Ten years after Iraq war began, Iran reaps the gains The influence of Tehran on its neighbor is growing, while the U.S., Iraqi officials and analysts say, pursues a policy of near-total disengagement... Ten years after the U.S.-led invasion to oust Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, the geopolitical winner of the war appears to be their common enemy: Iran. More
Iraq war costs U.S. more than $2 trillion: study The U.S. war in Iraq has cost $1.7 trillion with an additional $490 billion in benefits owed to war veterans, expenses that could grow to more than $6 trillion over the next four decades counting interest, a study released on Thursday said. More
Workers protest to get EU leaders to end austerity Thousands of workers protested in Brussels on Thursday to demand that EU leaders gathering for a summit bring an end to austerity measures and instead focus on boosting growth and reducing unemployment. More
PARIS — Thousands of protesters took to the streets across France on Saturday, responding to a call from a far-left party leader who criticized as a “power grab” the president’s appointment of a conservative new prime minister, Michel Barnier.
The protests directly challenged President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to bypass a prime minister from the far-left bloc following a deeply dividing —and divided — legislative election result in July.
Missouri reports 1st human case of bird flu in the state ABC NewsBird flu detected in Missouri individual who is not a farm worker The Washington PostPerson infected with bird flu had no contact with animals — here’s why experts are concerned New York Post First case of bird flu without known animal contact detected in Missouri: CDC The Hill
New Images of Mercury Show Speckled Surface in Sharp Detail The New York TimesFourth Mercury flyby begins BepiColombo’s new trajectory European Space AgencyA Mercury-bound probe just provided a spectacular sneak preview of its mission MashableBepiColombo Mission Returns to Mercury for Best Flyby Views Yet Sky & TelescopeBepiColombo probe captures stunning Mercury images in closest flyby yet Space.com
Common Food Dye Makes Mouse Skin Transparent, Researchers Find DecryptScientific discovery that turns mouse skin transparent echoes plot of H. G. Wells’ ‘The Invisible Man’ CNNDye in Doritos used in experiment that, like a 'magic trick,' created see-through mice Yahoo! VoicesIn a first, living mice are made transparent STATResearchers Create Solution That Makes Living Skin Transparent The University of Texas at Dallas
WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak The Associated PressWhat It’s Like to Respond to Mpox in Africa Right Now TIMEMpox and the dangers of treating some lives as disposable Al Jazeera EnglishDRC receives first donation of 100,000 mpox vaccines to contain outbreak The Guardian