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More than ten days into the latest escalation of conflict in the Middle East, health systems across the Region are coming under strain as injuries and displacement rise, attacks on health care continue, and public health risks increase.National health authorities in Iran report more than 1300 deaths and 9000 injuries, and in Lebanon report at least 570 deaths and more than 1400 injuries. In Israel, authorities report 15 deaths and 2142 injuries.At the same time, the conflict is affecting the very services meant to save lives. In Iran, WHO has verified 18 attacks on health care since 28 February, resulting…

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NewsFeedBritain’s famed natural historian David Attenborough is celebrating his 100th birthday. The broadcaster has made some of the world’s most iconic wildlife documentaries, in a 70-year career that saw him become a global voice for conservation and climate change advocacy.Published On 8 May 20268 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

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They’re collecting hefty checks without breaking a sweat.  Clocking in and cashing out is as easy as pie in the era of remote work. And now, wannabe employees without undergraduate degrees are able to make bank thanks to the prevalence of high-paying posts that don’t require higher education certifications. “More companies are shifting their hiring focus to job seekers with the right skills, experience, and potential rather than higher education,” noted researchers for FlexJobs, a subscription-based employment board, in a May 2026 report, revealing the top 20 most lucrative work-from-home opportunities sans post-secondary demands.  High-paying work-from-home jobs are on the…

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Indeed, Meredith convinces Dr. Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) to ignore her IRB ban from surgery to operate on Nick, as she is the only one she trusts.  Once Nick is out of a successful surgery, Meredith does something she previously said she’d never do.  “Marry me,” she asked Nick, to which he joked, “How badlly was I hurt?”  To which Meredith replied, “About enough to think about all the people that I’ve lost, and I really don’t want to lose you.” As she put it, “It turns out, me not being married to you has not protected me from anything…

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A balanced, after-dinner refresher that layers sweetness, bitterness and richness in equal measure. The result has a clean, bitter-edged finish, making this perfect for the season, when the nights still hold a bit of a chill in the air.Bitter velvetServes 120ml golden rum – we use Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva20ml amaretto20ml coffee liqueur20ml Fernet Branca1 strip orange zest, to garnishMeasure all the liquids into a mixing glass filled with ice and stir until very cold. Strain straight up into a nick & nora glass, twist the orange zest over the top, to express the oils, drop it into the glass and…

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A version of this post originally appeared in Eater Today, which spotlights the freshest news and stories from across the food world every day. Subscribe now.In the age of $12+ croissants and long lines still willing to pay for them, it’s shocking to hear of a bakery actively choosing to bring its prices down. Most simply don’t have the margins for it, especially in this economic climate. And yet, as the more-than-100-year-old Philadelphia bakery Termini Bros recently announced, it has: The bakery has lowered prices on some of its most popular items and is now working to stabilize all of…

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A lot of the conversation around AI in healthcare focuses on diagnostics and drug discovery or on doctor-patient visits. But a less visible part of the system affects whether patients actually get seen at all, and it has less to do with the number of doctors in the world (too few) and more with the administrative work (too much) that happens between a primary care doctor writing a referral and a specialist’s office getting a patient on the schedule. That gap, it turns out, is huge, stubbornly manual, and increasingly attracting serious interest from venture capitalists. Kaled Alhanafi, a former…

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Coinbase posted lower-than-expected results for the first quarter as crypto prices fell, weighing on one of the companies’ major revenue drivers — spot trading in digital assets .Here’s how Coinbase performed in its quarter ended March 31, compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG: Earnings per share: $1.49 loss vs. 27 cent profit expectedRevenue: $1.41 billion vs. $1.52 billion expectedCoinbase shares were down 4% in after-hours trading.The company, which operates the largest cryptocurrency marketplace in the U.S., posted transaction revenue of $755.8 million versus $805.2 million expected by analysts. Subscription revenue came in at…

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Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, briefed media today on a cluster of hantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship, the MV Hondius.Eight cases have been reported so far, including three deaths. Five of the 8 cases have been confirmed as hantavirus.The hantavirus involved is the Andes virus, the only species known to be capable of limited transmission between humans, linked to close and prolonged contact.Describing the situation, Dr Tedros said, “While this is a serious incident, WHO assesses the public health risk as low.” He noted that given the incubation period, “it’s possible that more cases may be reported.”WHO…

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