At least five people have been killed after an international express train collided with a bus on a level crossing in southern Slovakia, emergency workers say. The accident happened near the town of Nove Zamky, about 80km east of the capital Bratislava, according to an emergency services Facebook post.News agencies are reporting that at least five others were injured in the incident, which happened at around 17:00 local time (18:00 BST). Media reports say the bus was sliced in two by the impact, and photos show the locomotive on fire and passengers walking to safety along the tracks.”I am afraid…
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Prime Day 2024 is officially coming. We knew it would land sometime in July, but this week, the brand confirmed the sale will run July 16 and 17. Now that we all have it marked on our calendars, we’re officially on the hunt for early deals. We know the bulk of discounts won’t arrive until Prime Day starts, but that doesn’t mean some hidden gems won’t show up on TVs, laptops, and more.We’re tracking tablet deals. With the launch of new iPads from Apple just this year, we’re staying laser focused on markdowns on the latest tech. Plus, we expect…
Even with a nourishing, real-food diet, it’s difficult to get the magnesium we need from food alone. Magnesium is one of the few supplements I take every day and I often use topical magnesium oil spray on my skin. Why is magnesium critical to overall wellness? Many people don’t get enough of this vital mineral that the body uses for hundreds of reactions. Every cell in the body needs magnesium in some way! It’s essential for bone, tooth, muscle, nerve, and joint health as well as for optimal sleep and stress reduction. More sleep and less stress? Sign me up!…
Gen Z is growing up and opening their wallets—to the tune of $360 billion in spending power in the U.S. alone—and members-only big-box retailers are ready to devour their dollars. Sam’s Club, the Walmart-owned membership-only warehouse store, believes it has cracked the code to winning over the young generation and hold the advantage over competitors like cult favorite Costco. Sam’s Club CEO Chris Nicholas told CNBC in an interview last week the company membership has been transformed by young shoppers. In the past two years, Sam’s Club saw a 68% growth in Gen Z members during that time period. “The…
Etihad Airways has implemented a wide range of changes to its Etihad Guest loyalty program. Under the new system, there are some winners and losers.Etihad Guest is an under-the-radar frequent flyer program, and customers can usually find valuable partner sweet spots on its published award charts. For example, some TPG staffers prefer to book American Airlines flights through Etihad as they’ve found award redemptions for a fraction of the miles American was charging.Here are the changes this airline loyalty program has made.Etihad Guest 2024 loyalty program changesIn positive news, the cost of economy- and business-class award redemptions on some popular…
Nairobi, Kenya – “You can’t kill us all,” a protester shouts as heavily armed riot police charge at him. He stands his ground, water bottle in hand, occasionally splashing water on his face, his eyes visibly irritated by tear gas smoke floating in the air and chocking police and protesters alike. A group of protesters push forward towards him. They chant, “We are peaceful, we are peaceful.” Some raise their hands above their heads, others kneel down, intent to demonstrate the non-violent nature of the protests to the police. Suddenly, sirens blare. Then, pink-coloured water scatters the crowd as a…
Paris Hilton has called for change to youth treatment facilities and described her own traumatic experience of alleged abuse before a US congressional committee. The American socialite and businesswoman said she was “force-fed medications and sexually abused by staff” after being sent to a private youth facility in Utah as at a teenager. Her testimony shines a light on the so-called “troubled teen industry”.While some children are placed with relatives or foster families, others are sent to treatment centres that are essentially group homes for children – some of whom have complex medical or behavioural needs.Hilton, 43, accused the industry,…
Novo Nordisk A/S said it will take an impairment of about 5.7 billion Danish kroner ($820 million) after halting a late-stage study of an experimental heart drug it acquired last year. The Danish drugmaker stopped the trial partway through, after an independent monitoring committee concluded that it hadn’t hit its main goal of changing blood pressure after 12 weeks. The study of more than 600 patients, Clarion-CKD, had looked at the compound ocedurenone in patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure and advanced chronic kidney disease. Novo agreed last year to pay KBP BioSciences as much as $1.3 billion for ocedurenone, part of…
You could be forgiven for assuming that when it comes to mechanical watches, making the movements is the difficult part, and everything else just slots into place. Sometimes that might well be true—and Swiss brands certainly place an enormous amount of emphasis on the whirring ensemble of wheels and springs that tells the time.But when you need the rest of the watch to match up to the same level of quality, even the most superficially unassuming components can be surprisingly complicated to get right, as Blancpain found when it set about developing a ceramic bracelet for its Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe.Photograph:…
Event in central city of Nottingham covered issues from health to immigration with polls afterwards suggesting a tie.British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Keir Starmer have faced off in their final televised debate ahead of the United Kingdom election, going head-to-head over issues from health to immigration and ethics, and struggling to be heard above a noisy protest outside. The debate took place in the central city of Nottingham and represented Sunak’s last big opportunity to give his right-wing Conservatives, who are trailing Labour by about 20 points, a fighting chance in the July 4 polls. He accused…
Your fitness tracker might be carrying a dirty little secret, and it’s not how many steps you take. Many TikTok users have taken to the platform to share that they’ve developed rashes from wearing their smartwatches. Some discovered they had contact dermatitis, which can be uncomfortable but will likely clear up in a couple of weeks. Others, had more potentially harmful infections. Experts say it’s not surprising that our Apple Watches, Fitbits, Garmins, and other activity trackers can cause skin irritation and infection, as we wear them while working out, showering, sleeping, and during other every day tasks and likely…
US President Joe Biden has pardoned thousands of veterans who were convicted of crimes under a military law that banned gay sex for more than 60 years.The veterans were convicted under a provision of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which criminalised sodomy from 1951 to 2013.Mr Biden described the pardon as “righting an historic wrong”. The US Congress had repealed the portion of the code that outlawed consensual sodomy in 2013.This military provision is separate from the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” President Bill Clinton-era policy, which banned openly gay and lesbian Americans from serving in the military.In a statement…