As Screwworm Cases Mount, U.S. Officials Ramp Up Response
The parasitic, flesh-eating fly has now been confirmed in cows, goats and dogs.
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The parasitic, flesh-eating fly has now been confirmed in cows, goats and dogs.

The reality star couldn’t outpace a democratic socialist to lead the second largest US city.

Several front pages cover the agreement between Israel and Iran to halt attacks on one another, following an exchange of fire on Monday.

The web of fractious alliances and dysfunctional ceasefires shows how destabilised the region remains.

Kyiv has made it difficult for Moscow to provide military and civilian supplies to the territories it occupies.

SpaceX is preparing for a stock market debut that could transform the company, the wider market and Elon Musk’s fortune.

‘Families deserve clarity about the qualifications and training of those caring for their children’

From 12 May, only learner drivers can book their own tests, not instructors.

Armed forces are experimenting with humanoid robots, but battlefield deployment is some way off.

Learner drivers can only swap their test to the three centres nearest to their original booking.

Hundreds if not thousands of people’s homes are being taken over by UK gangs every week, say police.
OpenAI has confidentially filed for an IPO, “setting it up for what may be the most highly anticipated market debut in recent history and a massive payday for early investors,” reports CNN. The decision follows recent IPO announcements from Anthropic and SpaceX. From the report: OpenAI said it has not decided on timing yet. And because the filing is confidential, it’s not yet clear how many...
WhatsApp messages between Major General Feroz Khan and Mohamed Sayed, co-founder of the Carnilinx tobacco company, implicate the former Crime Intelligence head in a series of dodgy activities, including colluding with EFF leader Julius Malema.

Mamata Banerjee’s once-dominant Trinamool Congress party is unravelling, weeks after losing power in West Bengal.

Following their meeting, Zelensky thanks the UK for its “ironclad” support for Ukraine.

In a call with the US president, BBC’s Sarah Smith asked Trump about the war in Iran and his relationship with the Israeli leader.

The Conservative leader will argue that the rules have become a “minefield that exposes almost every significant public decision to legal challenge”.

The company behind ChatGPT filed its plans one week after Anthropic did the same.
Last Thursday, Wired reported that Meta had quietly embedded an unreleased facial recognition system called NameTag into software installed on millions of phones. In a follow-up report, Wired says the tech giant has now removed the face-recognition-related code, while saying “no final decision” has been made about whether the feature will launch. From the report: On Thursday, WIRED reported...

Bayern Munich’s Michael Olise scores a hat-trick in France’s 3-1 victory over Northern Ireland in their final World Cup warm-up match in Lille.

Spurs make progress with negotiations to sign Manchester City winger Savinho, Manchester United are battling their city rivals for Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona eye Chelsea full-back Marc Cucurella, plus more.