Jun 10, 2025, 07:31 PM ET Chile will miss their third straight World Cup after losing 2-0 at Bolívia on Tuesday to remain last in South America’s 10-team round-robin competition. Bolivia kept their hopes alive for an inter-continental playoff spot in a bid to reach the 2026 tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada….
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Michael Dempsey Technology Reporter Reaction Engines Reaction Engines hoped one day its tech would power a reusable space plane “It was going great until it fell apart.” Richard Varvill recalls the emotional shock that hits home when a high-tech venture goes off the rails. The former chief technology officer speaks ruefully about his long career…
Finding a better way Every time an Amsterdam resident applies for benefits, a caseworker reviews the application for irregularities. If an application looks suspicious, it can be sent to the city’s investigations department—which could lead to a rejection, a request to correct paperwork errors, or a recommendation that the candidate receive less money. Investigations can…
Researchers identify “meal memory” neurons in laboratory rats that could explain why forgetting lunch leads to overeating. Scientists have discovered a specific group of brain cells that create memories of meals, encoding not just what food was eaten but when it was eaten. The findings, published today in Nature Communications, could explain why people with…
Dominic Hughes Health Correspondent Annabel Rackham Health Reporter Getty Images Health experts are urging anyone having sex with a new or casual partner to use a condom New cases of the sexually transmitted infection syphilis have risen again in England, continuing a trend dating back to the early 2000s. While the overall number of people…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered a spending review she said would put Britain on a path to “national renewal”, with the NHS receiving a £29bn annual boost while other areas of day-to-day spending faced…
Sam Francis Political reporter Jack Fenwick Political correspondent PA Media The government has set out plans to end the use of hotels to hold asylum seekers by 2029, a move Rachel Reeves says will save £1bn a year. Unveiling her Spending Review on Wednesday, the chancellor pledged £200m to “cut the asylum backlog, hear more…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Are you not entertained? Because, frankly, you’ve now seen the show. This is, finally, the big plan voters have waited nearly a year to see. After hefty tax rises and some political mis-steps, this was…
There are a few moments to which we can point and see the trajectory of an entire sport change. In golf, the 1962 U.S. Open was one such turning point as a young challenger named Jack Nicklaus seemingly came out of nowhere to defeat the theretofore unbeatable Arnold Palmer in his own backyard. The ’62…
