Doping in sports is not a new thing. Athletes in advanced sports will be exposed to risks – serious injury, even paralysis. But bioethicists are also concerned that we are opening the door to change in our fundamental human biology. Source link
Italy and Spain are calling on the EU to sanction Israel’s far-right national security minister, over his posting of a video showing detained Gaza-bound activists forced to their knees with their hands bound. The footage – which showed Itamar Ben Gvir heckling activists while waving an Israeli flag – has prompted a global outcry. France … Read more
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States is ready to deploy an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, saying the decision was based on his relationship with nationalist Polish President Karol Nawrocki. “Based on the successful election of Karol Nawrocki, the current President of Poland, whom I am proud to support, and our … Read more
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was sending 5,000 troops to Poland, reversing an earlier decision to cancel the deployment as Washington presses Europe to shoulder more of its own defense burden. Source link
French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu announced new support measures to cushion the impact of the energy crisis caused by the war in Iran. The €710 million package includes extending existing support schemes for sectors such as fishing, farming and construction, as well as a new bonus for taxi drivers to switch to electric cars. But … Read more
An American doctor infected with the Ebola virus is being treated in a high-level isolation unit at the Charite University Hospital in Berlin. The patient contracted the disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. American officials asked Germany for assistance due to Europe’s short flying distance compared to North America. Several family members were … Read more
First, an ebola treatment center in a town at the heart of the outbreak in DR Congo is torched by scared and frustrated locals in the midst of a health crisis that claimed at least 159 lives so far and continues to spread. Also, we talked with our guest about how computer science researchers and … Read more
President Emmanuel Macron endorsed repealing centuries-old royal decrees that codified slavery in French colonies on Thursday, calling their continued existence “an offense” to the Republic. Marking 25 years since France recognized slavery as a crime against humanity, Macron also reopened debate on reparations. Source link
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received a major boost on Thursday when an appeals court in Ankara annulled the congress that elected Ozgur Özel as leader of the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP). Özel was elected CHP chairman at the party’s 2023 congress, taking over from former opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, a 77-year-old politician seen … Read more
It’s easy to read world leaders about how fuel subsidies ruin the environment and bleed state coffers dry, but try telling that to beleaguered Bolivians and cornered Kenyans… two of the many nations where the energy crisis has reached breaking point with citizens unable to keep up with prices at the pump. It’s not fair … Read more