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Written by Leah Dolan, CNN Whether it’s a denim bralet hastily fashioned from a jean waistband or a pair of leather pants so low-slung they exposed her pubic bone, Julia Fox has become synonymous with daredevil dressing. But her wardrobe hasn’t always been this risqué. After rising to fame in…

New Delhi/London CNN  —  Shares in Gautam Adani’s businesses plunged further on Thursday after an attempt by the Indian billionaire to reassure panicking investors failed to halt a stock market meltdown that has wiped $100 billion off the value of his conglomerate. “For me, the interest of my investors is…

CNN  —  A couple abandoned their baby at an airport check-in desk in Tel Aviv, Israel after arriving without a ticket for the child. The pair, who have not been identified, were checking in for a Ryanair flight from Ben Gurion International Airport to Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday with the…

Hong Kong CNN  —  Shell reported a blockbuster profit of almost $40 billion in 2022 on Thursday, double what it took in the previous year. The oil giant posted a whopping $39.9 billion in adjusted earnings for the full year, the latest sign of how energy producers are enjoying bumper…

Hong Kong CNN  —  There are no suspicious circumstances in the death of a Chinese teenager whose body was found near his school last week more than 100 days after he went missing, authorities said Thursday, ending a high-profile case that had gripped the nation. Hu Xinyu, 15, vanished from…

CNN  —  Additional footage relating to the deadly Memphis police beating of a 29-year-old Black man – up to 20 hours of it – has yet to be released, a prosecutor said Wednesday as his office contemplates whether to file more charges in the case. The unreleased footage surrounding Tyre…

Russia is gearing up for a “maximum escalation” of the war in Ukraine, potentially as soon as the next few weeks, according to a top Ukrainian national security official. “These will be defining months in the war,” Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, told Sky News in an…

CNN  —  Andrew Tate, the controversial former kickboxer turned social media influencer, and his brother Tristan have lost their appeal and will remain in detention in Romania on allegations of human trafficking and rape, CNN affiliate Antena 3 reported Wednesday. The brothers will remain in the custody of Bucharest Police…

Brisbane CNN  —  Australia’s new $5 banknote will not feature Britain’s King Charles III, but rather a new design that honors “the culture and history of the First Australians,” its central bank announced Thursday. The design will replace the portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Reserve Bank of…

US to get expanded military base access in the Philippines Source link

Hong Kong CNN  —  Chinese scientists have successfully cloned three “super cows” that can produce an unusually high amount of milk, state media reported, hailing it as a breakthrough for China’s dairy industry to reduce its dependence on imported breeds. The three calves, bred by scientists from the Northwest University…

CNN  —  The United States and India are taking steps to strengthen their defense partnership, officials said Tuesday, the latest sign of cooperation between the two countries in the face of an increasingly assertive China. The plans emerged following two days of meetings in Washington between government and business officials…

Driver narrowly rescued from fiery crash on Las Vegas Strip The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department released security and body camera footage of an officer and a vacationing bystander pulling an unconscious man from a burning car. Source link

Brasilia Reuters  —  A decommissioned aircraft carrier from the 1960s that has been floating offshore for three months since Turkey refused it entry to be scrapped there will be sunk in the Atlantic Ocean in waters under Brazil’s jurisdiction, the Brazilian Navy said on Wednesday. The 32,000-ton Sao Paulo carrier…

Potentially life-saving steroids commonly given to preterm babies also increase the risk of long-term cardiovascular problems, but a new study in rats has found that if given in conjunction with statins, their positive effects remain while the potential negative side-effects are ‘weeded out’. Cambridge scientists gave new-born rats, which are…

As many as one in five dengue fever deaths in the Americas occur in Mexico, and the rate of the disease’s severity has been increasing for decades, according to the World Health Organization. Now, a Rutgers researcher has generated data that could help curb the mosquito-borne illness in the country.…

That stubborn athlete’s foot infection an estimated 70% of people get at some point in their life could become much easier to get rid of thanks to nanoscale drills activated by visible light. Proven effective against antibiotic-resistant infectious bacteria and cancer cells, the molecular machines developed by Rice University chemist…

The early pandemic years overlapped with some of California’s worst wildfires on record, creating haunting, orange-tinted skies and wide swathes of burned landscape. Some of the impacts of these fires are well known, including drastic declines in air quality, and now a new study shows how these wildfires combined with…

New research has found some antidepressants may be effective in treating certain chronic pain conditions, but others lack convincing evidence on their effectiveness. Many people are unaware that some antidepressants (medications used to treat people living with depression) are also being prescribed to treat certain chronic pain conditions. Chronic pain…

Scientists have found the secret behind a property of solid materials known as ferroelectrics, showing that quasiparticles moving in wave-like patterns among vibrating atoms carry enough heat to turn the material into a thermal switch when an electrical field is applied externally. A key finding of the study is that…

While residents in California are still dealing with damage from last month’s floods — after years of devastating droughts — UBC Okanagan engineers are looking at better ways to manage the delivery of safe drinking water to homes. Things to consider include a changing climate, costs and sustainability. Dr. Haroon…

A team of researchers at the University of Houston is reporting the success of their new method for the early diagnosis and monitoring of lupus nephritis — at home. If you’ve taken an at-home COVID-19 or pregnancy test, then you’ve taken what is scientifically called a lateral flow assay (LFA)…

People with a higher cumulative estrogen exposure throughout their life may have a lower risk of stroke, according to a new study published in the February 1, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The lower risk was found for both ischemic stroke…

CNN  —  By all accounts Arsenal was very much in the running to sign Ukrainian superstar Mykhailo Mudryk during the January transfer window. As the current Premier League leader, the 22-year-old forward had the potential to be a pivotal addition in the title race. Instead, Mudryk signed for Arsenal’s crosstown…

Krasnohorivka, Ukraine CNN  —  In the town of Krasnohorivka, grim Soviet-era apartment buildings stand nearly but not quite empty, with only a few residents remaining. Blocks on the southern edges of town are burned shells, windows shattered and awnings dangling in the winter breeze. Houses are largely shuttered; their tenants…

CNN’s Fred Pleitgen gets a firsthand look at how Ukrainian troops are fighting against Russian soldiers in the eastern part of Ukraine. Source link

CNN  —  A witness in the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh told the court Wednesday he is “100%” certain that Murdaugh’s voice is on footage prosecutors say undermines the disgraced former attorney’s claim he was not present at the scene of the killings when his wife Maggie and 22-year-old son…