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Image Comics' Full November 2025 Solicits And Solicitations
Posted in: Comics, Comics Publishers, Current News, Image, Walking Dead | Tagged: gi joe, spawn, transformers, youngblood Image Comics' Full November 2025 solicits, from Die to Youngblood, from Spawn to Final Boss, from Transformers to G. I....

UK at risk of 'nasty' chikungunya virus with symptoms like 'debilitating joint pain'
Health officials have urged UK travellers to take precautions against mosquito bites while on holiday amid a rise in cases of chikungunya virus. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has reported an increase in the virus amongst travellers...

Health warning issued on mosquito bites abroad amid rise in chikungunya cases
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Warning as deadly ‘suitcase viruses’ that destroy organs and trigger brain swelling spread across the UK and Europe
DEADLY viruses could be making their way to the UK on planes and in holidaymakers' suitcases, experts warn. They say international travel is fuelling a "concerning" rise in both chikungunya and oropouche, and the worst could be yet to come. 18...

UK inflation to rise as summer spending pushes up hotels and airfares
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Health expert urges caution as chikungunya cases rise in neighbouring countries
While Việt Nam has not yet recorded any cases of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus, health experts are urging increased vigilance amid the ongoing hot and humid summer weather, as well as rising outbreaks in other parts of the world. The Deputy...

Cases of organ-destroying tropical virus being diagnosed in Britons have TRIPLED-are YOU at risk of catching chikungunya?
Health officials have issued an urgent warning following a surge in cases of an organ-destroying virus—and warned that holidaymakers need to take extra caution. Chikungunya is classed as a tropical disease, and for the majority of people infected,...
AUGUST 2025 NEWS IN BRIEF
| AIRBUS COMPLETES THE FIRST HORIZONTAL STABILISER FOR THE A350F FREIGHTER IN SPAIN The horizontal stabiliser for the A350F freighter © Airbus Airbus has completed manufacturing the first horizontal stabiliser (HTP) for the A350F freighter at its...

Surge in Chikungunya Cases Among UK Travellers
Travel-associated chikungunya cases in England have almost tripled this year, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Between January and June 2025, 73 cases were reported compared with 27 in the same period in 2024 – the highest...

Life on board a tuna tagging boat: Faces behind the mission
Before the first line hits the water each morning, before the sun lifts over the horizon, the deck of the Gutsy Lady IV is already alive. The hum of the winch, the salt spray in the air, the murmur of early-morning jokes: these are the sounds and...

China battles to control chikungunya virus as 8000 cases are reported
Nearly 8000 people in southern China have fallen ill with chikungunya since mid-June, officials have said, although the outbreak seems to have plateaued after a battle to contain it. The World Health Organization warned on 22 July that flare-ups...

Cases of killer virus that makes the body ‘fold in on itself’ soaring in UK – after virus sparks pandemic fears in China
CASES of a killer virus that can make the body “fold in on itself” have increased in the UK, health chiefs have warned. There were 73 cases of chikungunya, a mosquito-borne disease that causes crippling joint pain, between January and June 2025 in...

Meet Khaleesi: First female dire wolf is brought back from EXTINCTION - 12,000 years after the species vanished
It has been over 12,000 years since the last dire wolves vanished from the Earth. But the apex predators, made famous by Game of Thrones, are once again growing their pack. Last year, Colossal Biosciences genetically engineered the first litter of...

Customs officers seize endangered live animals hidden in luggage
Photo: Screenshot from CCTV News A variety of endangered turtles and crocodiles trafficked for profit, along with substantial quantities of ivory, coral, and other endangered species contraband, have recently been intercepted by customs...

What is the chikungunya virus, how are countries such as China battling it?
United States health officials are urging travellers to remain vigilant as a mosquito-borne virus continues to circulate across parts of Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Indian Ocean. Since the beginning of 2025, there have been...

Oasis warned to 'remain silent' in the US amid fears over Donald Trump revenge
Will Stone and Alex West Entertainment and Showbiz Reporter 18:20 ET, 11 Aug 2025 The Gallagher brothers are being advised to keep their opinions about Donald Trump under wraps to prevent any potential disruption to their upcoming Oasis reunion...
Cumbre Trump-Putin sobre Ucrania: último capítulo en larga historia —y tensión— de Alaska con Rusia
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, EE.UU. — Cuando el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump y su homólogo ruso Vladímir Putin se reúnan en Alaska el viernes, será el capítulo más reciente en la larga historia del 49º estado de Estados Unidos con Rusia... y con...

Oasis given stern Donald Trump warning ahead of US tour dates
The Gallagher brothers have been cautioned to keep their opinions on Donald Trump private to prevent any problems in the US leg of their Oasis reunion tour. This comes after Liam previously branded the notoriously sensitive US President a "d***",...

Chikungunya Surge in East Africa: WHO’s Global Alert Sparks Urgent Action
By Defraise Enosh MUHINDO On July 22, 2025, the World Health Organization issued a global alert warning of a rapidly spreading chikungunya epidemic, originating in the Indian Ocean islands and now threatening East Africa, including Kenya, Somalia,...

Rain falls, as it always has
It has been a rainy week in middle Alaska. Blah. But perhaps I judge liquid precipitation a bit harshly. Rain is, after all, the free distribution of a substance more valuable than gold. And, even in the Southeast’s Little Port Walter — where...