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Anyone who has ever tried to be a trailblazer in women’s sport will identify with Sara Cox’s inch-perfect analogy. “It’s like walking through a patch of stinging nettles,” suggests the world’s first female professional referee. “If you’re the first one Read more
A blood test may one day be able to predict whether someone who is pregnant will develop a serious blood pressure disorder months before symptoms show up. Preeclampsia happens in around 1 of 20 pregnancies, usually in the third trimester, Read more
Ethiopian Airlines is profitable and cash positive, underpinned by booming demand for air cargo, its chief executive said on Tuesday. The air freight market has been a rare bright spot for airlines over the past two years, with rates rising Read more
Last year, Sonos raised its prices for some of its most popular products due to the pandemic’s negative effect on the supply chain. But one of its latest releases, the Sonos Beam 2 soundbar in white, is almost $50 off Read more
A mum took to Reddit to ask for advice on whether she’d done the right thing by taking the lock of her son’s door after he lied to her – and users were on her side A mum was left Read more
There comes a point on every Ashes tour when even the most ardent England fan has to ask whether the cricket is worth getting out of bed for. It’s a complex set of calculations in which you have to weigh Read more
Cages meshed over with women’s tights and crawling with mosquitoes are stashed in a Swedish laboratory. Every day, researchers feed them beetroot juice laced with deadly toxins, part of a grand plan designed to fight malaria. With hopes of field Read more
Poorer developing nations need faster G20 debt relief, the World Bank said on Tuesday, redoubling its calls for China, the world’s largest creditor, and private sector creditors, to reverse course and participate fully in debt relief efforts. The pandemic-induced recession Read more
The live, Clubhouse-like audio feature LinkedIn confirmed it was working on last year will debut later this month in beta as part of the company’s new events platform, according to a company blog post. Microsoft-owned LinkedIn said last March that Read more
Mum Connie Parke hadn’t seen her children’s faces for more than a decade when a simple procedure changed her life. After being misdiagnosed, she found her life getting much smaller as her vision gradually declined. She had no idea how Read more