- Friday, 28 November 2025
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Adults shouting at children can be as harmful as sexual or physical abuse, study finds
Parents, teachers, coaches and other adults shouting at, denigrating, or verbally threatening children can be as damaging to their development as sexual or physical abuse, a new study finds. The study, published in the journal Child Abuse & Neglect, reviewed 166 earlier studies to produce a detailed analysis of the existing literature on the topic.
Groundbreaking transplant of pig heart into living recipient performed for second time ever
For the second time ever, a pig heart has been transplanted into a living human recipient, the University of Maryland Medical Center has announced.
Changi airport will soon go passport-free
Traveling through one of the world’s best airports is set to get even smoother next year.
Proper treatment for hypertension could avert 76 million deaths globally by 2050: WHO
The dangerous effects of high blood pressure are highlighted in a new report by the World Health Organization that identifies the condition as one of the world’s leading risk factors for death and disability.
Japan says 1 in 10 residents now octogenarians as nation turns gray
More than 10% of Japan’s population is now age 80 or older, the government said Monday, the latest worrying milestone in the rapidly graying country’s demographic crisis.
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UN: Libya flood death toll rises to 11,300 in Derna
The death toll from devastating flooding in Libya’s eastern coastal city of Derna has risen to at least 11,300, according to a UN report released Saturday, even as continuing search efforts are expected to find more victims.
Near-death experiences tied to brain activity after death, study says
Surgeons were about to saw through 80-year-old Aubrey Osteen’s chest after a heart attack in December 2020 when he suddenly became conscious.
Thousands feared dead as ‘catastrophic’ flooding hits Libya
Thousands of people are feared dead in Libya after Storm Daniel brought so much rain to the northeast that two dams collapsed in one region, sweeping entire neighbourhoods into the sea.
Delta flight forced to turn around because of diarrhea incident
A Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Barcelona on Friday night was forced to turn around after a passenger had diarrhea. The Airbus A350 had set out on time on the evening of September 1 with 336 passengers on board but was forced to turn around over central Virginia.
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Invasive species cost world $423 billion every year, UN report finds
Invasive species cost the world at least $423 billion every year as they drive plant and animal extinctions, threaten food security and exacerbate environmental catastrophes across the globe, a major new United Nations-backed report has found.
Lake that 3 million people rely on is drying out
Water levels at Lake Titicaca – the highest navigable lake in the world and South America’s largest – are dropping precipitously after an unprecedented winter heat wave. The shocking decline is affecting tourism, fishing and agriculture, which locals rely on to make a living.
4 astronauts maneuver toward splashdown after 6 months in space
Four astronauts concluded their six-month stay aboard the International Space Station on Sunday and are heading for a splashdown off the coast of Florida days after Hurricane Idalia ravaged parts of the state.
US woman sets record for world’s longest female mullet
Tami Manis is officially all business at the front and party in the back after her mullet, measuring 5 feet 8 inches (nearly 173 centimetres), was confirmed as the longest female one in the world. The 58-year-old last cut the back of her hair on February 9 1990, according to Guinness World Records.
Canadian authorities race to capture 5 million bees from roadway spill
Authorities raced to capture five million bees released yesterday after a truck carrying several crates of hives fell onto a roadway in Ontario, Canada, Halton Regional Police Constable Ryan Anderson told CNN.
NASA supersonic passenger jet could fly from NYC to London in 90 minutes
Oh for the glory days of travel, when the seats were bigger, the food was better, and you could jet across the Atlantic in less than three hours.
