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EPA/ShutterstockA commemorative ceremony was held on Saturday in Poland’s capital Warsaw and other cities across the countryPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced the creation of a national memorial to the victims of a “genocide committed by Ukrainian nationalists” during World War Two.Tusk was speaking on the anniversary of what Poland calls the “massacre” in Volhynia – a Polish territory in German-occupied Poland and now known as Volyn and part of Ukraine. Warsaw says some 100,000 ethnic Poles were killed by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) in 1943-45. Warsaw and Kyiv have for decades been at odds over the tragic…
Getty ImagesStaples like maize, sorghum and soybean have failed (stock photo)The Ugandan government says at least 16 people have died from hunger in recent weeks in the north-eastern region of Karamoja due to a prolonged drought. Farmers say they’ve lost crops because the area received little or no rain since April – the beginning of the planting season.Experts warn the region’s recurring shortages are caused by climate change, poor rainfall, deforestation, overgrazing and crop pests. Together, they leave communities increasingly vulnerable to hunger. Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja says thousands of families have been left without food as the dry spell…
ReutersJapanese islands like Ishigaki have borne the brunt of Typhoon Bavi as it powers through the PacificA powerful typhoon has made landfall in China, the second to hit the country in a week, with nearly two million people evacuated from areas in the path of the storm.Typhoon Bavi, which spans 1,000km (620 miles) at its widest point – roughly the width of France – first came ashore in the coastal city of Taizhou on Saturday evening before making a second landfall in Wenzhou around midnight (17:00 GMT).After pummelling a chain of remote Japanese islands, it brought heavy rainfall to Taiwan…
Getty ImagesSeveral New York Times journalists were summoned to testify under oath after they reported alleged security concerns involving President Donald Trump’s new Air Force One plane, the US newspaper said.Federal agents delivered subpoenas to some reporters’ homes demanding they appear before a federal grand jury investigating a potential crime, the Times said.The paper had published stories alleging that the Qatari-gifted plane was not secure enough, and the Secret Service urged Trump to switch planes on his way home from a Nato summit in Turkey.The Justice Department told the BBC it was investigating illegal leaks, adding: “Reporters are not the…
John Alabi / BBC”No teacher should die at work,” said a banner at a recent protest in Oyo stateNigeria’s military says it has freed all 44 pupils and teachers who were abducted two months ago from schools in the southern state of Oyo, and arrested some of their captors. A local teachers’ union has told the BBC of its “relief” – but families say the ordeal has been harrowing and they are still waiting to be reunited with their loved ones.The military said that several soldiers died in the rescue mission. The freed captives are currently receiving medical treatment at…
BBCOne of these photos, being held by Dr Clare Sutherland, is an AI-generated deepfakePsychologist Dr Clare Sutherland is holding up two large photos. One shows the face of an Australian academic leading an international research study; the other is an AI-generated deepfake. Artificial intelligence has become so adept at creating realistic images, it is increasingly hard to figure out what is real or not. But can people be trained to spot an image of a human that has actually been created by a machine? That’s a question Sutherland, from the University of Aberdeen, and her Australian colleague have been examining.…
AFP via Getty ImagesAmbulances line up on a pier to help victims after a tourist vessel capsized off Phu Quoc island in southern VietnamFifteen people have died after a speedboat carrying Indian tourists capsized near a island in the south of Vietnam, local media report citing regional authorities.They say 32 Indians and four crew were on board the vessel, which overturned about 400 metres (1,312 ft) from Hon May Rut Ngoai island in rough sea conditions on Saturday.Several tourist vessels in the area quickly came to the rescue, finding many passengers trapped inside the boat, Vietnam’s VnExpress said. Some reports…
More people are focusing on their gut health, as fibermaxxing goes mainstream, colorectal cancer rises among young adults and personalized gut microbiome treatments become increasingly popular.Now, a generation- and culture-spanning way of preserving food is in the spotlight: fermentation. The federal government’s latest dietary guidelines specifically encourage Americans to eat more fermented food. The foods have been further popularized by followers of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again movement. And while other diet fads championed by MAHA have been questioned by health experts — like unproven claims about raw milk and seed oils — there’s some…
After 11 years of breathlessness, a doctor in the UAE becomes the first to undergo a pioneering, minimally invasive procedure that was earlier only available abroadFor nearly eleven years, Dr.Sara Al Matari found herself gasping for air during life’s simplest moments. Walking with her children, completing household chores, or performing her duties as a physician left her breathless and dependent on others.Today, the 44-year-old doctor is breathing normally again after becoming the first patient in the UAE to undergo a groundbreaking procedure for a rare lung condition at Medcare Hospital Sharjah. The procedure helped restore blood flow through her lungs…
Getty ImagesSymptoms of the intriguing illness were first reported by diplomats at the US embassy in Cuba in 2016The US government has paid nearly $3m (£2.2m) in compensation to victims of so-called Havana Syndrome, a mysterious neurological condition reported by spies, diplomats and their families.The payments are the first to be made to US agency staff in relation to the illness, reports of which began emerging a decade ago by CIA officers working in the Cuban capital.Since then, American staff based elsewhere, including China, have reported “anomalous health incidents”.Sufferers have described symptoms such as hearing a low hum, clicks, squeals…