Fertility is in the toilet, says scientist as she calls chemical exposure a ‘huge societal problem’

Fertility is in the toilet, says scientist as she calls chemical exposure a ‘huge societal problem’

Researchers tracked what they used every day – from personal care products to household cleaners – then coached them on safer alternatives.

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Horrors of slavery: His job was to impregnate slave women, then impregnated his owner’s wife and daughter

Horrors of slavery: His job was to impregnate slave women, then impregnated his owner’s wife and daughter

When Sheriff Thomas McKinley drew his pistol, Margaret Harlow, the plantation owner’s wife, stepped forward, her belly opened, her child lying dead at her feet, and she raised her bloodied hands in front of Tobias.

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US President Trump imposes 100 per cent ad valorem tariff on certain pharmaceutical imports

US President Trump imposes 100 per cent ad valorem tariff on certain pharmaceutical imports

The tariffs imposed will be effective on or after 12:01am eastern daylight time on July 31, 2026.

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UN reopens office in Khartoum after Sudanese army pushed out paramilitary Rapid Support Force of capital

UN reopens office in Khartoum after Sudanese army pushed out paramilitary Rapid Support Force of capital

For his part, Associate Administrator of the UNDP Xu Haoliang said the return of UN agencies to Khartoum represents important support for Sudan in the current phase.

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30 years after she went missing, teen is located by Arizona cold case unit as grown woman with family

30 years after she went missing, teen is located by Arizona cold case unit as grown woman with family

When she vanished in May 1994, the paper says, officials in Star Valley, Arizona, believed she may have been abducted. So, they classified her disappearance as happening under ‘endangered and suspicious circumstances’.

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How desire to attend her grandchildren’s weddings drove 75-year-old granny to medical camp that restored her and others’ eyesight

How desire to attend her grandchildren’s weddings drove 75-year-old granny to medical camp that restored her and others’ eyesight

Ayanae Apukae, a 75-year-old grandmother, arrived at the Lokori Eye Medical Camp totally blind in one eye and partially in the other, walking behind her granddaughter, who was leading her. She was filled with mixed emotions – fear and hope. Fear because the myth in her village is that surgery...

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National Intelligence Research University crowns Meru University students winners of national AI Hackathon

National Intelligence Research University crowns Meru University students winners of national AI Hackathon

Chief Judge of the hackathon Ali Hussein Kassim, who also chairs the FinTech Alliance Kenya, said the winning solutions stood out for their readiness for practical deployment.

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David’s Sling: Israel’s capacity to land hammer blow in Middle East multiple wars wanes as missile stockpile thins out

David’s Sling: Israel’s capacity to land hammer blow in Middle East multiple wars wanes as missile stockpile thins out

In the following years, according to the Israeli military, the country has faced threats on “seven fronts” – from Palestinian factions in Gaza and the West Bank, armed groups in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq, Houthi forces in Yemen, and its arch foe Iran.

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Portraying Iran as a threat is a ‘product of political and economic whims of the powerful’ – Iran president tells Americans

Portraying Iran as a threat is a ‘product of political and economic whims of the powerful’ – Iran president tells Americans

The Iranian people harbour no enmity toward other nations, including the people of America, Europe or neighbouring countries.

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Dirty 12: NGOs in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda call for strong policies eradicate hazardous pesticides from food systems

Dirty 12: NGOs in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda call for strong policies eradicate hazardous pesticides from food systems

At the regional level, member states have been urged to adhere to EAC Guidelines on Data Requirements for the Registration of Conventional Chemical Pesticides Used in Agriculture and Forestry adopted during the 38th Extra-Ordinary Council of Ministers on January 30 2019.

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