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06 MAY 2025 Whooping cough, a bacterial infection that can be especially dangerous for babies and young children, is on the rise. Already in 2025 the U.S. has recorded 8,485 cases. That’s compared with 4,266 cases during the same period in 2024. Like measles, which is also spreading at unprecedented …

05 MAY 2025 Around 57 million people worldwide have dementia. While most cases of dementia are diagnosed in older adults, about 7% of cases occur in people under 65. This number may be even higher as young-onset dementia continues to be under-recognised. This means many people may be missing out …

03 MAY 2025 The Mediterranean Sea has become the world’s fifth Emission Control Area (ECA) for sulphur oxides starting May 1, 2025. This landmark regulation, adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), will require vessels operating in Mediterranean waters to use fuel with a sulphur content not exceeding 0.10%. The …

04 MAY 2025 Spot rates across all the major east-west deepsea trades continued their downward descent this week, although it has become increasingly clear that widespread blanked sailings on the transpacific trade managed to stave off a complete crash. Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI) this week saw a week-on-week decline …

02 MAY 2025 A small vessel issued a distress call shortly after midnight local time off Malta on May 2 reporting that it was on fire and claiming it was under attack by drones. The activist group Freedom Flotilla Coalition which is campaigning to free Gaza quickly reported it was …

01 MAY 2025  Maersk is confirming there was an incident aboard one of its containerships in the Atlantic on Monday, April 28, that injured three crewmembers and has left the ship drifting while teams work to identify “operational contingencies.” A spokesperson for Maersk said one crewmember is in critical but …