In A First, Maldives Bans Smoking For Those Born After 2007
The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban Saturday on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only nation with a generational prohibition on tobacco, the Health Ministry said.
Day: November 3, 2025
Hippocratic AI, which offers healthcare AI agents, raised a $126M Series C led by Avenir at a $3.5B valuation, up from $1.64B in January (Heather Landi/Fierce Healthcare)
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Hippocratic AI, which offers healthcare AI agents, raised a $126M Series C led by Avenir at a $3.5B valuation, up from $1.64B in January — Hippocratic AI funding round generative AI venture capi…
Town furious after being ‘duped’ into 89% property tax increase to fund $80M indoor football stadium
‘I would challenge anyone who thinks we don’t need the stadium to be out on that field when it’s 115 [degrees],’ the superintendent said in defense of the project
Murder Charges Filed Against Actor Darshan, 16 Others In Renukaswamy Case
A Sessions Court on Monday formally framed charges, including murder and kidnapping, against Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, his associate Pavithra Gowda, and 15 others in connection with the Renukaswamy murder case.
Zohran Mamdani started learning about politics in Uganda. Locals knew he would rise to power
‘We shouldn’t just be proud of Mamdani, we should be very excited’
Drone flights near airbase could be spying operation, Belgium’s defence minister says
Both NATO and the European Union have been on high alert following a string of airspace violations, thought to be from Russia, in recent weeks.
David Gow, former Guardian Germany correspondent, dies aged 80
‘Impressively professional journalist’ with a commitment to social justice was also European business editorDavid Gow obituaryDavid Gow, a former Germany correspondent and European business editor of the Guardian whose strong commitment to social justi…
Devastated in WW1 then carved up by Hitler & Stalin – how Poland is now tooling up for WW3 with Putin…at FEROCIOUS speed
FROM being ravaged by bloody World War I to being carved up by Hitler and Stalin during World War II, Poland endured the scars of history. The country has suffered some of the worst bloodshed after being invaded time and again – but it is no longer a v…
UN resolution on international stabilisation force for Gaza could be ready within two weeks
Resolution may be delayed without agreement over the force’s mandate and a timetable for Israeli withdrawal A UN security council resolution mandating the introduction of an international stabilisation force into Gaza is likely to be ready within two w…
Starmer was briefed on Mandelson’s Epstein links before appointing him, say civil servants
PM had been given ‘summary of reputational risks’ but did not know about contents of emails before PMQs, MPs toldKeir Starmer was briefed on details of Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein before he decided to make him US ambassador, sen…