In Peru, approximately 270,000 women and 22,000 men were sterilised between 1996 and 2000 as the result of a controversial birth control policy. The goal of then ex-President Alberto Fujimori and his administration was to reduce poverty. But thousands…
Labour’s Wes Streeting: ‘Reform is not a Conservative word’
Exclusive: The shadow health secretary discusses his plans for the NHS, not becoming the fun police, and Tories’ handling of strikesUK politics live – latest news updatesWes Streeting turns 40 this weekend, so he has been steering clear of the debate o…
Croatian president blasts EU penalties against Hungary
Croatia’s president says that efforts by the European Union to uphold democratic standards in member countries are threatening to tear the bloc apart
Silicon Valley wanes as Google, Amazon, Meta face layoffs
Google terminated 12,000 positions by email Friday, in the wake of other large-scale layoffs at Amazon and Meta. The Silicon Valley giant is undergoing waves of hiring freezes and layoffs as the tech industry navigates a rapidly changing economic lands…
Gabon’s top diplomat suffers fatal heart attack during cabinet meeting
Michael Moussa Adamo, 62, spent a decade as the African nation’s ambassador to the U.S. The president called him “a true statesman.”
Here’s the No. 1 phrase used in successful relationships, say psychologists who studied 40,000 couples
Psychologists and relationship experts John and Julie Gottman have studied more than 40,000 couples to identify the secrets to long-lasting marriages. Here’s the No. 1 phrase that happy couples in successful relationships use every day.
Hackers Steal Data from KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell & Habit Burger
A ransomware attack targeted Yum! Brands on January 18, 2023, caused the closure of 300 locations of its fast food chains KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill in the United Kingdom. In addition to operating over 53,000 restaurants, Yum…
Nigeria confirms diphtheria outbreak; 25 dead in one state
Nigerian health authorities confirmed an outbreak of diphtheria Friday and reported that 25 people, most of them children, have died so far in one of the worst-hit states in the country’s north.