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NEW YORK (news agencies) — Do your hands hurt when you use your phone? All that texting and scrolling might be stressing out your fingers.The term texting thumb can describe a wide range of phone-related pains caused by tired-out tendons and achy joints — like general stiffness, throbbing near the knuckle and a clicking sensation when bending the thumb. If left untreated, repetitive typing and swiping can lead to more serious issues like carpal tunnel and arthritis.People have pecked away at devices for decades with warnings about overuse injuries — think BlackBerry thumb. Today’s smartphones have gotten larger and heavier,…
ABWPoland’s Internal Security Agency (ABW) said the aim of the sabotage was to provoke tensions with Ukraine (file pic)Prosecutors in Poland have charged an 18-year-old Ukrainian man with carrying out sabotage acts on behalf of Russian intelligence aimed at inciting tensions between Poland and Ukraine.The suspect, identified as Illia K, under Polish privacy laws, was charged with 47 criminal acts between November 2024 and August 2025, when he was arrested.The alleged sabotage included desecrating memorials to Polish victims of the UPA, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army that took part in the murder of tens of thousands of Poles during the Second…
Getty ImagesUganda introduced tightened screening and other protocols as soon as the Ebola outbreak was declared in May The last patient being treated for Ebola in Uganda has been discharged from hospital, leaving the country with no active confirmed cases of the deadly disease.At a ceremony marking the occasion Health Minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi described it as “a moment of joy”.The first case in this outbreak of the Bundibugyo species of the virus in Uganda was confirmed in May. The patient was a man who had travelled from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, the outbreak’s epicentre, for medical treatment.The authorities…
Getty ImagesProtesters gathered in central Kyiv on Thursday morningProtests have been taking place in several Ukrainian cities against President Volodymyr Zelensky’s surprise dismissal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. A crowd of people – mostly young – gathered in Kyiv on Thursday morning, holding up signs reading “Hands off Fedorov” and “Stop sabotaging victory!” and chanting “Shame!”.Zelensky’s decision has causing significant upset among commentators and the military as well as parts of civil society. The rumours that the end of Fedorov’s tenure was related to tensions between him and Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi were all but confirmed by Fedorov himself and…
Getty ImagesThe 2018 bridge collapse was one of Italy’s worst infrastructure disastersOn the morning of 14 August 2018, Claudia Possetti, 47, was in the car with her new husband Andrea, and her two children, aged 12 and 16.The couple had just married and were driving to the Italian Riviera with the youngsters for a holiday when the Morandi bridge in the northern city of Genoa collapsed beneath them.Their car was among those that plunged from the viaduct on to the railway tracks below. The four of them were among 43 people killed in one of Italy’s worst infrastructure disasters in…
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ReutersThe US and Iran have continued to exchange fire as negotiations stallTehran has launched fresh attacks on US military bases in neighbouring Gulf states, while Washington continued to strike sites across Iran overnight.Tehran said it had struck targets in the region, including in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain, as a sixth day of renewed hostilities strained their preliminary deal to end the war.Meanwhile, the US military said it inflicted a six-hour wave of strikes in multiple locations to “degrade Iran’s ability to threaten innocent mariners” in the Strait of Hormuz.The latest exchanges came after US President Donald Trump warned Iran it…
Algeria’s General Directorate for Civil ProtectionThe fire service arrived at the scene in the early hoursEleven people have died in a fire at a foster care facility in Algiers, Algeria’s capital city.The country’s civil protection department said 19 others were injured in the blaze, which firefighters began to tackle at 03:30 local time (04:30 GMT) on Thursday.They were still attempting to extinguish the fire just over three hours later, when the authorities released an update on the situation.Their statement did not specify the ages of those killed or injured.Algeria has been experiencing a heatwave for several days, and nearly 1,000…
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that he is rolling out a new screening program for “testosterone deficiency” among troops, calling it necessary to allow them to operate at their “absolute best.”The screenings will be conducted annually as part of service members’ required medical screenings for those 30 and older, he said. Troops under 30 can volunteer to be tested. In a video on social media, Hegseth said receiving testosterone replacement therapy would be voluntary. In the video, Hegseth simply refers to troops, though it appears he is talking about only testing men in uniform for…
Getty ImagesNeill had been treated for cancer in recent years, but was ‘cancer free’ at the time of his death, his family saidNew Zealand actor Sam Neill, who passed away on Monday at a Sydney hospital, died from pneumonia, his agent has confirmed.Best known for his roles in Jurassic Park and Peaky Blinders, the 78-year-old’s family described his death earlier this week as “sudden and unexpected”.Neill’s long-time agent Philip Grenz released a statement on Thursday about the cause of death after speaking to the actor’s family and due to what he said were “inaccurate and outright falsehoods” in the media.In…