Are you also hooked on a cup of coffee? Does it help you get through a busy workday or a demanding exam period? A new study shows that this “black gold” also carries a striking hidden risk to our health.
The strongest earthquake in over 100 years has caused devastation and a particularly high death toll in the South American country.
A swimming lake in Halle, in eastern Germany, has introduced a new admission policy under which swimmers who do not speak enough German are denied entry. The reason? They would not be able to properly understand the safety instructions.
Five people in France who were on the same flight as the doctor diagnosed with Ebola have been placed in home isolation for 21 days. French Health Minister Stéphanie Rist announced this on Wednesday on the French television channel France 2.
France experienced its hottest day ever on Wednesday: the average temperature for the entire day was 30°C.
The first case of a Ebola virus infection since a new outbreak was reported in the Congo has been confirmed in France. The patient is a doctor who returned to France from the Congo after a humanitarian mission.
Scientists warn that the Russian nuclear Burevestnik missile could release radioactive particles into the air. According to a new analysis by two researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the cruise missile likely uses an open-cycle nuclear propulsion system, in which outside air flows directly through the reactor core and is expelled as thrust. This is reported by the Times of India.
Conflicting statements, a canceled first meeting for Vice President JD Vance in Switzerland, and a 60-day deadline that is now ticking away. It seems increasingly unlikely that the U.S. and Iran will actually reach a lasting peace agreement.
“The war began in Crimea and will also end in Crimea.” That’s what the Ukrainian president said in August 2022 at a summit with world leaders at the start of the large-scale Russian invasion. And those words now turn out to be prophetic.
Ominous reports are coming out of North Korea, where North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has announced that the country’s navy is being equipped with nuclear weapons. The state news agency KCNA reported this on Wednesday. The military also plans to build 10,000-metric-ton warships. This official announcement is sure to attract the attention of the United States. So far, the U.S. president has not yet responded to this remarkable announcement from North Korea.