Gene therapy restores hearing in five out of six deaf children in trial
An experimental gene therapy being developed by a Chinese company restores hearing in children with congenital deafness, researchers working on a clinical trial reported Wednesday, adding to growing evidence of…
Suspected counterfeit Ozempic linked to three hypoglycaemia cases in US
Last year in the US, three people sought medical attention for dangerously low blood sugar levels after taking allegedly counterfeit versions of Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug Ozempic.
Publicis will invest €300m in an AI plan over the next three years
Publicis, the world's largest advertising group by market value, said on Thursday it will invest 300 million euros ($326.94 million) in artificial intelligence over the next three years as part…
Crypto-hackers stole an estimated $1.7bn in 2023
Hackers on cryptocurrency platforms stole about $1.7 billion in 2023, down 54.3% from a year earlier, a Chainanalysis report showed on Wednesday. Cyberattacks have become a constant problem for the…
Microsoft’s market value has reached $3 trillion, second only to Apple
Microsoft's stock market value surpassed the $3 trillion mark for the first time, keeping it the second most valuable company in the world, just behind Apple. Microsoft and Apple shares…
Japan beat Indonesia and secured their place in the Asian Cup 1/8 finals
Japan defeated Indonesia 3-1 in the last match of Group D of the Asian Cup on Wednesday, guaranteeing themselves a top-two finish and an exit to the 1/8 finals, while…
Real Madrid has overtaken Manchester City
Real Madrid overtook Manchester City to top the Deloitte Football Money League rankings as the highest-earning club in the world for the 2022-2023 season, with commercial revenues as the largest…
The Bucks beat the Cavs
Yannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points and led the Milwaukee Bucks to a 126-116 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night in their first game since head coach Adrian Griffin…
Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 65 of its prisoners of war
Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of deliberately shooting down a Russian military transport plane carrying 65 captured Ukrainian soldiers for a prisoner exchange in what it called a barbaric terrorist…
Israel denies attack on UN shelter in Gaza
The United Nations said on Wednesday that Israeli tanks struck a huge UN compound in the Gaza Strip sheltering displaced Palestinians, causing "massive casualties", but Israel denied its forces were…
