Now You Know Why is thyroid cancer more common in women? One woman talks about being diagnosed with two autoimmune diseases and thyroid cancer after years of medical oversight. After going undiagnosed for years, Ayah Jaghoub discovered she had two autoimmune diseases and thyroid cancer. She speaks to Samantha about her journey, and the years…
EXPLAINER What is ‘waste colonialism’ and why has Thailand banned imports of plastic? China had taken in nearly half of the world’s plastic waste since 1992 until it imposed an import ban in 2018, shifting the market significantly. Thai activists and Greenpeace activists stand in front of plastic and electronic waste at the Foreign Ministry…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, North Korea launches multiple, short-range ballistic missiles South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles travelled up to 250km (155 miles) before landing in the sea. A North Korean missiles is launched during a test of a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in the North on January…
Australia’s economy was the envy of the world. Now it’s falling behind After a record-breaking streak of growth, Australia is lagging behind its peers amid cost-of-living and productivity woes. Sydney Harbour on January 26, 2021 [Wendell Teodoro/AFP] By Wing KuangPublished On 14 Jan 202514 Jan 2025 Sydney, Australia – When Racheal Clayton was attending primary school…
Operation under way to rescue trapped miners from South African gold mine The Mining Affected Communities United in Action group says at least 400 men remain trapped in the abandoned mine, where many are believed to have died. South African Police Service officers walk near the rescue operation to retrieve illegal miners from an abandoned…
Southern California Edison faces lawsuits over LA wildfires In one suit, multiple witnesses are cited as having seen a fire at the base of a transmission tower owned by the utility. The Eaton fire in the foothills east of Los Angeles has scorched an area roughly the size of Manhattan [Nic Coury/AP Photo] Published On…
Biden delivers final foreign policy speech as Gaza ceasefire talks continue US president seeks to defend legacy on the global stage before Donald Trump takes office on January 20. US President Joe Biden leaves the stage after his speech at the State Department in Washington, DC [Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters] By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 13 Jan 202513…
Venezuela’s attorney general seeks arrest of opposition leader Attorney General Tarek Saab says he has appealed to Interpol for the arrest of Leopoldo Lopez, who lives in exile. Venezuela’s government is seeking the arrest of Leopoldo Lopez, an opposition leader who lives in exile [File: Ivan Valencia/AP Photo] Published On 13 Jan 202513 Jan 2025…
Dr. Khaled al-Saedni works at a hospital in Gaza and tells how he cares for patients after losing a leg.
In Pictures In scorched neighbourhoods, a few Los Angeles homes stand untouched The blazes have killed at least 24 people in one of the most devastating natural disasters in United States history. The Walsh House, featured in the television series Beverly Hills 90210, stands undamaged next to a house charred by the Eaton Fire in…