Report: Tobacco industry uses manipulative practices to hook young people on addictive products
Geneva — The World Health Organization and STOP, a global tobacco industry watchdog, warn the tobacco industry is using a variety of manipulative tactics to hook a new generation of young people into becoming users of their addictive, toxic tobacco…
Papua New Guinea landslide: 670 feared dead, says UN migration agency
In a media interview, Mr. Aktoprak said that the community in Yambali village, situated at the foot of a mountain in the remote Enga Province, is buried under between six to eight metres of soil. 150 houses are believed to…
Death toll rises from Russian attacks on Kharkiv shopping area
KHARKIV, Ukraine — At least 16 people were killed, and scores injured in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv from a spate of Russian bomb attacks Saturday while several people were still listed as missing, regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on…
US independent booksellers continued to expand in 2023
NEW YORK — Three years ago, Erin Decker was a middle school librarian in Kissimmee, Florida, increasingly frustrated by the state’s book bans and worried that she couldn’t make a difference remaining in her job. So, she and fellow librarian…
Average US vehicle age hits record of 12.6 years
detroit — Cars, trucks and SUVs in the U.S. keep getting older, hitting a record average age of 12.6 years in 2024 as people hang on to their vehicles largely because new ones cost so much. S&P Global Mobility, which…
New cars in California could alert drivers for breaking the speed limit
SACRAMENTO, California — California could eventually join the European Union in requiring all new cars to alert drivers when they break the speed limit, a proposal aimed at reducing traffic deaths that would likely impact motorists across the country should…
Can pink noise enhance sleep and memory?
You may have heard of white noise used to mask background sounds. Now, it has colorful competition. There’s a growing buzz around pink noise, brown noise, green noise — a rainbow of soothing sounds — and their theoretical effects on…
Russian strikes on Kharkiv kill at least 6, injure dozens
At least six people were killed and nearly 60 were injured Saturday in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv from a spate of Russian missile strikes, including two guided bombs that struck a hardware store in the city’s residential area. Kharkiv…
G7 officials make progress on money for Ukraine from frozen Russian assets
FRANKFURT, Germany — Finance officials from the Group of Seven rich democracies said they had moved toward agreement on a U.S. proposal to squeeze more money for Ukraine from Russian assets frozen in their countries. But the ministers left a…
Russian attack on Kharkiv shopping centre ‘utterly unacceptable’, says senior UN official
“I am appalled and shocked by the terrifying news arriving from Kharkiv”, said Ms. Brown in a statement. “This afternoon, in broad daylight as people – despite all the horrors they endure every day in this city – were trying…