As interest rates decline, US mortgage demand is soaring, with home loan applications jumping 20%. Buyers are returning to the market, fueling a housing rebound amid the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts. Will lower rates continue to drive home sales this spring?

US mortgage demand surges as interest rates drop sharply

Georgia supreme court restores six-week 'heartbeat' abortion ban; White House slams decision

Pregnant women in Texas facing ‘terrifying’ health crisis; maternal deaths surge 56% after abortion ban: Study

India's financial capital Mumbai is witnessing a new Public Health concern as there's a rise in the number of suicide cases especially amongst minors. This is said to be especially true for minor girls as the latest data suggest that more minor girls than boys have committed suicide in a span of four years.

Mumbai: 23% more minor girls than boys died by suicide in 4 years

Iran is carrying out executions "at an alarming rate," putting to death at least 419 people in the first seven months of the year, the United Nations chief said in a new report. That's a 30% increase from the same period in 2022.

Iran executes at least 419 people in the first seven months of 2023

'Good' cholesterol not good? HDL deemed a dementia risk, suggests new study

France battles widespread rise of bedbugs, vows to ‘reassure, protect’ public ahead of Olympics 2024

The United States has seen a record increase in homeless people this year. A Wall Street Journal Review of data from around the country revealed the figures. The data so far this year is up roughly 11 from 2022 this marks a sharp jump that would represent by far the biggest recorded increase since the government started keeping track.

Record rise in number of homeless Americans

India: Covid variant XBB1.16 leads to spike in cases. Know its symptoms and precautions

The amount of time the average viewer spent watching women's sport in 2022 is more than double the 2021 figure. Watch this to know more.

Increase in viewership of women's sport in 2022: Research

The Federal Reserve is taking its foot off the brake a little bit more. However, it seems ill-prepared to press the economy's gas pedal. As anticipated, the Fed increased its benchmark short-term interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, reversing a half-point increase in December and recognising a historic inflation spike is fading.

US: Fed approves 0.25% rate increase, Powell suggests 'couple' more hikes coming

UK economy registers 0.1 per cent increase in November; still, recession looms

UK Covid cases jump more than 30% in a week, data suggests

United States: Abortions increased by 8 per cent from 2017 to 2020, reversing three-decade downward trend

Mumbai sees five-fold increase in covid cases

Artificial sweeteners increase risk of cancer by up to 13%, says study

India to increase coal production to two million tonnes per day in a week's time

66.2% have antibodies, two-fold increase since October 2020, indicates latest Serosurvey by Tamil Nadu government

OPEC and allies set for another crude output increase

Bitcoin fell nearly 30 percent at one stage on Friday to $11,159.93 and, despite a late recovery, had its worst week since 2013

Bitcoin rises 10 percent, recovers from last week's brutal selloff

Harvey became a category 2 storm as it crossed the Gulf of Mexico with winds of 105 mph (169 kph), 220 miles (355 km) off Corpus Christi, Texas

Hurricane Harvey hits US mainland, oil prices increase

Production from Libya's Sharara oilfield, the conflict-riven country's largest, has been seesawing. The field remained shut on Wednesday

Increase in production from Libya, Oil prices fell on Wednesday

President Jacob Zuma's ANC controls large parts of the country's municipalities, but graft scandals have made him unpopular

South African President urges citizens to vote for African National Congress

Would-be mothers please take note! Prenatal exposure to harmful air-borne pollutants can likely increase the risk of stillbirth during the pregnancy`s third trimester, finds a new study based on `suggestive evidence

Air pollution may up stillbirth risk during third trimester

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