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Hungarian parliament scraps Orbán’s anti-LGBTQ measures
Hungary’s parliament voted to amend child protection laws, eliminating measures that stigmatized gay and transgender people under the previous Orbán government.
China sentences three people to death for running Myanmar scam centres
A Chinese court sentenced three gang leaders to death for operating scam centres in Myanmar that defrauded victims of $1.8 billion and trafficked thousands of workers.
Janet Davies obituary
Janet Davies, who died at 89, devoted her adult life to international development, ecumenical partnerships, and social justice work through organizations including Christian Aid and the United Reformed Church.
‘No one disrespects Our Lady’: fears for Brazil’s patron saint grip country ahead of election
A controversy over Brazil’s patron saint, Our Lady of Aparecida, has erupted ahead of the presidential election, with speculation that far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro might strip her patroness status.
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Scientists find that “perfect” systems may be surprisingly fragile
Northwestern physicists found that variation in complex systems like power grids and ecosystems can enhance stability more than uniformity, challenging the conventional assumption that identical components ensure optimal reliability.
This tiny organism can shrink to one quarter its size in milliseconds
Scientists identified how a single-celled organism called Spirostomum ambiguum can compress its body to one quarter its size in milliseconds, revealing an unusual calcium-driven contraction mechanism potentially useful for artificial muscles.
This deep-sea enzyme survives heat that destroys most proteins
Researchers isolated a heat-resistant enzyme from a deep-sea microorganism that performs nitrogen fixation at temperatures above 90°C, revealing structural features shared across different nitrogenase families.
A giant crater may reveal the origin of Mars’ doomed moon
Scientists are studying Mars’ moon Phobos using gravity and motion measurements to determine whether it formed from debris or was captured as an asteroid, focusing on the massive Stickney Crater.
New chemical wipes out 95% of termites without harming humans
Researchers at UC Riverside found that bistrifluron, a chemical that disrupts insect exoskeleton formation, kills 95-99% of western drywood termites and spreads through colonies via social feeding behaviors.
Hurricane Hunters reveal 4 warning signs that a storm is about to strengthen
Researchers identified four features that help tilted tropical cyclones become vertically organized and capable of intensifying, potentially enabling earlier forecasts of rapid storm strengthening.
Cheltenham A&E to remain open as doctors’ strike called off
Cheltenham General Hospital’s A&E will remain open after a planned four-day resident doctor strike was suspended following a new government pay offer to doctors.
NI health: Consultants and specialist doctors take strike action
Consultants and specialist doctors in Northern Ireland conducted their first-ever strike over pay, with 90% of routine and elective services continuing despite the 24-hour walkout.
PPE failures left NHS staff poorly protected and wasted £10bn, Covid inquiry finds
A UK Covid inquiry found NHS staff lacked adequate protective equipment during the pandemic, with £9.9bn of the £14.9bn spent on PPE ultimately wasted through poor procurement decisions.
Researchers warn social media driving harmful misuse of Alzheimer’s blood tests
Researchers warn that social media promotion of Alzheimer’s blood tests is misleading healthy people into testing, potentially causing unnecessary anxiety over biological markers that may never develop into dementia.
Letby failings go beyond one hospital – the whole NHS system has been found lacking
A major inquiry into Lucy Letby’s crimes at an NHS hospital found systemic failures across England’s health service, not just at the individual facility, with widespread issues in regulation, management accountability, and learning from past scandals.
Here’s why an Arizona medical examiner is working to track heat-related deaths
An Arizona medical examiner is developing innovative strategies to accurately count heat-related deaths, an effort that could reshape how the U.S. understands climate change’s human toll.