Uganda Says It’s Not Aware of Ebola Clinics Promised by U.S.
The State Department said it would fund up to 50 clinics in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. “I don’t know the ones they are talking about,” a top Ugandan official said.
Month: May 2026
SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic Race to Go Public
[SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic, giants of the artificial intelligence sector, are rushing to test investor appetite in the stock markets.
Gaza flotilla activists to be deported after taunting by Israeli minister
Ben-Gvir’s port video gave him a campaign reel, and Israel, five diplomatic summons Israeli navy escorts vessels from the Global Sumud Flotilla to Ashdod Port, in southern Israel. Photo: REUTERS Gaza flotilla activists who were detained by Israel and later pinned to the ground to the taunts of Israel’s far-right police minister have been released … Read more
The Banks That Won a Piece of SpaceX’s Colossal I.P.O.
[Across Wall Street, bankers have been clamoring to lead what is expected to be the biggest-ever initial public offering.
Why Can’t I Leave My Cheating Husband?
Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who feels stuck despite a series of infidelities.
A New Film Makes My Hearing Condition a Superpower. It’s Not.
In “Tuner,” a former musician turned safecracker has painful hyperacusis. For him, it’s a hidden talent. Here’s what it’s really like.
UAE’s new pipeline bypassing Strait of Hormuz nearly 50% complete, oil chief says
Project expected to double ADNOC’s export capacity via Fujairah, helping UAE move crude outside blocked Strait A picture of an oil pipeline. PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY The UAE has completed nearly 50% of a second pipeline that will bypass the Strait of Hormuz, the head of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said on Wednesday, as … Read more
Fire Destroys Sacred Buddhist Hall in Japan that Housed ‘Eternal Flame’
The flame, which spiritual leaders say has been continuously lit for more than 1,200 years, was salvaged after the blaze and moved to a different site.
Walmart, Target and TJ Maxx Attract Shoppers Squeezed by Energy Prices
[The retailers reported a rise in sales, even as high fuel prices because of the war in Iran drive up the cost of everyday goods.
James McNeill Whistler at Tate Britain: The Fleeting Nature of Light, and of Life
A retrospective at Tate Britain brings together the American-born painter’s gauzy paintings and some of the provocative ideas that drove him.