Month: February 2026

As US actions fuel a humanitarian crisis in Cuba, is US President Trump seeking a deal, or to topple the government?Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Multiple studies show that women who take Depo-Provera have much higher risk of developing meningiomasUK law firms are considering legal action on behalf of women who developed brain tumours after using the contraceptive injection Depo-Provera.Depo-Provera is a high-dose synthetic progesterone, prescribed for contraception and other menstrual symptoms, administered via injection every three months. According to UN calculations, 74 million women worldwide and 3.1% of UK women aged 15-49 use injectable […]

Attack at Kingsbury high school not being treated as terrorism after arrest of 13-year-old spotted near a mosqueA 13-year-old suspected of stabbing two boys at a secondary school is a former pupil who was arrested after being seen at a mosque after the attack, which has not been declared a terrorist incident, police said.Two pupils at Kingsbury high school in Brent, north-west London, were seriously injured at lunchtime on Tuesday. […]

Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers Reading, writing and learning a language or two can lower your risk of dementia by almost 40%, according to a study that suggests millions of people could prevent or delay the condition.Dementia is one of the world’s biggest health threats. The number of people living with the condition is forecast to triple to […]

Sussan Ley could face a party room vote as early as today. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMcCarthy threatens pulling funding levers on states on Close the Gap outcomesMalarndirri McCarthy says there are funding levers the government could pull to put more pressure on the states to improve on Closing the Gap outcomes.We have levers that we can pull and I know […]

A teacher and five students among those killed in attack in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, on TuesdayCanadian police have identified the suspect who carried out a school massacre in remote British Columbia as an 18-year old woman with a history of mental health problems.Six people, including a teacher and five students, were killed in the attack on Tuesday in the town of Tumbler Ridge, in foothills of the Rocky mountains. […]

'One Big Beautiful Bill Act', higher tariffs and immigration crackdown are factored into the report.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article