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Swiss Coffee vs White Dove – how to choose between Benjamin Moore's most popular white paints
The Benjamin Moore color chart is huge. Gigantic. Overwhelmingly massive. And when it comes to their huge range of neutrals, it can be tricky to know which one is going to look best in your home. But there are two particular Benjamin Moore best...

The Safest Countries For Medical Care For Black Women
The United States is one of the deadliest countries for Black women when it comes to healthcare. Adriana Smith is one of several examples nationwide of just how deadly navigating the health care system can be for Black women. In February, a...

Europe court finds Switzerland breached Semenya's right to a fair trial
The European court of Human Rights has ruled in favour of South African Olympic Champion Caster Semenya The court has found that Semenya was discriminated against because of her natural testosterone levels. In 2019, Semenya was barred from...

Suicides in Switzerland quadruple among older people
Journey of no return: the barbiturate sodium pentobarbital is the drug of choice for euthanasia in Switzerland. (Keystone/Alessandro Della Bella) Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close...

Semenya wins partial victory as case returns to Swiss Supreme Court
Two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya scored a partial victory Thursday at the European Court of Human Rights in her protracted seven-year battle against track and field’s sex eligibility regulations. In a 15-2 ruling, the court’s 17-judge...

As its cancer vaccine moves through the clinic, Transgene sets sights on manufacturing
Welcome to First 90 Days, a series dedicated to examining how pharma executives and other leaders are planning for success in their new roles. Today, we’re speaking to Simone Steiner, Transgene’s new chief technology officer, about how the company...

Burmese pythons have bone-digesting cells that allow them to convert entire prey into nutrition; scientists reveal
In a remarkable discovery that deepens our understanding of how predators digest whole prey, scientists have found that Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) possess specialised intestinal cells that help process calcium from the bones of their...

Studley’s Hannah Hampton penalty hero as England reach semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2025
ENGLAND Women are into the semi-finals of Euro 2025 - thanks in part to some local heroics. Hannah Hampton, who is from Studley, played a key role in the penalty shoot-out as the game against Sweden ended 2-2 after extra time. It looked like it...

Switzerland travel advice as ‘laws differ’ from UK amid Women’s Euros
The 2025 UEFA Women’s Euro kicked off this week in Switzerland. With thousands expected to flood the eight stadiums hosting the tournament, the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) issued some travel advice for Brits joining the...

Rinjani National Park closes Pelawangan-Segara Anak hiking trail
Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA) - Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA) - The Mount Rinjani National Park (TNGR) has temporarily closed the hiking trail passing through the Pelawangan Sembalun route to Segara Anak Lake on Mount Rinjani, Lombok...

Contractors submit bids for Taziz’s Project Salt
The project covers building a cluster of three chemicals plants in the Taziz Industrial Chemicals Zone in Abu Dhabi, which will produce ethylene dichloride, chlor alkali and polyvinyl chloride Register for MEED’s 14-day trial access Contractors...

Detained and Indebted: How World Bank Funding for Kenyan Healthcare Failed the Patients It Was Meant to Help
A surge in private equity funding for hospitals left a trail of crushing debts, patient detentions and broken promises. By Ben Dooley and Micah Reddy This story was produced in partnership with the International Consortium of Investigative...

Riverside Subaru donates items to cancer patients
Riverside Subaru of New Bern, in partnership with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, donated blankets and patient care kits to cancer patients at the State Employees’ Credit Union Comprehensive Cancer Center at CarolinaEast Medical Center...

Chihuahua helps Swiss rescuers
GENEVA (AP) — Rescuers in Switzerland are hailing as a “four-legged hero” a furry Chihuahua that paced atop an Alpine rock after its owner fell into a crevasse. The dog's presence helped a helicopter crew find its owner. Training and rescue squad...

Can AI bridge the access to healthcare gap in sub-Saharan Africa?
A nurse organizes blood samples at the Tengani health centre in the Nsanje district of Southern Malawi in November 2014. Riders for Health's biker Mathias Semba will collect the samples to be delivered over 100 kilometres away in Thiolo before...

Irish holidaymakers warned as 'rare bacterial disease' identified in Europe
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has shared an update in regards to cases of a rare bacterial disease in Europe. Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection that usually affects the mucous membranes of the nose and...

Eating more COPPER could help protect against dementia, say scientists – the 5 cheapest ways to get more in your diet
WITH 152.8 million people estimated to have dementia by 2050, it's vital people do what they can to prevent cognitive impairment. And eating plenty of foods from a specific food group could be part of that, say researchers. 1 Copper is vital for...

Car park life: office and event space in Allschwil, Switzerland, by Felippi Wyssen
An office and event space nestled within a multistorey carpark in Basel’s rapidly growing innovation district forms an atypical workspace In the small commune of Allschwil, just a few kilometres from Basel city centre and near the French border, a...
US FDA approves CorFlow Therapeutics’ MOCA-II investigational device exemption trial to begin at US hospitals to validate a novel heart attack care technology
Baar-headquartered CorFlow Therapeutics AG, a pioneering company in the field of cardiac care targeting microvascular disease, announced that the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s technology for investigational device...

Novartis secures Swiss approval for first-ever malaria treatment for infants, newborns
Health News With this move, Novartis reinforces its role in global public health by closing a longstanding treatment gap for one of the most at-risk populations in the fight against malaria. Zurich: Pharmaceutical giant Novartis has announced that...