Why I Stopped Wearing Earbuds After Hearing LossAs Joni Mitchell once sang, “you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone,” and that rings particularly true for our health. In early 2025, I learned this lesson the scary way when what started as a nasty weeks-long cold turned into the following symptoms in my left ear: reduced hearing, a feeling of fullness, occasional tinnitus (ringing in the...

Asha Bhosle: Celebrities and fans pay tributes to legendary singerCrowds are gathering to pay their respects to legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle at her residence in Mumbai city. The two-time Grammy nominee died on Sunday at a Mumbai hospital, where she had been admitted after suffering a heart attack. Her last rites will take place on Monday evening at Shivaji Park in Mumbai city, with full...

'My son is dead': Swiss bar owners confronted by fire victim familiesThe owners of a Swiss bar, where a deadly fire broke out on New Year's Eve, killing 41 people and injuring at least 115 others, were heckled by grieving families, as they appeared in court in Switzerland on Thursday.Jessica and Jacques Moretti are under criminal investigation for involuntary manslaughter, as well as bodily...

China should stop hoarding food and fertiliser, says former World Bank chief55 minutes agoSam FenwickWorld Business Report PresenterGetty ImagesFormer World Bank President David MalpassA former World Bank president has told the BBC that China should stop hoarding food and fertiliser to ease a global supply crisis caused by the Iran war.David Malpass, who also served as Treasury Under Secretary...

An AI data center boom is fueling Redwood’s energy storage business A year ago, Redwood Materials didn’t have an energy storage business. Now, it is the fastest-growing unit within the battery recycling and materials startup — a reflection of an AI data center building boom. The evidence of that growth, the company says, can be found at its R&D lab in San Francisco, which has expanded...