Colchester boy given £1.8m drug has new lease of life – BBC
Colchester boy given £1.8m drug has new lease of life BBC
Day: December 31, 2025
Asia-Pacific markets fall in year-end trade; investors parse China manufacturing data
Asia-Pacific markets were poised for modest gains on the holiday-shortened and final trading day of the year.
Huge rise in number of people in England’s A&Es for coughs or hiccups
Lack of prompt access to primary care blamed for rise in hospital cases of minor ailments including blocked nosesMillions of people are turning to A&E departments in England for minor ailments including coughs, blocked noses and hiccups, according …
Judge me on what I do, says new EHRC chair after transgender groups’ criticism
Mary-Ann Stephenson says she must build relationship with LGBTQ+ sector amid debate over single-sex spacesThe new chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has asked campaigners who raised doubts about her appointment to “judge me on what I do”…
Congo president Sassou Nguesso to seek re-election in March 2026
Congo is heading towards another tightly watched presidential race after the ruling Congolese Labour Party confirmed it will again back veteran leader Denis Sassou Nguesso, extending the 82-year-old’s decades-long grip on power into a 2026 election al…
Two trains carrying tourists to Machu Picchu crash – as one person killed
At least one person has been killed and around 30 passengers have been injured after two trains taking tourists to Machu Picchu in Peru crashed.
‘We turned off the money spigot’: HHS freezes Minnesota child care funds. But why?
The US Department of Health and Human Services has halted all child care payments to Minnesota, citing widespread fraud. Millions in taxpayer funds are alleged to have been diverted to fake daycares. A new system now requires justification and evidence…
Israel to ban dozens of aid agencies from Gaza as 10 nations warn about suffering – The Guardian
Israel to ban dozens of aid agencies from Gaza as 10 nations warn about suffering The GuardianIsrael says it will bar aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, from Gaza NPRGaza Aid Groups Face Suspensions Under New Israeli R…
Is the US economy strong heading into 2026? The picture is complicated
The world’s top economy is growing faster than its peers, but divide between wealthy and poorer Americans is growing.
Filing: Chinese AI startup MiniMax seeks to raise up to ~$538.5M in a Hong Kong IPO, offering 25.4M shares at a price range of ~$19.40 to ~$21.20 per share (Shivangi Lahiri/Reuters)
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Filing: Chinese AI startup MiniMax seeks to raise up to ~$538.5M in a Hong Kong IPO, offering 25.4M shares at a price range of ~$19.40 to ~$21.20 per share — Chinese AI startup MiniMax Group is seeking to r…