Merck and Moderna announced on August 19, 2026, that their personalized mRNA-based cancer vaccine met the main goals of a late-stage trial in melanoma, a result oncologists are calling a milestone for
The United Arab Emirates announced it is suspending all trade, commercial exchange and financial transactions with Iran, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement this week, a sharp break in
The founder of China’s most indebted property developer, China Evergrande, was sentenced to life in prison by a Shenzhen court on August 20, 2026, capping the dramatic fall of a man who
A Delhi court sent former water minister Satyendar Jain and four others to 14-day judicial custody on Wednesday, deepening a corruption investigation that centers on the tendering process for Delhi Jal Board
For the millions of people who live with type 2 diabetes, the daily ritual of injecting insulin may soon become a weekly event. A new weekly insulin jab could cut the number
The U.S. national debt crossed $40 trillion this week, breaching a threshold that economists once considered theoretical. The Treasury Department confirmed that the total public debt outstanding reached $40 trillion on August
A fishing crew based in the Yorkshire port of Whitby has made a rare catch. Within days of each other, they landed two bluefin tuna, each weighing over 300 kilograms. The last
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced a new plan to provide accommodation to everyone sleeping rough by Christmas. The initiative is backed by £442 million in government funding allocated for emergency housing
Britain’s cost of living pressures have intensified, with inflation rising faster than expected for the first time in months. The Office for National Statistics reported today that annual inflation reached 2.9 percent