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Experts have said the US-funded trial would deny critical vaccines to thousands of infants.
Experts have said the US-funded trial would deny critical vaccines to thousands of infants.
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<p>Dhillon is first high-level justice department official to leave after historic Republican defeat in 2026 midterms</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/nov/05/midterm-elections-live-latest-updates-mississippi-senate-race">US midterms 2026 live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Harmeet Dhillon, a Donald Trump ally who led the justice department’s civil rights division, is <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/harmeet-dhillon-resigns-justice-departments-assistant-attorney-general-civil-rights">reportedly</a> leaving the position.</p><p>Dhillon is the first high-ranking justice department official to leave after the midterm elections in which Democrats took control of Congress. Democrats are expected to use that power to aggressively investigate executive agencies, including the justice department. Dhillon’s departure <a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/justice-department-civil-rights-head-dhillon-plans-to-resign">was first reported</a> by Bloomberg Law.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/05/harmeet-dhillon-doj-resignation">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Share index slumps 5% amid signs AI industry will face tougher regulation after Democrats’ midterm elections success</p><p>The tech-heavy US Nasdaq share index is on track for its worst day in 18 months after slumping by up to 5% on Thursday amid growing signs that the artificial intelligence industry will face tougher regulation after <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/05/democrats-state-legislatures-midterm-elections">this week’s midterm elections</a>.</p><p>As Wall Street sustained widespread losses, the Nasdaq composite tumbled into ‘correction territory’ – more than 10% below its recent record high. The index was heading for its biggest one-day fall since Donald Trump announced his ‘liberation day’ tariffs on US trading partners in April 2025.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/05/nasdaq-heading-for-worst-day-in-18-months-as-wall-street-sustains-widespread-losses">Continue reading...</a>
<p>British College of Aesthetic Medicine launches checklist as part of ‘vet it before you get it’ campaign</p><p>Cosmetic tourism is often sold as a package of sun, sea and surgery, but experts have said travelling overseas for procedures can end in infections, disfigurement and death.</p><p>Nora Nugent, a consultant plastic surgeon and former president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, said travelling to countries such as Turkey for surgery came with myriad risks – and not just on the operating table.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/nov/05/beware-cosmetic-surgery-tourism-packages-experts-advise">Continue reading...</a>
<p>New report finds that record label Ador stripped child protections from group’s contracts when they were minors</p><p>The superstar K-pop group NewJeans signed restrictive record label contracts that waived their right to “sleep, rest and free choice”.</p><p>A new report from the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/11/05/world/asia/kpop-newjeans-contract.html">New York Times</a> found that the contracts were signed when the members of the record-breaking girl group were aged 14 to 17.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/nov/05/k-pop-group-newjeans-contract">Continue reading...</a>