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Fewer than half of intensive care unit patients who suffered brain death had organs donated for transplant in the course of a year, mainly due to families failing to give permission, a new audit reveals today.

Romania and the UK were named as the next worst offenders in the developed world in the OECD’s list of the worst heavy episodic drinkers.

The United States trails dozens of other developed nations when it comes to average life expectancy, new research shows. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Health at a Glance report, the U.S. currently ranks worse than average for life expectancy, compared to other developed countries. As of 2021, the OECD’s average…

Government u-turns on deep sea mining, pledging to back ban until environmental impact of practice is better understand

In the U.S., economic output bounded ahead in the third quarter at a 4.9-per-cent annualized pace. In Canada, economic growth slid to zero

The fourth, three-day plenary session of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) concluded on October 27, 2023, with...

In several OECD nations including the U.S., immigrants are less likely to be unemployed than the native-born population. For other countries, the opposite is true.

Members of the UK’s Second Chamber are clued up on AI’s risks and want the government to move faster and further to address concerns. Marisa Woutersen speaks to the houses AI activists to find out more.

President Yoon Suk Yeol recently reignited controversy over wage differentiation for foreign workers, citing the challenging situations faced by self-employed individuals as a reason.

With the holidays fast approaching, and a response still required from the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions (DDPP), fraud accused Portia “Pankie” Sizani has a long wait ahead of her for her retrial.