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Eurozone inflation climbed to 2.2% in September, driven by rising services and energy costs.Core inflation remained steady at 2.3%, signaling persistent underlying price pressures.Eurostat reported prices increased 0.1% month-on-month, matching August’s pace and economist predictions. Services posted the highest growth at 3.2% annually, up slightly from 3.1% in August.Food, alcohol, and tobacco prices rose 3.0%, easing from 3.2%, while non-energy goods stayed at 0.8%.Energy costs fell 0.4%, a slower decline than August’s 2.0%. Estonia reported the highest national inflation at 5.2%, followed by Croatia and Slovakia at 4.6%.Cyprus showed no annual change, and France rose modestly by 1.1%.Italy and Portugal…

The sunscreen scandal in Australia is intensifying. Regulators have already removed 18 products from shelves over safety concerns. Popular sunscreens fail protection tests In June, a consumer advocacy group revealed that several leading sunscreens did not provide the advertised protection. Ultra Violette’s Lean Screen Skinscreen claimed SPF 50+ but tested at just SPF 4. The company recalled it voluntarily in August. The medicines regulator has since identified 20 more sunscreens from different brands. All used the same base formula, which performed poorly in testing. SPF levels far below claims Preliminary tests showed the formula rarely delivered more than SPF 21.…

Denmark Enacts Drone Ban After Airspace Breaches The Danish capital welcomed presidents and prime ministers this week just days after unusual drone activity unsettled the country’s skies. Unauthorized flights near airports and military zones led to temporary closures and heightened concern among officials. Authorities swiftly implemented a nationwide suspension of civilian drone use, citing the risk of further interference with critical infrastructure. Neighboring Nations Send Reinforcements The summit is taking place under one of the most robust security operations Denmark has ever mounted. Support arrived from several European allies, including Sweden, Germany, and France, which provided troops, surveillance assets, and…

Scientists in the US have successfully created human eggs from skin cells, a pioneering advance that could one day transform fertility treatment. The early-stage work, led by Prof Shoukhrat Mitalipov at Oregon Health and Science University, offers hope for women who have lost their eggs through age, illness or chemotherapy, and even same-sex male couples who wish to have genetically related children. Using a technique adapted from the cloning process that produced Dolly the sheep in the 1990s, the researchers removed the nucleus from female skin cells and inserted it into donor eggs that had had their own nuclei removed.…

Zhimin Qian, 47, tricked more than 128,000 victims in China and tried to hide stolen cryptocurrency in UK property.UK courts convicted Qian for leading a Bitcoin fraud tied to the world’s largest cryptocurrency seizure worth £5.5 billion.Qian, also called Yadi Zhang, admitted at Southwark Crown Court that she illegally acquired and held the cryptocurrency. Escape and Money Laundering Police said her guilty plea followed a seven-year international investigation into money laundering.Between 2014 and 2017, Qian defrauded thousands in China and converted stolen funds into Bitcoin assets.She fled China with forged documents, entered the UK, and attempted to launder her ill-gotten…

Donald Trump renewed his threat to impose a 100% tariff on all films produced outside the United States. He claimed other countries had “stolen” the American film industry. The president said California suffered heavily and the tariff would “solve this long time, never ending problem.” In May, Trump promised to discuss the plan with Hollywood executives and begin imposing the levy, warning that America’s film industry faced a “very fast death.” Tariff Plans Extend Across Industries Trump announced a new wave of tariffs last week. Measures include a 100% levy on branded or patented drug imports and 50% tariffs on…

Researchers tested VER-01, a cannabis-based extract, on patients with persistent lower back pain. Patients reported clear pain relief over several months. Scientists designed VER-01 to provide therapeutic effects without the addiction risks or serious side effects associated with opioids. Chronic lower back pain affects an estimated 619 million people worldwide and represents the most common cause of disability. Traditional treatments, including NSAIDs and opioids, either fail to relieve pain fully or carry significant health risks. Experts say new therapies like VER-01 could fill a crucial gap in treatment options. Clinical Trial Demonstrates Significant Benefits The trial enrolled 820 adults with…

End of Passport Stamps as Digital Records Take OverBeginning October 12, 2025, the European Union will introduce the Entry/Exit System (EES), a new border management program that will change how foreign travelers are processed. U.S. visitors, along with other non-EU nationals, will no longer receive inked passport stamps. Instead, their entry will be recorded electronically, with travelers required to provide a facial image and four fingerprint scans upon arrival at airports, ferry docks, and land crossings. Travelers Covered by the ProgramThe initiative applies to short-stay visitors from outside the EU, including Americans who do not need visas for travel. Biometric…

New Zealand’s only falcon, the threatened kārearea, has been voted bird of the year in the country’s beloved annual competition. Known for its speed – reaching up to 200km/h when diving on prey – the kārearea beat out 72 other contenders in what organisers described as a rare scandal-free contest. The small tawny raptor, with its piercing dark eyes and sharp talons, is the nation’s only remaining endemic bird of prey and plays a vital role in ecosystems as a top aerial hunter. Yet its population of just 5,000 to 8,000 remains under pressure from predators such as cats, stoats…

Insider threats remain one of the most dangerous tactics in cyber-crime. Few employees encounter them, and even fewer reveal their experiences. I recently became one of those rare cases. A criminal group approached me with a bold offer: betray my employer for millions. Unsolicited contact The first message arrived unexpectedly. “If you are interested, we can offer you 15% of any ransom payment if you give us access to your PC.” The sender called themselves Syndicate. They contacted me in July via Signal, an encrypted messaging app. I did not know them, but I immediately understood their goal. They wanted…