Xenotransplantation: A 53 year-old patient becomes third patient to receive genetically engineered pig kidney
More than 103,000 people in the United States are on the waiting list for a transplant, with the vast majority of those needing a kidney. With human donor organs in short supply, some researchers are exploring the use of pigs as a potential source.
Rape is ‘used in most Haitian camps as a deliberate tactic to control women’s access to humanitarian assistance’
There are currently more than 700,000 displaced people in Haiti, and 25 per cent of them live in makeshift displacement sites in Port-au-Prince like the one where Béatrice was killed. These are often schools, churches or government buildings that are overcrowded and where there is limited-to-no access to basic services, adequate food or healthcare.
Japan labour shortage crisis mirrored in worker crunch in Ino – small-town in Japan
While labour shortage-related bankruptcies are a small portion of the total, the surge will ripple through to these companies’ suppliers and customers, potentially causing a “chain of bankruptcies or mergers”, according to Takayasu Otomo, a researcher at Teikoku Databank.
France’s Macron meets with anger, devastation on tour on cyclone-ravaged Mayotte
At least 31 people have died and more than 2,000 people were injured, more than 200 critically, French authorities said. But it’s feared hundreds or even thousands of people have died.
With 100 women killed, 7,107 injured in gender-based violence, Kenya declares femicide a security threat
Since September 2023, a staggering 7,107 cases of sexual and gender-based violence have been reported in Kenya, said Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, adding that the police inspector-general has formed a specialised unit to combat femicides – the killing of girls or women because of their gender.
Putin’s offer to compromise with Trump on Ukraine war raises doubts about Russia’s military might
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had no conditions to start talks with Ukraine and was ready to negotiate with anyone, including President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. But he said any deal could only be signed with Ukraine’s legitimate authorities, which for now the Kremlin considered to be only the Ukrainian parliament.
Bangladeshi government accuses Adani, already under investigation for bribery, of tax breaches
Bangladesh’s de facto power minister Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan said the country now had enough domestic capacity to cope without the Adani supply, although not all domestic power generators were operational.
US scientists admit health and drugs facts are manipulated, ask Trump to eradicate conflicts of interest at FDA, EPA
In August, the EPA’s Office of Inspector General issued a report criticising Joseph Goffman, a high-level government air quality official, for taking part in the development of a rule that regulates emissions from the medical device industry even though Goffman has financial holdings in Abbott Laboratories, Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic.
Major players in global economy wary of Trump policies even before he takes over reins of office
The upshot was US central bankers pencilled in estimates for higher growth next year than previously estimated, but also notably higher inflation. That left Powell repeatedly urging “caution” around additional rate cuts from here, which triggered a slide in stock prices and a recalibration of market estimates for further easing. Just a single Fed rate cut is now priced in for 2025.
Kenyan terrorism suspect detained at Guantanamo Bay for 17 years, three others released by US without charge
The transfers and the repatriation on Tuesday of a Kenyan man who’d been held at Guantanamo for 17 years without charge, come as rights groups and others push the Biden administration to end the detention of more than a dozen other men held there without charge, and amid uncertainty over the incoming Trump administration’s plans for Guantanamo.
