21 h. ago Myanmar military claims armed opposition groups used hospital hit by airstrike as base

Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged there was an airstrike on a general hospital in western Rakhine state, which a local rescuer and media reports said killed over 30 people, including patients, medical staff, and children

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3 d. ago Americans are struggling with everyday costs including medical care and food, worrisome poll finds

Nearly a quarter of Americans said they have been forced to skip buying medication due to increased prices, according to the poll

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3 d. ago At least 21 struck down by deadly poison mushrooms in San Francisco as hospitals trigger urgent warning

Of the people so far known to have sought medical attention at least two may require liver transplants, including a young child.

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3 d. ago Pensioner who choked on food at Scots care home should have been supervised

Anne Amos, 72, passed away on September 13, 2021 after choking on food at Pine Villa Nursing Home in Loanhead.

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8 d. ago Give credit where it’s due: Labour is finally doing things its supporters actually want | Gaby Hinsliff

From tackling child poverty to being honest about Brexit, the party seems to have recognised the growing electoral threat to its leftWhat does it take for a small child not to recognise their own name? I’ve been thinking about that for days, since reading the Local Government Association’s recent report on a growing crisis in early childhood. We’ve known for a while about children starting school still in nappies, or speaking in Americanisms absorbed from hours stuck in front of YouTube, or even struggling to sit upright because they’ve spent too long slumped over an iPad to develop core muscles. So sadly, it’s not surprising to read of early-years workers telling the LGA they see more and more pre-schoolers who can barely speak, play with others or contain their rage when things don’t go their way. But it was the practitioner who noted that some children “don’t seem to respond to their name” who got to me. You have to wonder how often that child hears a loving adult trying to get t...

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9 d. ago Zohran Mamdani and the Louvre make the list of most mispronounced words of 2025

From the election of Zohran Mamdani to the intrigue surrounding the jewel heist at the Louvre, keeping up with this year’s news also left some Americans struggling with pronunciations

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1 week ago Health chiefs release Christmas warning about the dangers of Brussel sprouts: 'Too many can affect common medications'

The festive season is fraught with danger: icy slips, twinges when putting up Christmas decorations, and combusting fairy lights... and now health chiefs have added some new threats to the list.

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1 week ago China introduces ‘condom tax’ as it tries to get people to have more children

Beginning January, contraceptive medicines and devices, including condoms, will be subjected to a 13% value-added tax for first time since 1993

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2 w. ago American woman outlines struggles in hosting traditional Thanksgiving dinner in UK

Brittany has been living away from the US for 12 years and is used to hosting a traditional Thanksgiving in the UK - but she admits that some aspects of her dinner preparations are tricky

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3 w. ago Cruel man who left dog and eight puppies to starve is spared jail

Keenan Watson, from Edinburgh, left the dogs with protruding rib cages and a string of untreated health problems after failing to provide proper food or veterinary care.

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3 w. ago Israeli airstrikes kill 33 people in Gaza in escalation of post

Medical officials say 17 people killed in Khan Younis area and 16 in strikes on Gaza CityIsraeli attacks in Gaza have killed 33 people and injured many more, according to medical officials, in one of the most serious escalations of violence since the US-backed ceasefire came into effect last month.Officials at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis said they received the bodies of 17 people, including five women and five children, after four Israeli airstrikes targeted tents sheltering displaced people. In Gaza City, medical officials said two airstrikes killed 16 people, including seven children and three women. Continue reading...

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