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A quiet town in northern British Columbia was shaken Tuesday after a deadly shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School left at least nine people dead. The suspected gunman was also found dead at the scene, and dozens of others were injured in one of the country’s most devastating school attacks in decades. Police said six victims were discovered inside the school building. Another person died while being transported to hospital. Officers responding to reports of an active shooter entered the school to locate and neutralize the threat. During their search, they found multiple victims as well as the suspected shooter,…
FDA Refuses to Review Seasonal Flu Vaccine The US Food and Drug Administration refused to accept Moderna’s application to review its first mRNA seasonal flu vaccine. The company announced the decision on Tuesday. The refusal represents another hurdle for mRNA vaccine development in the United States. Several officials in the Trump administration have recently criticized the technology. The FDA said the application lacked an adequate and well-controlled trial. The agency said the control group did not reflect the best available standard of care in the United States during the study. Moderna said regulators did not raise any safety or efficacy…
Doctors say a return to Nepal’s traditional lentil and rice diet could help reverse soaring rates of type 2 diabetes. In Nepal, one in five people over 40 now lives with the condition, while medication remains largely unaffordable. Researchers found that a calorie-controlled version of staple dishes such as dal bhat helped many patients achieve remission. A pilot study in Kathmandu placed 70 people with long-term diabetes on a traditional low-calorie diet. After four months, 43% no longer met the criteria for diabetes. An expanded trial in nearby communities has shown similar results. The research is led by University of…
Refusing to Testify Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted former associate of Jeffrey Epstein, declined to answer questions from the US House Oversight Committee on Monday. Speaking via video call from her federal prison in Texas, where she is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking, Maxwell invoked her Fifth Amendment rights. Lawmakers are investigating individuals connected to Epstein who may have helped facilitate his abuse, which targeted girls as young as 11. Clemency Conditional on Testimony Maxwell’s attorney, David Oscar Markus, told lawmakers that she would be willing to testify if granted a pardon by former President Donald Trump. Markus claimed…
Discord will soon require users worldwide to verify their age before accessing adult content. Users must confirm their age with a face scan or upload an official ID. The platform says it has more than 200 million monthly users. The company says its new safety measures will place all users into a teen-appropriate environment by default. Discord already enforces age checks in the UK and Australia to comply with online safety laws. The platform will roll out the system globally from early March. Savannah Badalich, Discord’s policy head, said teen safety remains a top priority. She added that teen-by-default settings…
Melting Ice Opens New Shipping Lanes As global temperatures rise, Arctic sea ice is disappearing faster than ever, opening waterways that were once frozen year-round. This new accessibility has triggered a surge in ship traffic, from cargo vessels to fishing boats and even cruise liners. But the increase comes at a steep environmental cost: black carbon, or soot, emitted by ships, lands on ice and snow, reducing reflectivity and accelerating melting. “It ends up in a never-ending cycle of increased warming,” says Sian Prior, lead adviser for the Clean Arctic Alliance. The melting ice not only worsens local warming but…
People who drink a couple of cups of tea or coffee a day may face a lower risk of dementia, scientists say. A large US study found that those who consumed two to three cups of caffeinated coffee or one to two cups of caffeinated tea daily had a 15–20% lower dementia risk over four decades than non-drinkers. The research, published in Journal of the American Medical Association, analysed health data from more than 130,000 participants. Caffeinated coffee drinkers also showed slightly less cognitive decline and better performance on some brain tests than those who chose decaf. No protective link…
The Seattle Seahawks overpowered the New England Patriots with a relentless defensive display, winning the Super Bowl 29-13 at Levi’s Stadium. The victory marked Seattle’s second championship in franchise history. Two of the NFL’s most formidable defences faced off in the season’s biggest game, and Seattle controlled every moment from the opening snap. Briton Aden Durde became the first overseas coach to lift the league’s top prize in the United States. Dark Side Defence Commands the Field Seattle’s 46-year-old defensive coordinator has built the NFL’s most feared unit, nicknamed “the Dark Side.” On Super Bowl Sunday in Santa Clara, California,…
Voters Deliver a Powerful Mandate Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was heading for an overwhelming victory in Sunday’s snap election, riding a wave of early popularity and becoming the strongest leader the ruling party has seen in years. Media projections suggest her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its allies secured a two-thirds majority in the lower house — the party’s best showing since 2017 under former prime minister Shinzo Abe. Early estimates put the LDP on track to win around 300 of the 465 seats in parliament, a dramatic jump from its previous tally. The result means the party may…
BP faces renewed pressure from investors as it prepares to publish full-year results expected to show weaker profits. Analysts forecast earnings of about $7.5bn, down from nearly $9bn in 2024, after falling oil prices cut revenues for a third straight year. Crude prices dropped below $60 a barrel late in 2025, hitting fourth-quarter results particularly hard. Incoming chief executive Meg O’Neill is expected to outline a clearer strategy as shareholders question BP’s recent shift back towards fossil fuels. Activist investors, including Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility and Follow This, want BP to explain how it will manage spending as long-term…