After decades of wild denials, US Centres for Disease Control now admits vaccines actually cause autism
The CDC webpage has previously stated there is no link between vaccines and autism. It now says, “The claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.”
How rare earth metal heats up and cools down tensions in corridors of US, China’s aerospace industry
Although a late-October meeting in South Korea between Chinese president Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump raised hopes for a détente, the Chinese export restrictions introduced last April remain substantially in place.
‘If we imagine poor countries can fund own transition while drowning in debt and climate disasters, we’re facing collective collapse’
A lack of money also affected the humanitarian presence at COP30, with fewer numbers attending than previous recent summits, a consequence of the deep cuts that have rocked the aid sector this year.
From copycats to innovators: China braces for dominance as West turns into sitting ducks
Britain’s productivity growth is paltry; the cost of borrowing is too high; and voters are unhappy. In response, the budget, presented on November 26, 2025, by Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, should have been a moment of radicalism.
Data suggest Covid vaccines may have contributed to Germany’s 2023 surge in excess mortality
This study provides moderate-strength evidence of an unexpected, statistically robust association between vaccination rates and excess mortality in Germany’s third pandemic year – without establishing causality.
State to turn transport artery into ‘exhaust valve’ to fix strenuous traffic crawls in Nairobi
According to the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), the existing two-lane B32 road will be upgraded to a four-lane dual carriageway with two-lane service roads, pedestrian walkways and six footbridges to enhance safety in busy areas like Ridgeways, Thindigua and Kiambu Town.
What ‘Godfather of vaccines’ said under oath: Vaccine critics are ‘religious zealots who believe will of God includes death and disease’
Under oath, vaccine pioneer Dr Stanley Plotkin revealed how conflicts of interest, ethical blind spots and scientific hubris have compromised vaccine safety. In a 2018 deposition with attorney Aaron Siri, Plotkin exposed experiments on vulnerable children, the absence of placebo-controlled trials and complete disregard for post-market surveillance.
Longest government shutdown in US history ends and business lumbers back to life but political divisions remain
42 million Americans will no longer have to worry whether the SNAP subsidies that help them pay for groceries will run out. A spokesperson for the Agriculture Department said most states would receive funds for full SNAP benefits within 24 hours of the government reopening.
South Africa President Ramaphosa terms US boycott of G20 summit inconsequential and ‘their loss’
The US president has for months targeted South Africa’s Black-led government for criticism over that and a range of other issues, including its decision to accuse US ally Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza in an ongoing and highly contentious case at the United Nations’ top court.
Kenyan youth demand increased taxation of world’s super-rich, polluting oil giants for climate justice
The UNTC’s third round of negotiations (INC-3) in Nairobi, from 10-19 November 2025, coincides with COP30 in Belém, Brazil, where countries are debating how to bridge the 1.5°C ambition gap, ending forest destruction and who picks up the tab for international climate finance.
