Engaging in mentally stimulating activities across your lifetime, including reading, writing, and learning new languages, may be linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease and slower cognitive decline. That is the conclusion of a study published recently in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Researchers emphasize that the findings show…
The 2026 NBA playoffs continued Sunday with four more Game 1s in the first round. The Celtics and Thunder — the last two NBA champs — opened things up with blowout wins over the 76ers and Suns, respectively. The third game of the day brought the biggest upset of the playoffs so far: the eighth-seeded…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 17, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to fall at the start of the new trading week on fears that a re-escalation of U.S.-Iran tensions over the weekend…
The Asia-Pacific was hit hard and quick by the war in Iran and its energy bottlenecks. Scenes of crisis there indicate that problems are multiplying and spreading.
“Heat is like a death sentence.” The line, spoken by a Kuwait-based meteorologist in Jacqueline Zünd’s “Heat,” anchors a film that examines global warming not through explanation but through what the Swiss filmmaker describes as “a sensory experience.” Premiering in the main competition at Visions du Réel, Switzerland’s leading documentary film festival, “Heat” immerses the…
Companies are also watering down ESG elements of pay plans as boards reassess whether such awards ‘make sense’
Ed Miliband will double down on Labour’s commitment to net zero in the face of the Middle East conflict this week, insisting that as fossil fuel prices soar “the era of clean energy security must come of age”. The energy secretary is set to announce a package of new policies in a speech on Tuesday…
China is set to import a record volume of US ethane this month as petrochemical producers seek alternative feedstocks for their operations after the war in the Middle East choked off crucial supplies.
19 April 2026 Christina Applegate’s friends are reportedly fearing the worst as she continues to live with multiple sclerosis. Christina Applegate’s friends are reportedly fearing the worst as she continues to live with multiple sclerosis The Married… With Children actress, 54, was reportedly admitted to hospital in Los Angeles last month, though it remains unclear…
The arrest of several protesters in Madagascar has increased fears among young people that the military regime that took power last year after huge Gen Z demonstrations will be no better than the government it overthrew. Four Gen Z activists, Herizo Andriamanantena, Miora Rakotomalala, Dina Randrianarisoa and Nomena Ratsihorimanana, were arrested on 12 April, one…
