Now that bird flu is spreading among cows, scientists worry where H5N1 will jump next

On March 25, American officials published an urgent announcement: Dairy cows in Texas, Kansas, and New Mexico were falling sick. The cows had low appetites, and produced less milk than normal. Some farms also discovered wild bird carcasses on their grounds. Tests on a cow throat swab and raw milk samples all confirmed an unusual finding: … Read more

QuickCheck: Is a 'Padu-filling service' promoted online legitimate?

WITH a recent announcement that those who have registered with the Central Database Hub (Padu) can update their data on the site, the possibility emerges that scammers could seize on this to get people’s personal details by “helping” them to enter their details. Read full story Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz … Read more

Can retraining the brain help silence tinnitus? Some scientists are trying to find out

The Current23:55Retraining the brain to silence tinnitus For nearly 40 years, Ken Jones has heard a very loud hissing in his ears.  “It sounds like [an] electrical power line,” he told The Current‘s Matt Galloway. “Mine is at about 92 dB on the decibel scale” — as loud as hairdryers and power tools. The sound … Read more

‘CSI on the ocean’: Whale researchers comb B.C. waters for eDNA

It was just after 8 a.m. when Gary Sutton and his crew spotted the signature black dorsal fins cutting through the cool waters of the Salish Sea, off the coast of Vancouver Island. More than a dozen Bigg’s killer whales, also known as transient killer whales, swimming north in search of food. They surfaced every few minutes, the spray of their … Read more

Serious security breach hits EU police agency – POLITICO

They were supposed to be under lock and key, in a secure storage room deep inside Europol’s headquarters in The Hague. But a clutch of highly sensitive files containing the personal information of top law enforcement executives went missing last summer. Europe’s law enforcement agency has been mired in a whodunit ever since. According to … Read more

Baltimore bridge crash ship involved in Belgian port collision years earlier, reports say – POLITICO

The container ship that crashed into a Baltimore bridge on Tuesday, causing it to collapse, was previously involved in a collision at a Belgian port in 2016. According to European maritime data service Equasis and other media reports, the Dali struck a stone quay at Antwerp’s port as it was unmooring and leaving for the … Read more

Building Europe’s Green Transition and Retirement Security  – Listed Real Estate’s Dual Role in Global Megatrends – POLITICO

As we enter 2024, the world continues to confront financial and environmental challenges on a global and societal scale. Globally, efforts to meet the Paris Agreement’s objectives are falling behind, with the green transition’s investment levels not meeting the necessary targets. This was highlighted by the World Bank’s Senior Managing Director, at the recent EU … Read more

Why is it so hard to deliver a European health data deal? – POLITICO

It was supposed to be the final political negotiation to get a deal on a European health data sharing law over the line before the EU election. Instead, negotiators turned in at 5 a.m. Friday morning empty-handed, and by lunchtime, accusations were flying from tired attendees who sought to explain why they failed to reach … Read more

Financial watchdog Fintrac hit by cyberattack, says classified systems not involved

Politics Canada’s financial intelligence agency says it has been hit by a cyberattack. Agency takes corporate systems offline to protect data The Canadian Press · Posted: Mar 05, 2024 2:50 PM EST | Last Updated: 9 hours ago Canada’s financial intelligence agency says it has been hit by a cyber attack. (Graeme Roy/The Canadian Press) … Read more

Eliminating cervical cancer to save women’s lives – POLITICO

In an unprecedented era of medical breakthroughs, we now have the possibility to eliminate cervical cancer in Europe. The ‘Advancing Cervical CancEr ScreeningS’ (ACCESS) International Consensus Group on Cervical Cancer, a multidisciplinary coalition at the forefront of this battle, is calling for urgent political action to ensure that this historic opportunity is not lost. Cervical … Read more