Massive healthcare breaches prompt US cybersecurity rules overhaul
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed updates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to secure patients’ health data following a surge in massive healthcare data leaks. …
Transgender inmate in women’s prison accused of molesting cellmate
A female former inmate who says she was sexually victimized by her transgender cellmate has sued the Washington state prison system, arguing that her rights were violated when she was forced to share a cell with a biological male…
Campaigners celebrate as firm making first-ever GMO fish ceases operations
In 2015, AquaBounty Technologies became the first company in North America, and likely the world, to get regulatory approval to sell a genetically engineered animal for human consumption. Its Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), spliced with genes from other fish, held promise because it could grow much faster than conventional farmed salmon…
Influential people who died in 2024
It was a life that took him from peanut farming to the presidency. While former President Jimmy Carter ‘s time in the White House lasted only one term, the decades afterward were defined by humanitarian work that affected people all around the world. Founding the Carter Center with his wife…
More than half of Syrian children out of school: Save the Children to AFP
About half of school-age children in Syria are missing out on education after nearly 14 years of civil war, Save the Children told AFP on Monday, calling for “immediate action”.The overwhelming majority of Syrian children are also in need of immediate humanitarian assistance including food, the charity said…
Israel must face consequences over Gaza campaign: UN experts
United Nations rights experts on Monday said Israel must face the consequences of “inflicting maximum suffering” on Palestinian civilians in Gaza, alleging Israel was defying international law and being sheltered by its allies.”International humanitarian law comprises a set of universal and binding rules to protect civilian objects and persons who are not…Influencers Discuss Arrival of AGI As OpenAI’s O3 Model Ignites AI Hype
While many express awe at its impressive performance across various benchmarks, including exceeding human performance on coding and scientific reasoning tasks, others raise concerns about its high cost and the potential for overhyping its artificial general intelligence (AGI) capabilities…
Benue Assembly Passes N550.1bn 2025 Budget Into Law
December 30, (THEWILL) – The Benue State House of Assembly has passed the 2025 Appropriation Bill, amounting to N550,112,988,930.45, into law during its plenary session on Monday. The budget, titled “Budget of Human Capital Development, Food Security, and Digital Economy,” was approved following its third reading presided over by the Speaker…
Defamation: ‘I’m ready for war,’ says Dele Farotimi
Irrepressible human rights activist, Barr. Dele Farotimi, on Sunday said that his battle axes have been sharpened, and his guns primed, ready for war as he faces his ongoing trial. Farotimi said in a post on X that he’s strong enough to confront principalities and powers…