Global mortality continues to fall. Life expectancy has improved to unprecedented levels and deaths in young children have plummeted. Yet for adolescents and young adults, especially those aged 15 to 24, little progress has been made according to data from the latest Global Burden of Disease study. In parts of North America and eastern Europe

In the early days of the pandemic, “solidarity” became a buzzword. As COVID-19 appeared to directly threaten us all, the UK celebrated its key workers who were keeping the country running. This idea ran through discussions on TV and on social media. The Clap for Our Carers movement had people gathering outside on their doorsteps

Home Fossil Energy Second oil tanker fire in recent months leads to 10 fatalities at Indonesian shipyard October 17, 2025, by Dragana Nikše Ten workers have lost their lives and several have sustained injuries in a fire at a floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit undergoing maintenance at a shipyard in Indonesia. Federal II fire;

Home Subsea Singapore gives conditional approval for renewable energy import from Sarawak October 17, 2025, by Nadja Skopljak The Energy Market Authority of Singapore (EMA) has given its conditional approval for the import of renewable energy from Sarawak in Malaysia to Singapore through subsea cables spanning over 700 kilometers. Illustration only. Source: Prysmian Sembcorp Utilities

Home Shipbuilding Beihai Shipbuilding pushes ahead with CMB.TECH’s ammonia bulker fleet October 17, 2025, by Sara Kosmajac Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry (BSIC), an arm of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has marked new construction milestones for four future-proof vessels being built for Belgium-based shipowner CMB.TECH. Courtesy of CSSC As announced by CSSC in a

Home Green Marine Stena Line’s newest methanol-ready hybrid ferry gears up for maiden voyage October 17, 2025, by Ajsa Habibic Swedish ferry company Stena Line has held a naming ceremony for its newest methanol-ready NewMax hybrid vessel, Stena Connecta, ahead of its maiden voyage. Courtesy of Stena Line Stena Connecta was officially named at the China

Home Fossil Energy Rio Grande growing: NextDecade okays fifth train at Texas LNG plant October 17, 2025, by Dragana Nikše Houston-headquartered NextDecade Corporation has made a positive final investment decision (FID) on the fifth train at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Texas. Rendering of the Rio Grande LNG terminal; Source: NextDecade In

Magnesium supplements are everywhere – lined up on pharmacy shelves and promoted on wellness blogs and social media. Maybe you have a friend or family member who swears a daily tablet will help everything, from better sleep to alleviating muscle cramps. But do you really need one? Or it is just marketing hype? What is

Have you ever used artificial intelligence (AI) in your job without double-checking the quality or accuracy of its output? If so, you wouldn’t be the only one. Our global research shows a staggering two-thirds (66%) of employees who use AI at work have relied on AI output without evaluating it. This can create a lot

The Gaza Strip is a tortured piece of land that is about 40km long and 11km wide. Some 2.3 million souls are crammed into a space of around 360 square kilometres. This is barely larger than central Sydney. People and empires have lived in, built on, fought over and destroyed the area for thousands of

We’ve all seen the alarming images. Smoke belching from the thick forests of the Amazon. Spanish firefighters battling flames across farmland. Blackened celebrity homes in Los Angeles and smoked out regional towns in Australia. If you felt like wildfires and their impacts were more extreme in the past year – you’re right. Our new report

The U.S. passport dropped from the world's top 10 most powerful list for the first time in the 20-year history of a key rankings index.Why it matters: The declining strength of the U.S. passport since its No. 1 spot in 2014 "signals a fundamental shift in global mobility and soft power dynamics," per a statement