Somerset, NJ CNN — Growing up in a small village in northern Ghana, Osei Boateng saw many of his family members and neighbors struggle to access basic healthcare. In many regions of the country it can take hours to reach the nearest hospital. Boateng said many people lost their lives due to preventable or treatable … Read more
CNN — According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, nearly half a billion children in South Asia are exposed to extremely high temperatures as life-threatening heatwaves fueled by the climate crisis grow stronger and more frequent. In a press release Monday, UNICEF said its analysis of 2020 data showed an estimated 460 million children in … Read more
Johnson & Johnson will have to pay $18.8 million to a California man who said he developed cancer from exposure to his baby powder, a jury ruled Tuesday, a setback for the company that has thousands of similar cases of its talc-based products US bankruptcy court. The jury ruled in favor of Emory Hernandez Valadez, … Read more
new York CNN — When the Federal Reserve launched its rate hike campaign in March last year, the housing market reacted predictably – mortgage rates rose, which eventually caused house prices to fall. But after ten rate hikes, the real estate market – traditionally one of the most interest-rate sensitive parts of the economy – … Read more
Hong Kong CNN — He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who sparked global outrage in 2018 when he revealed he had created the first genetically engineered children, has come up with a new proposal for manipulating human embryos that he says could help the “aging population” to help. He, who was sentenced to three years in … Read more
new York CNN — Hundreds of thousands of people looking to travel this week have found themselves frustratingly stuck at an airport far from home with little choice but to wait. And wait. It started with heavy storms on Sunday and worsened as airlines struggled to rebook customers and reallocate staff. Between Sunday and Wednesday, … Read more
Hong Kong CNN — Bernard Arnault, Chairman and CEO of LVMH, has reportedly traveled to China for his first visit to the country since the end of strict Covid restrictions, after his company saw sales jump on a rapid recovery in Chinese luxury spending. The French entrepreneur is the latest in a string of prominent … Read more
CNN — New York City has been cleared to introduce congestion pricing, a practice that allows the city to charge drivers going to Lower Manhattan, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday. The decision paves the way for the city to start the program as early as next spring. CNN has reached out to the … Read more
CNN — Most Americans have had trouble using their health insurance over the past year, but the majority are still happy with their coverage, a new report has found. About 58% of insured adults had at least one problem in the past year, according to a survey by KFF, formerly the Kaiser Family Foundation, released … Read more