Study finds since 1979 climate change has made heatwaves last longer, spike hotter, hurt more people
From 1979 to 1983, global heatwaves would last eight days on average, but by 2016 to 2020 that was up to 12 days, the study said.
How doctors kill hundreds of cancer patients every year with chemotherapy overdoses
British and European Union drug authorities have recommended the testing since 2020. A small but growing number of US hospital systems, professional groups and health advocates, including the American Cancer Society, also endorse routine testing.
UN: 783 million people face chronic hunger yet the world wastes 19 per cent of its food
Researchers analysed country data on households, food service and retailers. They found that each person wastes about 79 kilogrammes (about 174 pounds) of food annually, equal to at least one billion meals wasted worldwide daily.
