Australia legalises psychedelics for mental health
Approved psychiatrists can now prescribe MDMA and magic mushrooms for disorders like depression.
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Secret email from leading UK water company boss to rivals: stick together to fend off nationalisation
‘Please don’t forward this email,’ begs £4m-a-year water chief Liv Garfield
Thunberg slams muted global response to Ukrainian dam disaster
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg criticized the world's reaction to the demolition of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) dam, calling it insufficient, during a visit to Kyiv on June 29, Reuters reports.
Billionaires ‘disappointed’ after superyachts banned from Naples port
Yacht belonging to world’s second-richest man, Bernard Arnault, falls victim to new size restrictions at Italian city’s Mergellina port
Eight-year election ban for Brazil's Bolsonaro
Ex-president Jair Bolsonaro is barred from running for office by the top electoral court.
US rejoins UNESCO, reversing Trump withdrawal
Far-right parties on the rise across Europe
Success in Germany and Greece boosts hard-right parties; now they are eyeing Spanish elections.
Iran finally admits its 'quantum processor' was in fact not quantum at all
Oops, little typo there.
Super-rich warned of ‘pitchforks and torches’ unless they tackle inequality
Global elite told at London’s Savoy hotel of real risk of ‘civil disruption’ if more is not done to help struggling millions
France riots: "all options" considered after third night of violence since fatal shooting
The move is a desperate attempt to restore order after rioters torched buildings and cars in a third night of rage sparked by the police shooting of 17-year-old Nahel M. on Tuesday.
Programmer discovers hidden “Elon Mode” for hands-free Full Self-Driving in Teslas
Elon Musk might be driving FSD hands-free.
Russia has approved plan to blow up nuclear plant, claims Ukraine
Staff at Zaporizhzhia told to relocate, says Ukrainian intelligence, as Moscow accused of explosion plot
Russia reducing personnel at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Russia is gradually reducing the number of personnel at the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in southern Ukraine, Ukraine's military intelligence agency said on Friday.
Cyberattack knocks out satellite communications for Russian military
At least two groups claimed responsibility for the attack.
Italy to bar soccer players from wearing No. 88, which has coded meaning for neo-Nazis
88 is used as a short hand code for the letters HH which stands for "Heil Hitler".
Russian flyers who disobeyed orders to attack Wagner forces may be caught up in Putin's dragnet
Some Russian commentators saw hypocrisy in a threat to prosecute the aviators for disobedience while the mutineers were let off.
Record shark fin bust in Brazil of nearly 29 tons taken from 10,000 sharks: The fins, destined for illegal export to Asia, came from blue sharks and shortfin mako sharks, which recently joined the country’s list of endangered species
US to send 'secret weapon' ATACMS Missiles to fight Russia in Ukraine
The long-range missiles would give Ukraine a strategic advantage over Russia and allow them to strike targets behind the front lines.
Russia's Federation Council head accuses Ukraine of breeding ‘combat nits’
What with its troops losing ground on the front, attack drones swooping deep into Russian territory, and Russian generals suspected of supporting last weekend’s mutiny, you’d think Russia’s upper house of parliament would have more to worry about than conspiracy theories.
Aspartame sweetener to be declared possible cancer risk by WHO
Artificial sweetener used in thousands of products reportedly to be labelled ‘possibly carcinogenic to humans’