known as exoplanets. Scientists expect the mission to reveal around 100,000 worlds — a staggering leap compared to the nearly 6,300 found so far...
NASA’s Roman Mission Preps to Unveil New Populations of Faraway Worlds
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is poised to make a major leap in the hunt for worlds outside our solar system, known as exoplanets. Scientists expect the mission to reveal around 100,000 worlds — a staggering leap compared to the nearly 6,300 found so far...