Top news of the week: 22.08.2022.
DC’s pioneering ‘Baby Bonds’ plan aims to narrow wealth gap
WASHINGTON (AP) — Aaliyah Manning’s dreams of becoming a psychologist ended abruptly during her freshman year at Potomac State in West Virginia when the cost of continuing her education ...
Fears over China’s access to genetic data of UK citizens
Biobank urged to review transfer of information for medical research
UN: US buying big Ukraine grain shipment for hungry regions
BULLA HAGAR, Kenya (AP) — The United States is stepping up to buy about 150,000 metric tons of grain from Ukraine in the next few weeks for an upcoming shipment of food aid from ports no ...
Op-Ed: We’re starting to understand long COVID. Next we can fight it
Studies have confirmed that these lingering symptoms are real and take a real toll. The next big step will be to figure out exactly what causes them.
The Guardian view on microworking: younger, educated workers left powerless
Editorial: Pay rates of £4 an hour should be no surprise when working conditions are overseen by extractive technologies
Russia’s war at 6 months: A global economy in growing danger
MECKENHEIM, Germany (AP) — Martin Kopf needs natural gas to run his family's company, Zinkpower GmbH, which rustproofs steel components in western Germany. Zinkpower's facility outside Bonn ...
IMF fees on war-torn countries closer to elimination
WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund is facing pressure to reevaluate how it imposes fees on loans it disperses to needy countries like war-torn Ukraine — which is one of the ...
Fat molecule treatment may stop severe peanut allergy reaction in mice
Consuming a fat molecule produced by gut bacteria appears to offer protection against anaphylaxis caused by peanut allergy