Day: July 17, 2026

The UK is exploring measures that would require employers to publish salary information for all job adverts, part of a global trend toward wage transparency. Proponents argue that explicitly revealing pay ranges will improve fairness and help people navigate the jobs market. Most OECD countries and 18 US states now ...

US drug regulators signed off on a new pill designed to lower cholesterol levels far beyond what traditional statins can achieve. Merck’s Lipfendra achieved similar results to injectable treatments, potentially heralding a new era of easier prevention for people wanting to bring down artery-clogging cholesterol. “This is a game changer,” ...

Spain is deepening its embrace of the Chinese car industry even as other European powers call for protectionist measures to shield local automakers. A Spanish factory built by Chinese battery giant CATL and carmaker Stellantis will rely on workers brought from China during construction, Bloomberg reported. Two other industrial ventures ...

A global selloff in chip stocks dragged markets down Thursday, as record earnings from TSMC, the world’s largest chipmaker, failed to quell doubts over the sustainability of AI spending. TSMC’s stock fell after the company announced a fresh $100 billion investment for US chip fabs, signaling strong demand, but further ...

The US launched yet another wave of strikes against Iran on Thursday, as the conflict threatened to spiral into new territory. Tehran told the Houthis in Yemen to shut down a key oil route through the Red Sea if the US targets Iranian power infrastructure, Reuters reported. Houthi leaders also ...

More than 100 Democrats voted to cut military aid to Israel as US public opinion shifts – Republicans are noticing too Somewhere in the days before Wednesday’s vote, Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader, sat down and wrote his caucus a letter urging Democrats to reject an amendment that would ...

Last year the federal government downgraded active surveillance for this parasite. Now thousands are sick A patient arrives after two weeks of relentless watery diarrhea, sometimes 20 episodes a day. She has lost weight and cannot keep fluids down. Her stool tests come back negative. Unless someone thinks to order ...

Iran says US strikes hit bridges in the country in an apparent escalation, while the US boards a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. ...

In a speech on Friday, he will begin to set out his vision for government, before becoming prime minister next week. ...