Human eggs with the potential to become fertilised embryos have been grown in a laboratory for the first time in a breakthrough that could unlock future fertility treatments. In a landmark development, scientists have been able to replicate the process where egg cells mature in the ovaries outside of the body. Using strips of ovarian tissue removed…

The National Treasury Employees Union, a major labor union for federal agency workers, said in a statement that agencies will notify employees if they get furloughed during a shutdown. The union will work with lawmakers to make sure employees get paid if they have to work during the shutdown, the organization said. Senate leaders moved…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrials plunged more than 1,000 points Thursday, deepening a weeklong sell-off and dragging the stock market into an official « correction » for the first time in two years as fearful investors sought to get out before their losses mounted. The rout marked a stark turnabout in investors’ mood from…

Who won the deadline, what were the biggest surprises and what’s next? Our NBA experts break down what happened and what it means.

Am US-Aktienmarkt ist es zu einem erneuten Kursrutsch gekommen. Erstmals seit November schloss der Dow Jones unter 24.000 Punkten. Der Leitindex lag am Ende des Handelstags mit 4,2 Prozent oder mehr als 1.000 Punkten im Minus. Keiner der 30 Index-Werte konnte sich im Plus halten. « Die Angst vor steigenden Zinsen hält die Börsen weiterhin im…

Das vereinte Berlin wartet auf das Humboldt-Forum. Das östliche Berlin hingegen hatte sein Marx- Engels-Forum, dessen jämmerlich unfertige Gestalt alles über die Endzeit eines Staats besagt, der sich zum Schluss noch ein Marx-Engels-Denkmal leisten wollte. Genug ist über dieses antiheroische Denkmal par excellence gespottet worden. Im Marx-Jahr, im Jahr des 200. Geburtstags des Denkers, Politikers…

Laatzen – Mitarbeiter standen mit roten Luftballons Spalier, es gab eine Dia-Show sowie Torte aus Rindermett und Vollkornflocken: großer Bahnhof für Golden Retriever „Eyla“ (12). Einer der ersten „Therapeuten auf vier Pfoten“ geht in Rente. Fast zwölf Jahre kam die Hündin im Pflegeheim von Dr. Anne Wilkening an der Mergenthaler Straße zum Einsatz, betreute 197…

Updated February 09, 2018 10:50:17 The Australian stock market has fallen sharply on opening and no sectors are safe. Today’s local trading comes after another blood bath on Wall Street that saw the Dow Jones close down more than 1,000 points for the second time this week. Topics: stockmarket, business-economics-and-finance, markets, australia, united-states First posted…

We’re about to get more of The Four. Fox has renewed the music competition series The Four: Battle for Stardom for a second season. The new episodes will air this summer. The show, which wraps its first season tonight, has been Fox’s highest-rated unscripted series in nearly four years among adults 18-49, even though the actual rating…

2018 Winter Olympics: Reasons to look forward to the Pyeongchang Games XXIII Olympic Winter Games Venue: Pyeongchang, South Korea Dates: 9-25 February Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, Red Button, Connected TVs, BBC Sport website and mobile app. Full coverage times The 23rd Winter Olympics begin in Pyeongchang on Friday and are set to be…