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Science · Africa

Sudan accuses Ethiopia of allowing RSF drone launches from its territory

Sudan accused Ethiopia of allowing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to launch drones from its territory. What does this allegation reveal about the RSF's military capabilities and foreign backing? FRANCE 24 spoke to Ali Mahmoud Ali, a Sudan researcher at ACLED, the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, which monitors conflicts worldwide.

France 24 ·

Technology · Europe

Cyberattack hits French blood bank site, no blood products compromised

A cyberattack on several blood banks tried to raise temperatures to extremely high levels but was thwarted before it could do any damage to blood products or samples, French authorities said. The incident comes after supermarkets in a number of European countries reported this week that their fridges and freezers warmed up after they were remotely taken over, resulting in tons of spoiled food at a total cost of…

France 24 ·

Analysis

AI’s CPU Bottleneck: What Buyers Trade for Faster Deployment

AI agents need CPU capacity between model calls. Arm’s move into finished silicon makes the procurement question more consequential: which integration work disappears, and which roadmap decisions move to the supplier?

Daniel Mercer ·

Climate · United Kingdom

Warming UK seas could ‘fundamentally reshape marine ecosystems’ – report

Four-year study warns destabilised marine food webs could jeopardise food security by 2050 Warming seas around the UK and the wider north-east Atlantic could destabilise marine food webs, weaken ocean health and jeopardise food security by 2050, according to a four-year study. Scientists who projected the impact of climate breakdown on four key groups of marine life crucial to maintaining ocean ecosystems in the…

The Guardian ·

Press Release

Harbour BioMed Appoints Ms. Vivian Feng as Head of External Collaboration

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., ROTTERDAM, Netherlands and SHANGHAI, Nov. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Harbour BioMed (the "Company"; HKEX: 02142), a global biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery and development of novel antibody therapeutics in immunology, oncology and other areas, today...

PR Newswire ·

Press Release

Cooperative boosting fortunes of walnut farmers in Xinjiang

BEIJING, Nov. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from China Daily. One morning in late August, Abdurahman Kebir, vice-chairman of Kuqa City Bostan Walnut Professional Cooperative, began his busy day. While the morning sun was still mild, he headed to the fields to check how ripe the...

PR Newswire ·

Technology · Europe

French blood banks foil new cyberattack targeting refrigerators

A cyberattack in France targeted three cold stores containing donated blood samples and plasma, authorities said on Wednesday. The incident – which was unsuccessful due to the facilities' alarm systems – is the latest in a series of suspected attacks that have targeted refrigerators in European supermarkets, as well as French cooperative bank, Credit Mutuel Arkea, which was also affected Wednesday.

France 24 ·

Business · Asia-Pacific

BMW warns on profits as it counts cost of plan for 8,000 job cuts

German carmaker slashes profit margin to between -0.5% and 0.5% this year in face of competition from China The German carmaker BMW has issued its second profit warning in a year, blaming the costs of a restructuring programme including significant job losses in the face of continuing competition from China. The company is the latest to issue a profit downgrade in the German car sector, with Mercedes-Benz last…

The Guardian ·

Press Release

CVS Health Announces Intent to Create Two Distinct Leaders in Healthcare

A leading healthcare solutions company with health benefits, pharmacy services and care delivery The leading national retail pharmacy and community healthcare company Ongoing strategic execution creates opportunity for CVS Health to evolve into two companies with greater focus and more...

PR Newswire ·

Business · United States

Washington excludes South Africa and Rwanda from US duty-free trade deal

South African and Rwandan exporters are weighing potential job losses and squeezed margins after Washington decided to exclude them from the AGOA program, the African Growth and Opportunity Act, ending the countries' duty-free access to the US market. Economists warned against "alarmist" reactions to the exclusion and argue the broader economic fallout will likely be limited.

France 24 ·

Health · Europe

Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint review – Dickensian festive Britpic decorated by selection box of familiar faces

A cast including Richard E Grant, Celia Imrie, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Nigel Planer warm up a formulaic narrative about a imperilled retirement community The annual drive to expand the festive film canon begins unseasonably early with a modest, sentimentally inclined Britpic that opens like a penny-pinching John Lewis ad; thankfully, it improves from there. The titular Mr Flint (John Bradley) is a Napoleonic…

The Guardian ·

Press Release

ZINZINO AB (PUBL.): PRELIMINARY SALES REPORT OCTOBER 2026

Zinzino group revenue increased with a total of 1%, compared with the previous year. GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Nov. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The revenue in October for Zinzino's sales markets increased by 1% and amounted to SEK 325.1 (323.3) million. Faun Pharma's external sales increased by 33%...

