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DNA building blocks on asteroid Ryugu, bacteria that eat plastic waste, and more science news

Remember when Japan sent a spacecraft to an asteroid 180 million miles away to scoop some dirt off the surface? Six years on from its arrival to Earth, that sample has yielded some insights about what may have seeded life on our planet. Read on to learn more about the latest findings...

Judge blocks Trump administration move to cut $600 million in HIV funding from states

A federal judge on Thursday blocked a Trump administration order slashing $600 million in federal grant funding for HIV programs in California and three other states, finding merit in the states’ argument that the move was politically motivated by disagreements over unrelated state sanctuary policies. U.S. District Judge Manish Shah, an Obama appointee in Illinois

Lammy blocks open prison move for killer of London schoolboy Jimmy Mizen ‘who rapped about murder’

Justice secretary David Lammy has blocked a Parole Board recommendation that a killer accused of releasing rap music about his murder of a London schoolboy be transferred to an open prison. Read More Jake Fahri was jailed for life in 2009 with a minimum term of 14 years for killing Jimmy Mizen by throwing an

KSA blocks gambling sponsorship at Dutch Grand Prix

The Netherlands’ Gambling Authority has announced stricter enforcement of sponsorship rules for sports federations and event organizers, providing additional guidance on gambling-related advertising. In a recent move, the Ksa contacted the organizers of the Formula 1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort to clarify the regulations. As a result, no teams will feature gambling provider

Italy blocks AI app DeepSeek over data privacy concerns

Italy's data protection authority said on Thursday it had blocked Chinese artificial intelligence chatbot DeepSeek over a lack of information on its processing of users' personal data. The GPDP said it had decided to act after receiving "completely insufficient" answers to its questions about the firm's use of personal data. In a statement, it said