A ringworm outbreak among Spanish teens has been traced back to barbershops and a fashionable haircut: the fade. Spanish dermatologists blame dirty electric razors.
Pressure and Fences: EU Wants To Seal Itself Off from Refugees
More refugees are arriving in Germany than at any time in recent years, and districts and cities are overwhelmed. But the system for redistributing migrants among EU states is unlikely to be improved anytime soon, with leaders instead increasingly bett…
Singapore Strives to Protect Consumer Data
Like many governments, Singapore has enacted data privacy laws. But can consumers solely rely on the government or businesses for protection?
Iranian director Jafar Panahi released from jail after going on hunger strike
Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been released on bail after starting a hunger strike to protest against his almost seven-month detention, supporters said on Friday.Panahi has been released from Tehran’s Evin prison “two days after startin…
Notre-Dame Reconstruction On Track, To Reopen By 2024 End
Notre-Dame Cathedral’s spire will be back in place by the end of the year, but a full reopening following the devastating fire of 2019 will not happen before next year’s Paris Olympic Games.
Baby among nine dead from cold and thirst on boat in Mediterranean
Survivors tell Italian authorities vessel carrying about 50 people lost its way trying to cross from TunisiaA baby was among nine people including his mother and a pregnant woman who died of cold and thirst on a boat carrying about 50 migrants across t…
Nicola Bulley: mystery of 10-minute window in which she disappeared
A week after 45-year-old vanished walking her dog by the River Wyre, her family remain in anguish as the search continuesThe sun was breaking through the clouds on a dry Friday morning as Nicola Bulley walked her springer spaniel, Willow, along the ben…
New proposal sets limits on sugar in US school meals for first time
Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack also seeks to significantly lower sodium in meals as part of fresh nutrition standards planUS agriculture officials on Friday proposed new nutrition standards for school meals, including the first limits on added sugar…