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A weekend in Caen and Deauville offers travelers a full immersion of the northern French region.

91 The Giga initiative, a joint project of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), has opened applications for the 2025 edition of its accelerator programme. The programme is designed to help technology innovators develop solutions that will connect schools around the world to the internet and ensure that millions of children have access to digital learning opportunities. The Giga Accelerator Programme 2025 will provide up to $50,000 in equity-free funding to selected organisations. The organisers explained that the funding is meant to support projects that are addressing the challenge of poor or non-existent school…

Viking Therapeutics’ (Nasdaq: VKTX) 40% stock crash this week revealed a fundamental problem plaguing the GLP-1 driven obesity movement: achieving meaningful weight loss while balancing tolerability to keep patients on these drugs long enough to improve their potential heart, diabetes, liver and other serious metabolic conditions. In developing its oral tablet format of VK2735, Viking essentially required a daily dose of 60-120mg to reach attractive weight loss (10-13% at 13 weeks), but this came with 28-38% of patients quitting treatment within just 13 weeks due to side effects. This setback highlights why the oral peptide delivery market – potentially worth…

After a week of high-stakes diplomacy aimed at halting the war in Ukraine, United States President Donald Trump says he is set on arranging a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Following separate meetings with both leaders, Trump has ruled out sending US troops to Ukraine, but pledged security guarantees to Kyiv and indicated that Washington could provide air support to reinforce a potential deal.Ukraine, in turn, told reporters at the White House it would obtain US-made weapons purchased by Europeans for an estimated $90bn as part of the effort to bolster its defences.Which countries are…

“I P 6 8! I P 6 8!,” shouted late-night host Jimmy Fallon, trying and failing to fake excitement about the new Pixel smartphones. Fallon, who likely had never heard the technical term before, didn’t seem to realize that IP68 — a rating that indicates phones can survive being submerged in water — isn’t all that interesting as a selling point, nor is this water-resistance feature new to Google’s Pixel line. It’s been around since the 2018 Pixel 3. We’re on the Pixel 10 now, for reference. In a surreal moment that illustrated the tendency to overhype anything associated with…

South Korea — TANZANIA is aiming to become a key player in the global traditional medicine and pharmaceutical industries by leveraging its rich biodiversity and strategic partnerships to advance scientific research and innovation. This vision was outlined by Director General of the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Professor Said Aboud during an official visit to the Tanzanian Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday. Prof Aboud, accompanied by Acting Assistant Director of Traditional Medicine at the Ministry of Health, Dr Winifrida Kidima met with Tanzania’s Ambassador to South Korea, Mr Togolani Mavura, to discuss opportunities for deepening collaboration between…

Will Sharpe is musical prodigy Wolfgang ‘Amadeus’ Mozart in a new photos from the upcoming show Amadeus. Sky released a first look at the limited series on Thursday with Paul Bettany starring as envious court composer Antonio Salieri and Gabrielle Creevy as Constanze Weber, Mozart’s fiercely loyal wife. Based on Peter Shaffer’s award-winning stage play, and adapted by Joe Barton (Black Doves, Giri/Haji, The Lazarus Project), the five-part reimagination explores the meteoric rise and mythic downfall of one of history’s most iconic composers — and rockstar virtuoso of the 18th century, Wolfgang ‘Amadeus’ Mozart. When twenty-five-year-old Amadeus arrives in bustling…

Entebbe — Entebbe International Airport handled 230,577 passengers in July 2025, the highest monthly traffic in the airport’s history surpassing December 2024, with 222,301 passengers. According to the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Entebbe International Airport recorded 119,127 arrivals and 111,450 departures, averaging 7,437 per day. This growth was partly attributed by the arrival of delegations for CHAN 2024, increased tourism promotion, international conferences, and enhanced airline connectivity. The airport also handled a total of 5,863 metric tonnes of cargo, including 3,961 tonnes of exports and 1,902 tonnes of imports.

A primary driver of the monumental endeavour to develop the yellow fever vaccine was a shared sense of responsibility that America, having the means and knowledge, should use its resources for the good of all. That sense of responsibility is now waning. Max Theiler is the first of 13 South Africans to receive a Nobel Prize (1951, physiology and medicine) for developing what became known as an attenuated vaccine for yellow fever. His discovery changed the course of medicine as it treated, cured and prevented the deaths of thousands upon thousands of people. His Swiss-born father, Sir Arnold Theiler, was…

There have been nine Women’s World Cups but only three nations have won it.New Zealand have won the tournament a record six times and have beaten England in five of the past six finals.England have lifted the trophy twice – in 1994 and most recently in 2014.The United States won the inaugural tournament in Cardiff.2021: New Zealand 34-31 England, Eden Park, Auckland**competition postponed to 2022 because of Covid pandemic2017: New Zealand 41-23 England, Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast2014: England 21-9 Canada, Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris2010: New Zealand 13-10 England, Twickenham Stoop, London2006: New Zealand 25-17 England, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton2002: New Zealand 19-9 England,…