PR Newswire ·

Press Release

ARTHEx Biotech Appoints Christian Freitag, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer

Experienced biopharmaceutical leader brings more than 20 years of clinical development expertise, including extensive experience advancing innovative therapies for rare diseases VALENCIA, Spain, Nov. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ARTHEx Biotech, a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing...

PR Newswire ·

Climate

The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot

Mink farms are the perfect petri dishes for deadly flu strains to emerge. Yet officials appear to be protecting business interests over human lives Could this be ground zero? Could it be the spot where the next pandemic begins? It’s certainly a candidate, not least because the chain of events that could trigger a plague far worse than Covid-19 looks like the opening sequence of a disaster movie. A really bad…

The Guardian ·

Culture

‘May every data centre crumble to dust!’ How can we stop the tech bros, tyrants and tycoons? With quilts!

Taking aim at every modern malaise, anarchist artist CJ Reay is going viral with his witty, call-to-arms slogans on beautiful tapestries. Altogether now: ‘Tyrants of today will be the compost of tomorrow!’ CJ Reay quilted so hard all summer that now he needs glasses. “After four months of doing it, I found myself getting really bad headaches towards the end, so I had an eye test,” says Reay. “I totally ruined my…

The Guardian ·

Climate · Asia-Pacific

Kashmir’s potato pits are vanishing – and generations of knowledge could be buried for ever

Farmers in Gurez store their harvests underground to last the Himalayan winter. As the practice fades, local varieties and handed-down skills are disappearing too Hajra Begum rolls a potato in her hands, checking its skin for cuts, soft spots and signs of rot. After a day harvesting in her family’s field in Chorwan, a remote mountain village in Gurez, Indian-administered Kashmir, she is sorting the crop for…

The Guardian ·

Press Release

Viking Therapeutics to Participate at Upcoming Investor Conferences

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking Therapeutics, Inc. ("Viking") (NASDAQ: VKTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders, today announced that it will participate at the Stifel 2026...

PR Newswire ·

Press Release

Coretek Named to CRN's Inaugural 2026 AI Innovators List

Recognition highlights Coretek's leadership in helping organizations operationalize, secure, and scale AI through managed services and Microsoft Cloud innovation. FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Coretek, a Microsoft Azure Expert MSP and leading AI and cloud solutions...

PR Newswire ·

Culture · United Kingdom

Latest Sarah J Maas book becomes UK’s fastest-selling adult fantasy novel

A Court of Splintered Harmony also records biggest single week of sales since Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman in 2015 Sarah J Maas’s long-awaited return to her bestselling romantasy series has smashed UK sales records, with A Court of Splintered Harmony becoming the fastest-selling adult fantasy novel since accurate records began in 1998. The novel, the sixth in Maas’s A Court of Thorns and Roses (Acotar) series…

The Guardian ·

Climate · United Kingdom

Great Britain’s worst-ever bluetongue season ‘a major animal welfare crisis’

British Veterinary Association president tells MPs surge in cases putting farmers under severe pressure and stress The worst bluetongue season on record has been a major animal welfare crisis in Great Britain, MPs have been told, putting farmers under “severe emotional stress”. Bluetongue, a viral disease that affects sheep, cattle and goats, can cause fever, lesions, stillbirths and death. The tongue may go blue…

The Guardian ·

Press Release

Lupin Launches Raltegravir Tablets, USP, 600 mg in the United States

As the First-To-File, Lupin is Eligible for 180-Day Generic Exclusivity MUMBAI, India and NAPLES, Fla., Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Global pharmaceutical leader Lupin Limited (Lupin) (BSE: 500257) (NSE: LUPIN) (REUTERS: LUPIN.BO) (BLOOMBERG: LPCIN) today announced the launch of...

PR Newswire ·

Press Release

Orlando Unwraps Holiday Magic with New Experiences and Returning Favorites

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Orlando's holiday season brings expanded festivities at the theme parks and unique celebrations beyond, spanning dazzling light displays, holiday dining and festive pop-ups. It's no wonder Orlando made WalletHub's list of Best Warm-Weather...

PR Newswire ·

Press Release

Optimism grows in October as current conditions improve

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmer sentiment improved in October as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose from 123 points in September to 126. The survey reported a 16-point increase in the Index of Current Conditions. The increase coincided with...

PR Newswire ·

Science

The brain’s hidden fear mechanism may explain anxiety and PTSD

A surprising new discovery suggests that fear may cause the brain to blur the line between danger and safety rather than distinguish them more clearly. By observing brain activity in mice using augmented reality, scientists found that memories of threatening and harmless environments began to overlap, potentially allowing faster responses to danger. This "better safe than sorry" survival mechanism could help…

ScienceDaily ·