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Deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak sparks concern in major US city: Know the symptoms
New York City health officials have declared a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, with 23 confirmed cases and 17 hospitalisations recorded as of 6 July. No deaths have been reported. Officials are urging anyone who has visited the east side of Central Park or the Upper East Side since late June to…
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iRobot made a non-robot floor cleaner
iRobot’s new floor cleaner isn’t a robot at all.
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Man in his fifties dies after being hit by a jet-ski whilst riding on an inflatable with children off Hampshire coast
A man in his fifties has died after a jet-ski crashed into an inflatable he was riding with his two children off the Hampshire coast on Sunday evening. Emergency services were called to the sea near Calshot Activity Centre in the New Forest at around 6pm following reports of a man in difficulty in the…
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James Ford tells us about writing new album ‘Lost In Another World’ while receiving treatment for leukemia
Producer and musician James Ford has told NME about creating his new album ‘Lost In Another World’ while undergoing hospital treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), an aggressive cancer of the white blood cells. The record — his second solo LP and the first released under his full name, James Ellis Ford — will be…
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Ireland rejects Zelensky call to halt alumina exports to Russia
Irish Minister of State Niall Collins has publicly rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call for Ireland to halt exports of alumina to Russia, insisting that Ireland has been a strong supporter of Ukraine throughout the war. The dispute matters because it exposes tension between Ireland’s stated backing for Kyiv and the continued operation of a…
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Global famine deaths could reach millions without urgent action
Writing in The Conversation, University of Edinburgh epidemiologist Mark Woolhouse describes a newly published catalogue that ranks RNA viruses by their potential to spark a public health emergency. Given that scientists discover two or three previously unseen human viruses in a typical year, and that past discoveries such as HIV-1 and Sars-CoV-2 went on to…
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Mitch McConnell hospitalised three weeks as rumours grip Washington over his condition
Republican senator Mitch McConnell, 84, has been in hospital for three weeks after a medical emergency at his Washington home on 14 June, and the lack of updates from his office has fuelled intense speculation in Washington. Some of Donald Trump’s most vocal supporters are now demanding “proof of life”, reflecting how the information vacuum…
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Vulnerable woman strangled by Sheffield man over drug debt after sex-for-drugs deal
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Creatine may ease depression symptoms alongside standard treatment, review finds
A systematic review published in Genomic Press’s journal Brain Medicine suggests that creatine monohydrate, a widely used muscle-building supplement, may help ease symptoms of major depressive disorder when taken alongside standard treatments. The findings matter because creatine is cheap, readily available and generally well tolerated, raising the possibility of an accessible add-on therapy, though the…
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Duffy performs her first live concert in fifteen years after abduction ordeal
The Welsh singer Duffy has performed her first concert in 15 years, marking a significant step in her return to public life after she withdrew from the music industry following what she has described as a harrowing kidnap and assault ordeal. In 2020 she revealed she had been “raped and drugged and held captive over…