The genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US to help sell itself, as its chief executive quit to pursue a bid for the business after several aborted attempts. 23andMe said late on Sunday that it had started voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District…
South Korea’s constitutional court has ruled against the impeachment of the country’s prime minister, Han Duck-soo, and to restore his position as acting president, marking the latest political twist in months of political turmoil. Han took over as acting president after the country’s leader, Yoon Suk Yeol, was himself impeached over his short-lived declaration of…
There were no warning signs when teenager Austin Blight went into cardiac arrest. The 17-year-old collapsed unconscious at the gym, where staff rushed to his aid and quickly realised he didn’t have a pulse. He survived because staff performed CPR and used an automated external defibrillator to shock his heart before paramedics arrived. Since his…
Wales is famed as the land of song, the music of the valleys and mountains providing a source of pride, joy and a sense of belonging. But a pioneering project led by Welsh National Opera has suggested music can also help people suffering with persistent pain. Participants in a pain management programme run by WNO…
An Australian Labor party social media post has left followers scratching their heads, with its apparent send-up of white nationalist messaging triggering the question: “Have you been hacked?” The Instagram post – which was uploaded on Sunday and then deleted on Monday – features a white man wearing a T-shirt with a flag-themed map of…
Tiger Woods has confirmed he is in a relationship with Donald Trump’s former daughter-in-law, Vanessa Trump. Woods announced the news on Sunday. “Love is in the air and life is better with you by my side! We look forward to our journey through life together,” Woods wrote on X to his 6.4 millions followers ……
Usha Vance, the wife of US vice-president JD Vance, will travel to Greenland this week as President Donald Trump clings to the idea of a US annexation of the strategic, semi-autonomous Danish territory. Vance will visit Greenland on Thursday with a US delegation to tour historical sites, learn about the territory’s heritage and attend the…
Friendships that bridge economic divides are good for social mobility, a major study has found, with low-income children growing up where there is more mixing among income groups likely to earn an extra £5,100 a year as adults. The research, combining anonymised Facebook data covering 20 million adults in the UK with official data, points…
Police in Scotland have arrested and charged a third teenager in connection with the death of 15-year-old Amen Teklay in Glasgow. The arrest of the 16-year-old boy follows the arrests of two other boys, 14 and 15, earlier this month. Amen, an Eritrean refugee who had recently been granted right to remain status by the…
The South African ambassador who was expelled from the US and declared persona non grata by the Trump administration was welcomed home on Sunday by hundreds of supporters who sang songs praising him. Crowds at Cape Town International airport surrounded Ebrahim Rasool and his wife Rosieda as they emerged in the arrivals terminal in their…
