Heavy metals contaminate up to 17pc of world鈥檚 arable land: study
Up to 17 per cent of cropland worldwide is contaminated with at least one type of toxic heavy metal, posing health risks to up to 1.4 billion people, scientists warned Thursday.
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US judge limits Musk鈥檚 DOGE access to social security data
A US judge ruled Thursday to restrict access to Americans鈥� social security data for Elon Musk鈥檚 Department of Government Efficiency, after unions raised concerns about the unelected billionaire鈥檚 sweeping powers.
130 students in US join federal lawsuit over revoked visas
More than 130 international students across the United States have joined a federal lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully cancelling their visas, jeopardising their legal status in the country, court documents show...
Trump says 鈥榡oke鈥� Harvard should be stripped of funds
US president Donald Trump called Harvard a 鈥榡oke鈥� Wednesday and said it should lose its government research contracts after the prestigious university refused demands that it accept outside political supervision.
Trump eyes slashing State Department by 50pc: media
The US State Department is expected to propose an unprecedented dismantling of Washington鈥檚 diplomatic reach, multiple news outlets reported Tuesday, shuttering programs and embassies worldwide to slash the budget by almost 50 per cent...
Biden slams Trump 鈥榙estruction鈥�
Joe Biden, in his first major speech since leaving the White House, railed Tuesday against his successor Donald Trump鈥檚 frenetic government overhaul, claiming the 鈥榟atchet鈥� effort put Americans鈥� retirement benefits at risk...
WHO countries strike landmark agreement on tackling future pandemics
Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle future pandemics, aimed at avoiding the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis...
Trump move to revoke 5,00,000 immigrants鈥� legal status halted
A federal judge on Monday blocked US president Donald Trump鈥檚 administration from quickly revoking the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti...
Zuckerberg testifying again in US antitrust trial
Social media titan Mark Zuckerberg took the stand for a second day Tuesday in a landmark US antitrust trial where his conglomerate Meta is accused of taking over Instagram and WhatsApp before they could become competitors.
Harvard sees $2.2bn funding freeze after defying Trump
Elite US university Harvard was hit with a $2.2 billion federal funding freeze on Monday after rejecting a list of sweeping demands that the White House said was intended to crack down on campus anti-Semitism.
US can deport pro-Palestinian student protester: judge
An immigration judge ruled Friday that a pro-Palestinian student protester, a US permanent resident detained by the Trump administration, can be deported, his lawyer said.