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Arts Council England is seeking legal costs of £40,000 from the Mercury prize winner Speech Debelle and her legal team after she lost an employment tribunal following claims she faced racial discrimination while working for the arts funding body.Debelle, whose real name is Corynne Elliot, worked for ACE as a relationship manager in the organisation’s music team for three years, but left in September 2021, before eventually bringing a tribunal against ACE in 2023.Debelle claimed to have faced microaggressions, bullying and…

Satellite image of Corbassière glacier in Switzerland captured on August 23, 2001, by Landsat 5.Satellite image of Corbassière glacier in Switzerland captured on August 20, 2023, by Landsat 8.The surface melting of a high-elevation glacier in the Alps has rendered it unusable for scientific research.Glaciers are natural archives of past climate. In their frozen layers lies evidence of Earth’s changing temperature and atmospheric composition. But as the climate warms, some of the longest records of our changing planet are…

PULLMAN, Wash. —  The search continues.Saying he was trying to discover whom he could build a team around near the end of a maddening season, UCLA coach Mick Cronin did not unearth any surprises Saturday evening.Point guard Dylan Andrews is likely to be a cornerstone going forward after he continued his late-season surge with another strong showing against Washington State.Center Adem Bona may have no choice but to come back for another college season after committing more needless fouls that limited his…

The drug finasteride, already used to treat hair loss and enlarged prostates, could also help to cut the risk of heart disease.In an analysis of data from both male humans and mice, the drug was shown to improve health and reduce levels of cholesterol.Too much cholesterol in the body is well known to increase heart disease risk, as it encourages atherosclerosis: fatty deposits in blood vessels, blocking the flow of blood through the arteries. Eventually, that can lead to strokes or heart attacks.The research team, from…

According to a new mouse study, gut bacteria may cause vision loss in certain eye diseases, which could potentially be treated with antibiotics.Researchers from China and the UK discovered bacteria from the gut in damaged areas of the eyes of mice with mutations in the Crumbs homolog 1 (CRB1) gene, a major cause of inherited eye diseases."We found an unexpected link between the gut and the eye, which might be the cause of blindness in some patients," says ophthalmologist Richard Lee from University College London, a…

Having fun is big business. Without the factories and mills that first drew hundreds of thousands to towns and cities, today’s modern metropolis is expected to sustain itself and its residents through the manufacturing of leisure and the commodification of a good time. The zeitgeist phrasing is telling: the night-time is now its own economy – one worth an estimated £66bn in the UK. Cities are no longer expected to sleep – sleep is wasted consumption time, after all. But from nightclubs to pubs and restaurants, the story…

Researchers have identified a molecular mechanism responsible for noise-induced hearing loss through excess zinc in the inner ear. Their findings, which show promise in treating and preventing hearing loss with medication that traps excess zinc, could lead to over-the-counter options for protecting against hearing damage.Anyone who has attended a loud concert is familiar with the sensation of ears ringing. Some individuals may suffer from temporary or permanent hearing loss, or significant alterations in how they perceive…

Casino reported a $6 billion loss last year, when it continued to amass debt ahead of a planned restructuring that will see control cede to a consortium led by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. Casino reported a $6 billion loss last year, when it continued to amass debt ahead of a planned restructuring that will see control cede to a consortium led by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of…

Financial Times: Klarna reports 2023 revenue up 22% YoY to ~$2.28B, a $241M net loss, down from $1.01B in 2022, with credit losses falling by 32% in 2023 to $369M — Klarna has reported a fifth straight annual loss as the Swedish fintech that was once Europe's most valuable private tech group stuck … Financial Times: Klarna reports 2023 revenue up 22% YoY to ~$2.28B, a $241M net loss, down from $1.01B in 2022, with credit losses falling by 32% in 2023 to $369M — Klarna has…

Cr | Istock | Getty ImagesShares of Viking Therapeutics soared more than 80% in premarket trading Tuesday after the company's experimental weight loss drug showed promising initial results in a mid-stage trial. Viking Therapeutics is one of several small obesity drugmakers hoping to enter the budding weight loss drug industry, which analysts say could grow into a $100 billion market by the end of the decade. But it may not join that space on its own: Analysts have suggested that larger pharmaceutical companies such as…