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Agency Refuses to Review Seasonal Flu Shot The US Food and Drug Administration refused to accept Moderna’s application to review its first mRNA seasonal flu vaccine. The company confirmed the decision on Tuesday. The refusal delivers another setback for mRNA vaccine development in the United States. Several officials in the Trump administration have recently criticized the technology. The FDA said the application lacked an adequate and well-controlled trial. The agency said the control group did not reflect the best available standard of care in the United States during the study. Moderna said regulators did not raise any safety or efficacy…
A return to traditional Nepali foods could help tackle the country’s growing type 2 diabetes crisis, researchers say. In Nepal, where one in five people over 40 has diabetes and medication is often unaffordable, doctors are testing whether simple diet changes can reverse the condition. Studies in Kathmandu and surrounding communities show promising results. A pilot programme using a calorie-controlled traditional diet helped 43% of long-term diabetes patients into remission. An expanded trial has seen about half of participants free from diabetes after four months, with modest weight loss. The research is led by University of Glasgow in partnership with…
Refusing to Testify While Seeking Mercy Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, declined to answer questions from the US House Oversight Committee on Monday, repeatedly invoking her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year federal prison sentence in Texas for sex trafficking, appeared via video link for the deposition as lawmakers pressed for answers tied to renewed investigations into Epstein’s abuse network. Clemency Offer Sparks Backlash Through her attorney, David Oscar Markus, Maxwell made a striking offer: if granted clemency by President Donald Trump, she would be willing to testify that neither Trump nor…
Discord will soon require users worldwide to verify their age before accessing adult content. Users must confirm their age with a face scan or upload an official ID. The platform says it has more than 200 million monthly users. The company says the new safety measures will place all users into a teen-appropriate environment by default. Discord already enforces age checks in the UK and Australia to comply with online safety laws. The platform will expand the system globally from early March. Savannah Badalich, Discord’s policy head, said teen safety remains a top priority. She added that teen-by-default settings strengthen…
Soot and the Warming Arctic Rising global temperatures are melting Arctic sea ice faster than ever, opening new shipping routes that were once frozen year-round. But increased marine traffic comes with a hidden cost: black carbon, or soot, released from ships. When soot lands on ice and snow, it darkens surfaces, trapping heat from the sun and speeding up melting. “It ends up in a never-ending cycle of increased warming,” says Sian Prior, lead adviser for the Clean Arctic Alliance. This cycle not only accelerates Arctic warming but also disrupts weather patterns worldwide. Political and Economic Hurdles to Cleaner Shipping…
People who drink tea or coffee daily may face a lower risk of dementia, researchers say.A US study tracked more than 130,000 people for up to 43 years.Those drinking two to three coffees or one to two teas daily showed a 15–20% lower dementia risk. Caffeinated coffee drinkers also showed slightly less cognitive decline than non-drinkers.Decaffeinated coffee showed no such link.The study appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Lead author Yu Zhang said the findings cannot prove cause and effect.Caffeine drinkers may differ in other ways that protect brain health. Coffee and tea contain caffeine and polyphenols…
The Seattle Seahawks dominated the New England Patriots with an unstoppable defensive display, winning the Super Bowl 29-13 at Levi’s Stadium. The victory marked Seattle’s second championship in franchise history. Two of the NFL’s strongest defences faced off in the season’s biggest game, and Seattle controlled the field from the first snap. Briton Aden Durde became the first overseas coach to lift the league’s top prize in the United States. Dark Side Defence Takes Command Seattle’s 46-year-old defensive coordinator has built the NFL’s most feared unit, nicknamed “the Dark Side.” On Super Bowl Sunday in Santa Clara, California, the Patriots…
LDP Claims Dominant Victory Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appears set for a decisive win in Sunday’s snap elections, with early estimates showing her ruling bloc capturing roughly 300 of 465 seats in the lower house. If confirmed, this would mark the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) strongest performance since 2017 under the late Shinzo Abe. The projected two-thirds majority could allow the party to govern independently, without relying on the Japan Innovation Party (JIP). LDP Secretary General Shunichi Suzuki credited voters for supporting Takaichi’s proactive fiscal policies and push to strengthen Japan’s national defense. In contrast, the opposition’s new Centrist…
BP faces mounting pressure from shareholders as it prepares to publish full-year results expected to show weaker profits. Analysts forecast earnings of about $7.5bn, down from nearly $9bn last year, after oil prices fell for a third straight year. Crude prices dropped below $60 a barrel late in 2025, hitting fourth-quarter results. Incoming chief executive Meg O’Neill will face calls to outline a clear long-term strategy. Investor groups want BP to explain how it will manage spending on oil and gas as demand declines. Activists from Follow This and the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility have filed resolutions demanding greater…
A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange accidentally sent customers more than 40 billion dollars in bitcoin. The mistake briefly turned some users into multimillionaires. The company had planned to give a small reward of 2,000 won, worth about 1.37 dollars. Instead, it sent 2,000 bitcoins to customers on Friday. The platform Bithumb apologised for the error and explained the incident. The company said it quickly noticed the mistake and recovered nearly all missing tokens. It restricted trading and withdrawals for 695 affected customers within 35 minutes of the glitch. Exchange Recovers Almost All Mistaken Bitcoin Bithumb said it retrieved 99.7 percent…
