A new report from WHO and UNICEF on progress in provision of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) services reveals considerable inequalities in access. Talha Burki reports.

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Early scientific theories—such as those explaining basic phenomena like gravity, burning, and the movement of molecules in ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced backlash after declaring the Pentagon had “absolute and complete authority” to bomb a suspected Venezuelan drug vessel, but then offering no legal basis to back up ...

While ChatGPT is easy to use on the surface, many complex computations that are customized to each user are happening behind the scenes. Large Language Models (LLMs) rely on gigantic AI neural ...

Sharon Stone doesn't think much of the plan to reboot her most famous movie, Basic Instinct. After all, Basic Instinct 2, released in 2006, with her reprising her role of murderous novelist Catherine ...

The new Basic tariff is priced below the newly increased Premium tariffs. However, it is only aimed at existing customers. Spotify has introduced a new basic subscription model, which has been ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who wore a headscarf to a Muslim police officer’s funeral, clapped back at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who seemed to mock her in a tweet. Cruz reposted a photo of Hochul at ...

Mr. Rattner, a contributing Opinion writer, served as counselor to the Treasury secretary in the Obama administration. When my kids were in college, I insisted that they each take at least one ...

Learn how to use pattern-matching features in your Java programs, including pattern matching with switch statements, when clauses, sealed classes, and a preview of primitive type pattern matching in ...

It is becoming harder and harder to talk to a human being. Twice recently I have wanted, needed, to speak to customer services. On each occasion, finding the actual phone number proved tortuous. There ...

The basic advice model has helped millions with simple financial problems, experts say, but warn it is at risk of being overlooked by the introduction of targeted support. Basic advice could address ...