A sales clerk shows off Elpida Memory Inc. memory chips at an electronics shop in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, March 5, 2009. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares in Japan’s chip-related companies extended declines for a second day as Chinese startup DeepSeek’s AI competitiveness calls into question the United States’ leadership in the…
An Italian journalist has been arrested while reporting in the Iranian capital, Tehran, and held in solitary confinement for a week, according to Italy’s foreign ministry. Cecilia Sala, 29, a war correspondent and reporter who works for the newspaper Il Foglio and the podcast company Chora Media, was detained on 19 December, the ministry said,…
There was “open warfare” between UK government departments during the pandemic, the former vaccines tsar has said, adding the failure to prioritise the needs of clinically vulnerable, immunocompromised individuals was ethically and morally wrong. Dame Kate Bingham led the vaccine taskforce (VTF) – based in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) –…
Play video content The biggest stars from New Jersey are ready to shake up the reality TV scene in their state … ’cause the stars of “Jersey Shore” linked up with “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” for a star-studded crossover. The “Jersey Shore: Family Vacation” team was filming at TAO — a club in…
At the age of 33, I sometimes feel like I’ve already lived a thousand lives. I’m originally from Los Angeles, and over the last decade, I’ve done everything from teaching English in China to serving as an emergency aid worker in Turkey during the war in Syria. After I completed my master’s degree in London,…
“1000-Lb Sisters” star Amy Slaton escaped a jail term in her Tennessee drug and child abuse case, cutting a plea deal that places her on supervised probation. According to court documents and media reports … Amy received a suspended jail sentence of nearly 1 year, meaning she won’t spend a minute behind bars, after pleading…
Watch: Major snowstorm covers beaches and brings skiers to DC At least five people have died in a winter storm that has seized a swathe of the US in its icy grip, leading to mass school closures, travel chaos and power cuts. Seven US states declared emergencies: Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky and…
Rebels from the Rwanda-backed M23 have killed a military governor as they advanced through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, reports say. Fighting between the M23 and DR Congo’s army has intensified since the start of the year, with the rebels seizing control of more territory than ever. North Kivu Governor Peter Cirimwami was fatally injured…
Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has pledged his wholehearted allegiance to Donald Trump’s re-election bid. Time and again, he has shown up in the Republican candidate’s support. The latest demonstration of their rivalry-turned-solidarity had the American entrepreneur waltzing down a path previously walked by Trump himself. Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy rode a garbage truck…
If current global trends are correct, in 2025, around 41 million people will die from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)—which include cancer, heart disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory illness, and severe mental illness—representing around 74 percent of all deaths globally. Despite major advances in medicine over the past few decades, the numbers dying from NCDs are still on…
