Health

Travel

Channel Smuggling Gangs Turn to ‘Mega-Dinghies’ as Crackdown Intensifies

A drop in small boats illegally reaching the UK is forcing people smuggling gangs to adopt new tactics, a BBC investigation has found, according to the BBC.

WH News Sep 3, 2026

Celebrity

Mayday Review: Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh Cold War Bromance

Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh star in Mayday, a goofy but entertaining action-comedy set during the 80s Cold War era, according to The Guardian.

WH News Sep 3, 2026

Corporate

US oil giant Chevron to expand Venezuela operations

Chevron will invest more than $7bn through its Venezuela joint ventures to double oil production to about 600,000 barrels per day over the next five years, according to the company.

WH News Sep 2, 2026

US Politics

Republican Senator Calls Trump to Fire Defense Secretary Hegseth

U.S. Senator Thom Tillis has urged President Donald Trump to remove Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, citing a 'leadership void' within the military, according to a social media post.

WH News Sep 2, 2026

AI

OpenAI Faces 30 New Lawsuits Over Tumbler Ridge Mass Shooting

OpenAI is facing another wave of lawsuits following the February mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, which left eight people dead. On Wednesday, 30 new complaints were filed in a U.S. federal court in California.

WH News Sep 2, 2026

Discovery

Maltese Tycoon Acquitted in Journalist Murder Case

A Maltese businessman accused of orchestrating the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has been acquitted, according to Reuters.

WH News Sep 2, 2026

아프리카

에볼라 바이러스 확산… 479명 사망

메종 쌍방(의료 없이 행동하는 의사)에 따르면, 2024년 1월 이후 콩고 민주 공화국에서 에볼라 바이러스 확산으로 479명이 사망했다. 이 바이러스는 치료 없으면 치명적일 수 있으며, 필리핀과 미국에서도 확산 우려가 있다.

WH News Sep 2, 2026

Descubrimiento

Casi 430 millones de agricultores envenenados anualmente

Casi la mitad de los agricultores del mundo, unos 429 millones, sufren envenenamiento agudo por pesticidas cada año, según un estudio publicado en Frontiers in Public Health.

WH News Sep 2, 2026

Entdeckung

Fast die Hälfte der Landwirte weltweit von Pestiziden vergiftet

Fast die Hälfte der weltweiten Landwirte ist jedes Jahr akut durch Pestizide vergiftet. Das ergibt eine Studie im Fachjournal Frontiers in Public Health.

WH News Sep 2, 2026

Discovery

Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts find

Almost half of the world’s farmers are poisoned by pesticides every year, according to a new study published in Frontiers in Public Health. Based on a global farming population of 934 million, this means around 46%—approximately 429 million people—are exposed to acute pesticide poisoning annually.

WH News Sep 2, 2026

Markets

30 New Lawsuits Over Tumbler Ridge Mass Shooting Target OpenAI

Thirty new lawsuits have been filed against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, by victims of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, bringing the total to 37 cases. The plaintiffs claim the company failed to act on warnings about the shooter’s violent intentions.

WH News Sep 2, 2026

US Politics

Trump Ally Defends Venezuela Oil Deal Amid ‘Gunpoint Diplomacy’ Criticism

The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, has denied Washington is seeking to commandeer huge quantities of Venezuelan oil, amid growing criticism of Donald Trump’s energy deal with the country’s interim leaders.

WH News Sep 2, 2026

Middle East

More Than 900 Killed in Gaza Despite Ceasefire

More than 900 people have been killed in Gaza this year despite a ceasefire agreement, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. The Israel Defense Forces disputes the figures, saying there is 'no basis to assume' all deaths were caused by Israeli military activity.

WH News Sep 2, 2026

Internet & Apps

Uber Lays Off 3,300 Employees in Largest Cuts Since the Pandemic

Uber Technologies has laid off 3,300 employees, or 10 percent of its workforce, marking the largest cuts to the ride-hailing company’s headcount since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report from Al Jazeera.

WH News Sep 2, 2026

Africa

South African Airline Cancels Daring Stadium Flyby Stunt

The South African airline behind a low-flying aerial stunt over a packed stadium has canceled a planned repeat performance, the country's aviation regulator has confirmed.

WH News Sep 2, 2026