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We are chasing Ebola virus – it is ahead of us, WHO warns
The World Health Organization has warned that the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo began circulating for at least three months before it was officially declared, leaving health authorities struggling to catch up with its spread. WHO Africa director Dr Mohamed Janabi said the virus, of the Bundibugyo species, was initially misdiagnosed…
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The Guardian view on Meta’s smart glasses: regulators must get on the front foot | Editorial
This Guardian editorial argues that UK regulators are lagging behind businesses in responding to the privacy risks posed by Meta’s smart glasses, which critics have dubbed “pervert glasses” due to their potential for covert filming. While venues such as Wetherspoons, theatre group ATG, restaurants, schools and members’ clubs have already banned the devices, ministers have…
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Bernie Sanders calls on Silicon Valley to ‘pause AI development’ in interest of humanity
US Senator Bernie Sanders has written to the chief executives of Meta, OpenAI and Anthropic urging them to pause AI development, warning that Congress will step in with regulation if the pace of deployment continues unchecked. The Vermont senator argues that AI systems have crossed a “critical” risk threshold and that their creators are losing…
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Water companies circumventing bonus rules? What did ministers expect? | Nils Pratley
Nils Pratley argues that the UK government should not be surprised that water companies are finding ways around the ban on bonuses for polluting bosses, since it was entirely predictable. The Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 let Ofwat block performance-related bonuses at the worst-offending firms but left salaries, allowances and retention payments untouched, so companies…
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Fuerza Regida add ten US dates to 2026 tour
Fuerza Regida have confirmed the second leg of their 2026 “This Is Our Dream Tour,” adding ten new US dates this autumn to amphitheatres and arenas across the country. The Música Mexicana group’s expansion follows a sold-out stadium run earlier in the year that included Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles and Citi Field in New…
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Police ‘probing whether Widdecombe suspect linked to arson attack on Farage’
Police are investigating whether Joshua Kerry, the man charged with murdering Ann Widdecombe, is linked to an incendiary device posted through Nigel Farage’s letterbox at his London home in April 2025. The case had originally been treated as an attempted burglary and closed without arrests, but Counter Terrorism Policing London has now reopened the inquiry…
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Trump demands compensation for US from Iran
President Trump on Monday demanded from Iran compensation for those who have died amid the conflict, after Tehran called for compensation for damages. “I see that Representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran are asking for compensation for the damage done to them during the last five month Military Conflict (started because, THEY WILL NOT…
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US emergency oil reserve falls below 300M barrels for first time since 1980s
The U.S.’s emergency oil reserve has fallen below 300 million barrels of oil for the first time since it was being filled decades ago. New Energy Department data shows that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) contained 298.7 million barrels as of Friday. The last time the level was below 300 million barrels was in the early 1980s. The drop…
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All new skins in Overwatch season 4 – Genji and Sojourn Mythics, plus more
Blizzard has detailed the new cosmetics arriving with Overwatch 2’s fourth season of 2026, titled Heroes of Busan, as part of the year-long Reign of Talon narrative. The season’s headline items are a second Mythic hero skin for Genji and a new Mythic weapon skin for Sojourn, alongside a South Korean-themed lineup reflecting the season’s…
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In cosmic roguelike The Carcass, you build a colony inside the corpse of a god that’s slowly becoming aware of you
Turkish developer PiqFocus Interactive, previously known for gentle games like Lepidarium and Easy Bubbles, is releasing The Carcass, a text-based cosmic roguelike in which players build a colony inside the rotting corpse of a dead god. The tonal shift is striking given the studio’s earlier cosy output, and the game arrives on Steam with a…