Trump says he asked Google CEO to rename Atlantic Ocean on Maps
Tech company previously complied with president’s demand to rename Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America Donald Trump said Google rejected his request to rename the Atlantic Ocean after himself or America. Speaking at a rally in South Carolina on Wednesday, the president said he had called Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, to ask whether the company could “handle” his proposal. Continue reading...
US judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in $10bn lawsuit against BBC
Judge threatens to dismiss Trump’s BBC lawsuit unless he cooperates with discovery process and sits for deposition Donald Trump has been ordered by a US judge to cooperate with the discovery process mandated for his lawsuit against the BBC and to sit for a deposition by 11 December – or else he could be subject to sanctions, including the possible dismissal of the $10bn lawsuit. The lawsuit stems from a Panorama documentary aired by the BBC that spliced together comments made by Trump during a rally on 6 January 2021, before the US Capitol riot. While the broadcast was not readily available to view in Florida, Trump’s team has argued that he was personally damaged by the broadcast under Florida’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Continue reading...
New human data hints at psychedelics' potential to combat inflammation
Lab studies have shown that psychedelics like psilocybin can lower inflammation and may be protective for a range of illnesses. Now, researchers are publishing some of the first data in humans that signals this holds potential for patients with neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease.
The EU media connects Europe’s connectors – allow us to help
Outlets such as EUobserver do more than report on European affairs. They provide a space where different perspectives meet, complex policy debates become accessible and stakeholders can better understand the choices shaping the continent. In doing so, they can help connect the communities that make the European project work. This is also the thinking behind our initiative to develop a media product dedicated to the business community.
Mystery over source of Ebola infection in Nigeria fuels concern about spread of virus
Switzerland says patient is wife of Swiss diplomat and believed to have contracted virus while travelling in Uganda Health officials across Africa are racing to determine how Nigeria’s first Ebola patient in more than a decade became infected, amid fears the outbreak could spread further after reaching a fourth African country. The Swiss foreign ministry said on Friday the patient in Nigeria, the Ugandan-born wife of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja, had not travelled to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the outbreak was first detected in mid-May before spreading to Uganda, Kenya and now Nigeria. The woman was believed to have contracted Ebola while travelling with her husband in Uganda, the ministry added. Continue reading...
Modern life is stuck in a sea of sameness. The pursuit of beauty is a necessary antidote | Brigid Delaney
Everything has become so frictionless and optimised, that concerted efforts must be made to turn back towards beauty and individuality – even if it has no explicit market value By the time it’s 5pm on a Friday, the headache and dry eyes have well and truly settled in. Maybe it’s a long day in front of your four screens while funnelling white noise through a large pair of headphones to cancel out the calls of your co-workers. Or maybe it’s the almost chemical wash of white fluorescent lights that shine from the low ceiling in your open-plan office, or the feeling of enclosure as you look out the window on to the reflective walls of other towers. To lift your spirits, you decide to treat yourself to a weekend at a beachside Airbnb. Continue reading...
Victorians can now see a home’s reserve price before auction. What does this mean for buyers and sellers?
State’s new transparency laws aim to make property sales fairer in what could be a test case for the rest of the country * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Within days of Victoria requiring sellers to reveal their reserve prices before an auction, property agents started testing workarounds. Market participants say there is already a pivot toward open-ended expressions of interest campaigns that allow sellers to keep their reserve price hidden. There is also a noticeable shift away from auctions to private sales. Publish the reserve – the lowest price a seller is willing to accept – at least one week before an auction or fixed-date sale. (If the sale process is open-ended, a reserve doesn’t need to be made public.) Provide prospective buyers with additional market context, including nearby comparable sales. Publish property sale prices after a transaction is completed. Continue reading...
Counting crows (and cockatoos, and kookaburras): BirdLife Australia’s Aussie bird count takes flight for 2026
With more than 3.7 million birds counted already, the annual bird survey is on track to beat last year’s record by the time it closes on Sunday 25 October * Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Maths class looked more like owl-gebra for students at Cedars Christian College in Wollongong this week. With BirdLife Australia’s Aussie bird count under way, teacher Karen Jooste has blended birdwatching into the curriculum for her year 2s, using the count to learn about data collection, along with avian-themed narrative writing and lessons on biodiversity and conservation. Continue reading...
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