The Health Ministry has confirmed the presence of the Mpox virus, specifically the West African clade 2, in a recent patient. The case, verified on September 9, 2024, is travel-related and not part of the ongoing global public health emergency involving clade 1 of the virus. This case is an isolated incident, similar to the
Tuesday, we covered the announcement of the 2024 National Book Awards Longlist for Young People’s Literature. Since then, this year’s National Book Awards Longlist for Translated Literature has also been released. The ten titles on the longlist were translated from six different languages—Danish, Arabic, Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese, and Swedish. They explore everything from “disorienting
The annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival returns to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park from October 4th-6th, 2024. The three-day event features 70 artists performing across six stages, and the best part is that it’s completely free to attend. Sleater-Kinney, Mavis Staples, and Patti Smith lead this year’s lineup, which also boasts sets from the likes
Taylor Swift has made a rare political endorsement, telling the world that she will be voting for the Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, in the U.S. presidential election. “I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them,” Swift wrote. “I think she is
Although not all men are searching for the best floral colognes, I’ve always been a huge fan of these types of scents. And I can’t wait to give you the inside track and share everything I’ve learned about them over the years with you. To my mind, there’s a certain sophistication that comes with wearing
Former President Donald Trump responded to Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday after the “Tortured Poets Department” singer backed the Democratic nominee. Trump was asked about Swift’s statement in the spin room, an area where reporters are able to ask candidates and their surrogates questions after a debate. He replied, “I
As the old saying goes, even the dogs in the street know he was talking nonsense. Donald Trump rolled out the long-debunked rumour that Haitian immigrants were eating pet dogs and cats in Springfield, Ohio. The debate moderator, in serious tone, duly interjected that they’d contacted the “city manager” who had played it down. It
Trump’s debate performance was so bad that even Fox News couldn’t spin it for him. A collection of clips from various Fox News hosts giving their reactions to the debate: Even Fox News knows Kamala Harris won the debate. pic.twitter.com/KuTywJ85P1 â Republican Voters Against Trump (@AccountableGOP) September 11, 2024
There was no growth in the UK economy in July, official figures show. It’s the second month of stagnation, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said as GDP – the measure of everything produced in the UK – flatlined in the weeks following the election of the Labour government. Such news was not expected by
Amazon’s computing unit AWS is in talks with Italy to invest billions of euros in the expansion of its data center business in the country as part of the tech giant’s effort to boost its cloud offer in Europe, four people familiar with the matter said. Cesc Maymo | Getty Images News | Getty Images
A groundbreaking study from the National University of Singapore has revealed that it is possible to reverse the ageing process in mouse egg cells, offering new hope for fertility treatments. Researchers, led by Dr Rong Li, Director of the Mechanobiology Institute, have discovered a method to rejuvenate ageing mouse oocytes by placing them into younger
The Dark Wives I’m a latecomer to the Vera Stanhope series: I’m not a total newbie, but I definitely have some back catalog to catch up on, especially as author Ann Cleeves’ latest, The Dark Wives, is a crackerjack mystery. Rosebank Home is a halfway house for troubled teens. At the moment, it is also
The Broadway debut of Robert Downey Jr. got off to an excellent start last week, with McNeal selling out all four previews at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater and grossing a whopping $746,230. Ayad Akhtar’s play, directed by Bartlett Sher, staged its first preview last Thursday, September 5, and stars Downey as a revered but
At just twenty-one years old, Jenna Ortega has joined an esteemed group of actors who have worked with writer/director Tim Burton on multiple occasions. It seems like she’s on her way to becoming an actress synonymous with the director’s work, but don’t let their partnership fool you. Ortega still has to audition for roles in
If you’re going to have only one pair of shoes in your closet, make it a pair of the best leather boots for men. Unbelievably practical and ready for just about anything, men’s leather boots encompass all areas of footwear, from hiking shoes to casual boots and nicer pairs that you can wear with a
One of the police officers involved in the detainment of Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was placed on “administrative duties” Sunday while the Miami-Dade Police Department investigates his actions. Now, attorneys for the officer are arguing that such a move was “premature” and requesting that their client be returned to his usual role. “We