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The “harmless” foods linked to teen girls’ anxiety and depression
A lot of the foods that quietly shape a teenager’s day don’t look like a problem.
Public health wants tobacco-level rules for ultra-processed food, and the industry may not like it
The first time I really noticed how “food” can behave like a product designed to override your good sense was during one of those São Paulo weekdays that runs on rails.
Malaysia recorded 503 new TB cases in a single week as the outbreak spreads across all states
Malaysia's tuberculosis crisis deepens as 503 new cases in a single week push the national cumulative total past 2,500, with every state now reporting infections and the health minister warning that the disease's spread is driven overwhelmingly by local transmission, not immigration.
Singapore warns residents to avoid Pioneer, Jurong East and Bukit Timah as flash floods hit the city
Singapore's national water agency urged the public to steer clear of three flood-prone districts on Thursday as intense rainfall inundated roads in the western part of the city-state, exposing the persistent vulnerability of one of the world's most meticulously engineered urban environments to extreme weather.
South Korea's ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to life in prison for insurrection
A South Korean court has sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison for masterminding an insurrection — the most severe punishment handed to a former head of state in the country's modern democratic history.
The Epstein Library holds 3.5 million items — and victims may be forgotten
A panel of UN human rights experts has warned that the politically charged scramble to mine the vast Epstein Library for high-profile names is burying the very people the files should protect: the victims themselves.
A fire erupted at a Chinatown restaurant on the 2nd day of Chinese New Year in Singapore
A fire that engulfed a Chinatown restaurant on the second day of Chinese New Year in Singapore sent plumes of smoke over one of the city-state's most iconic cultural districts, raising urgent questions about fire safety in dense heritage precincts during peak festival periods.
Bryan Johnson wants $1M per year to share his longevity secrets. The criticism is already pouring in
Bryan Johnson's new $1 million-per-year 'Immortals' programme promises three ultra-wealthy clients access to his anti-ageing protocol — and has reignited a fierce debate about the commodification of longevity science.
Dyson just turned its pencil-thin vacuum into an ultra-light wet and dry floor cleaner
Dyson's new PencilWash extends its ultra-slim cleaning platform into wet-and-dry territory, signalling a strategic push to dominate a fast-growing floor care category long ceded to rivals.
Sanae Takaichi's cabinet is out. Japan's parliament is about to reappoint her as PM anyway
Japan's first female prime minister is set to be formally reappointed after engineering a mass cabinet resignation — a procedural manoeuvre that reveals as much about the fragility of her coalition as it does about her ambitions to reshape the country's economic and security posture.
“Narcissist” is everywhere now: how diagnosis culture took over the internet
In 2025, the language of therapy jumped the fence.