A heavily mutated variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 appears to be affecting primarily children, scientists say, though it’s not causing more severe disease – in kids or in adults.

Kids may be more likely to get the new ‘Cicada’ variant of Covid-19, scientists say. Here’s what to know about BA.3.2

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) - NASA sent four astronauts on the world's first crewed lunar mission in half a century on Wednesday, in preparation for a first-ever manned landing on

Factbox-China's crewed lunar programme eyes astronaut landing by 2030

The deepening energy crisis triggered by the US-Israel war with Iran has thrust energy security back onto the political stage in European countries.

Energy security rifts widen in Europe

Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates emphasized the "urgent need to refrain from measures" that risk further inflaming tensions on the ground. Eight Muslim-majority countries "strongly condemned" Israel's move to pass a law making death by hanging a default sentence for Palestinian terrorists convicted in military courts, a joint statement released by Pakistan said on Thursday.

Eight Muslim nations condemn Israel's 'dangerous' new death penalty law

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The Big Little Feelings team has advice for parents dealing with demands in a one-click world — without shame.

Your kid wants it now. What saying yes, no or not yet teaches kids about money and instant gratification.

Massachusetts' highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state's lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users.  The lawsuit, filed in 2024 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta did this to make a profit and that its actions affected hundreds of thousands of teenagers in Massachusetts who use the social media platforms.  “We are making claims based only on the tools that Meta has developed because its own resea

Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

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The ship, a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker named Talara, is not the first ship the IRGC has hijacked, but it had stepped back from such threats recently. Iran has taken credit for seizing a ship on Friday that was off the coast of the UAE near the Strait of Hormuz.

Tehran defends ship seizure as a legal action, but tensions continue in the Gulf

Looking to the stars is an important part of how Pacific voyagers navigate. But deep knowledge of ocean currents, winds and waves, along with mental mapping strategies, are critical too.

Pacific voyagers’ remarkable environmental knowledge allowed for long-distance navigation without Western technology

Two landmark jury verdicts against social media companies have arrived at the front of a wave of lawsuits alleging that the popular platforms endanger the mental health of children.  Financial penalties total $381 million in the two cases involving tech giant Meta in New Mexico and both Meta and YouTube in California.  The verdicts highlight a growing shift in the public perception of social media companies and their responsibilities toward child safety.

Verdicts against social media companies carry consequences. But questions linger

The initiatives involved the Social Equality Ministry and the Advancement of the Status of Women, the Israel Association of Community Centers (IACC), Tzalir Fund, and Mifal HaPais. Thousands of senior citizens in Israel are set to receive Passover support this year through two separate initiatives: one aimed at making sure older Israelis did not spend Seder night alone and another designed to move elderly residents and people with disabilities from northern confrontation-line communities to prot

Two Passover initiatives target isolation and safety for Israel’s elderly

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is down -178 (-2.93%). March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) is down -129 (-2.95%). Cocoa prices are sharply lower today, posting 1-week lows. Improved weather in West Africa is weighing on cocoa prices today. Tropical General Investments Group said today that favorable...

Beneficial Growing Conditions in West Africa Weigh on Cocoa Prices

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has ordered a halt to the transit of natural gas through his country into Ukraine from July, according to a decree published overnight. The decree follows Orbán's stated aim of pressuring the neighbouring country to restore the flow of oil through the Druzhba pipeline, which was damaged in a Russian strike.

Orbán orders stop to gas deliveries to Ukraine via Hungary from July

Once-lethal insecticides now require concerningly high concentrations to effectively kill mosquitoes. Some mosquitoes are already immune to all classes of insecticides used to control malaria.

Mosquitoes carrying malaria are evolving more quickly than insecticides can kill them – researchers pinpoint how

Luigi Mangione’s lawyers contend that Attorney General Pam Bondi’s decision to seek the death penalty against him in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was tainted by her prior work as a lobbyist at a firm that represented the insurer’s parent company.  Bondi was a partner at Ballard Partners before leading the Justice Department’s charge to turn Mangione’s federal prosecution into a capital case, creating a “profound conflict of interest” that violated his due process rights, hi

Luigi Mangione‘s lawyers say Bondi’s death penalty decision was tainted by conflict of interest

In the realm of consistent learning and computerized comfort, language web recordings stand as sound colleagues that give an entryway to


Etymological Experiences on the Wireless transmissions: A Survey of \Learning in a hurry\ Language Web recording


Dark stars are not exactly stars, and they are certainly not dark.

When darkness shines: How dark stars could illuminate the early universe

With the war in Iran driving up the global price of oil, air fares and fees are rapidly increasing ahead of the summer travel season.

Air travelers face higher ticket prices as Iran war drives up oil prices

People who stop taking GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy for weight loss are projected to regain their shed pounds within about 1½ years, a review of existing research has found. The paper also found that former users of a wider list of weight-loss drugs regain weight four times more quickly than those who had used behavioral techniques like dieting or exercise. For sustained health benefits after coming off the drugs, scientists say, it is necessary to make lasting changes to your diet and

Former GLP-1 users regain lost weight after about 18 months, study says

How many human cells does a pig need before it’s considered too human?

Putting pig organs in people is OK in the US, but growing human organs in pigs is not – why is that?

The Israeli military said on Thursday it has killed more than 40 members of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon in the last 24 hours. Sources within Hezbollah also reported that dozens of fighters had been killed in close combat with Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon.

Israel says 40 Hezbollah members killed as forces advance in Lebanon

Li Xiong, 41, the former chairman of Huione Group and a core member of what Chinese authorities call the Chen Zhi criminal syndicate, was escorted off a China Southern Airlines flight in Beijing on April 1 – shaven-headed, handcuffed, flanked by officers from China’s Ministry of Public Security. The real ...

Alleged Huione Group Money Laundering Boss Extradited to China

Germany is setting up a council to oversee the return of cultural property and human remains taken from former colonies.View on euronews

Germany to create restitution council to return colonia-era acquired cultural artefacts

Several Muslim countries have strongly criticized Israel's new death penalty law passed by parliament earlier this week. The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Qatar, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates strongly condemn "the imposition of the death penalty in the occupied West Bank and its de facto application against Palestinians," according to a joint statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on Thursday.

Muslim nations condemn new Israeli death penalty law

While writing "Like, Follow, Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online," Fortesa Latifi learned a lot about parent and child influencers. Like, a lot.

$1,000 bribes, Mormon momfluencer mixers and making content to get plastic surgery: The wildest things I learned reporting my book

Human Rights Watch says Capt Traoré, other military leaders and jihadists "may be liable" for the killings.

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