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Alabama university pauses IVF care after frozen embryos deemed ‘children’
University of Alabama at Birmingham says state’s supreme court ruling could expose doctors and patients to criminal charges A medical school in Alabama has paused in vitro fertilization procedures in the wake of the first-of-its-kind decision made by the state’s supreme court on Friday, which ruled that frozen embryos are “children”. The decision has been…
Breaking News | China | NewsTrump Versus Xi: A Blow-by-Blow Analysis of the US–China Trade War
The world’s two largest economies are once again battling for dominance. In the latest exchange between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Beijing is using financial markets as leverage in the trade war, betting that a sustained downturn might pressure Trump to compromise. The Trump administration, however, has made clear it will…
Scottish independence: What is a de facto referendum?
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants the next general election to be a “de facto referendum” on independence, after the Supreme Court ruled that she does not have the power to hold an actual referendum without the UK’s government’s consent. But what is a de facto referendum and is there any prospect of it settling the…
Elon Musk Buys Twitter as Big Tech Loses Nearly $1 Trillion in a Week
Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase deal that was sealed Friday has been welcomed by many, though big U.S. tech companies lost nearly $1 trillion this week amid pressures on the market. This figure is the total combined value of Big Tech that has been wiped off this week amid stock market losses as tech companies reported…
Sudan crisis: New ceasefire announced but doubts remain
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says warring parties in Sudan have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire from midnight (22:00 GMT) on Monday. It is at least the third ceasefire to be announced since violence erupted this month but none have held. Mr Blinken said agreement had been reached between the army and the paramilitary…


