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A fire at a lithium battery factory near Seoul on Monday killed 22 workers, most of them migrant workers from China, in one of South Korea’s deadliest fires in years, officials said.Officials said rescuers were still searching the building in Hwaseong, 28 miles south of Seoul, for a worker who had been reported missing. They said it was unclear if the worker was in the building when the fire broke out.Two workers were taken to hospital with serious injuries. Six others were slightly injured.Kim Jin-young, an official with the Hwaseong Fire Department, said 102 people were working at the factory,…

For years, conservatives have condemned universities’ use of diversity statements, which ask job applicants to detail their commitment to improving opportunities for marginalized and underrepresented groups.Critics called such statements dogmatic, coercive and, in a lawsuit seeking to end the practice in California, “a modern-day oath of allegiance” reminiscent of when teachers had to denounce the Communist Party.However, the use of diversity statements continued to grow and eventually became a requirement when applying for a teaching job at many of the nation’s most selective universities. That seems to be changing.Harvard University’s School of Arts and Sciences and the Massachusetts Institute of…

Apple is imposing unfair restrictions on app developers for its App Store in violation of a new European Union law aimed at encouraging competition in the technology industry, regulators in Brussels said on Monday.The charges further escalated a row between Apple, which says its products are designed in the best interests of customers, and EU regulators, who say the company is unfairly using its size and significant resources to stifle competition. .Apple is the first company to be accused of violating the Digital Markets Act, a law passed in 2022 that gives European regulators broad powers to force the biggest…

Unlike most other supplements, fish oil has been rigorously studied, said Dr. JoAnn Manson, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. However, the results of these studies have been mixed, leaving researchers and doctors still debating whether fish oil is beneficial for heart health. They also found that taking fish oil was associated with a slightly higher risk of developing atrial fibrillation, a type of irregular heartbeat.This is where the evidence for both the benefits and risks of fish oil lies today.Lots of studies, but unclear benefitsAfter reading the Greenland dispatches, researchers began examining people in other parts of…

The Canal du Midi, dug entirely by hand and hailed as an engineering marvel upon its completion in 1681, offers a refreshing alternative to French travel: a cycling route through the cities and landscapes of the country’s south. Crossing Occitanie, the canal gives cyclists of all skill levels access to parts of France that are rich in history, but are sometimes passed over by visitors with (only) Paris on their minds.When I discovered that the channel was manageable for non-serious cyclists like me, I was hooked. The 150-mile waterway stretches from the city of Toulouse to the Mediterranean port of…

Gunmen attacked synagogues and churches in two cities in southern Russia on Sunday, killing several police officers and a priest, in an apparently coordinated attack that underscored Russia’s vulnerability to extremist violence.Officials said six of the gunmen were killed after shooting in the two cities of Makhachkala and Derbent in the predominantly Muslim region of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea. Wielding rifles and Molotov cocktails, they attacked a synagogue and a church in each of the two cities, according to authorities and religious organizations.Sergei Melikov, governor of Dagestan, described the attack as the latest attack “on our brotherhood, on our…

Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, last week dropped most of the 46 cases against pro-Palestinian protesters charged in the April 30 siege of Hamilton Hall at Columbia University because prosecutors had little evidence the cases would stand trial. .There was limited video footage of what happened inside the campus building, Doug Cohen, a spokesman for the district attorney, said in a statement. Protesters wore masks and covered security cameras, preventing prosecutors from identifying those who blocked doors and smashed chairs, desks and windows during the 17-hour occupation.The district attorney announced the decision to drop 31 of the 46 cases…

Anthony JF O’Reilly, a charming, talented, Irish-born former chairman of the HJ Heinz Company who also owned newspapers, luxury brands and trophy homes in France and the Bahamas, only to lose almost everything in his eighth decade. died 18 May in Dublin. It was 88.The Irish Times and other Irish newspapers, citing a family spokesman, said he died in hospital. No reason was given.From his earliest years, Mr. O’Reilly, who was known as Tony, showed an embarrassment for gifts. He was a top rugby player while still in his teens – the “red-headed pinup boy of Irish rugby”, as The…

Immunotherapy has transformed cancer treatment. It works with the immune system to attack malignancies that have evaded the body’s natural defenses. This advance offers an alternative to treating cancer with surgery or chemotherapy and radiation, which can attack healthy tissue and cause extreme side effects.The treatment is not only scientifically complex but also expensive. Investing money and time makes sense when it comes to saving people. But what about when it comes to dogs?Dr. Hans Klingemann has worked and researched cancer immunotherapy for decades, with leading departments at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and Tufts Medical Center in Boston.…

In recent summers in East Hampton, New York, many people have woken up early in the hope of catching a glimpse of Jay-Z on one of his early morning walks among the residential mansions of tycoons such as David Zaslav, David Geffen and Ron Perelman. .But this season, the world’s most successful rapper seems to have been upstaged by a new star in town: a wild American flamingo that has drawn hundreds of spectators in recent weeks.He apparently arrived in this financial enclave of celebrities, plutocrats and tourists last month, taking up residence at Lake Georgica, a brackish coastal lake…