LONDON (AP) — Scientists have found evidence of a resistant form of malaria in Uganda, a worrying sign that the top drug used against the parasitic disease could ultimately be rendered useless without more action to stop its spread. Researchers in Uganda analyzed blood samples from patients treated with artemesinin, the primary medicine used for…
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Florida has given parents more authority in deciding whether to send children to school after being exposed to people who have Covid-19, following updated guidelines issued by the health department. The state’s new surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, on Wednesday issued an update to an emergency rule, dropping a requirement for public school students exposed to…
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General Assembly updates Sign up to myFT Daily Digest to be the first to know about General Assembly news. Boris Johnson will urge China to phase out the domestic use of coal on Wednesday as he calls on humanity to “grow up” and tackle climate change. Addressing the UN in New York, the British prime…
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Earlier this month, Dr. Rashid Buttar posted on Twitter that COVID-19 “was a planned operation” and shared an article alleging that most people who got the COVID vaccine would be dead by 2025. His statement is a recent example in what has been a steady stream of spurious claims surrounding the COVID vaccines and treatments that swirl around the…
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Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy game is all about teamwork and how the player’s relationship with gang members affects the mission. The game is all set to release on October 26 for platforms namely PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. We play as Star-Lord, also known as Peter Quill, who…
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Artificial intelligence updates Sign up to myFT Daily Digest to be the first to know about Artificial intelligence news. An artificial intelligence system cannot be named as an inventor on UK patent applications because it is not a person, a London court has ruled in a landmark decision. Stephen Thaler, a US-based AI expert, brought…
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Newsletter: #techFT The latest news and comment on the most pressing issues in the technology sector. Delivered every weekday. This article is an on-site version of our #techFT newsletter. Sign up here to get the complete newsletter sent straight to your inbox every weekday The days when we would be energised by a new Windows operating system…
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Covid-19 cases among schoolchildren in England have surged to a record high, raising the spectre of further educational disruption and a fresh wave of infections in older groups. New cases among 5 to 14-years-olds increased by 80 per cent week-on-week to 811 per 100,000 in the period ending September 19, eclipsing their previous peak recorded…
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Sutter Health’s CEO will retire in early 2022, the health system announced Wednesday. Sarah Krevans has been CEO of the Sacramento, Calif.-based health system since January 2016. Not-for-profit Sutter said its board will conduct a national search for her successor and will consider both internal and external candidates. Prior to becoming Sutter’s first female CEO,…
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Climate change updates Sign up to myFT Daily Digest to be the first to know about Climate change news. Surging gas and electricity prices in Europe have intensified the political backlashagainst Brussels’ plans to extend carbon taxes on petrol and heating bills, threatening a central policy of the EU’s drive to hit net zero emissions…
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