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Hybrid work blurs the line between work and home – here’s how couples can set boundaries

July 17, 2026 (Conversation) Hybrid work has brought many real benefits. Greater flexibility can make it easier to manage work alongside family responsibilities, personal commitments and other demands. But it has also created new challenges, particularly for professional couples trying to build two careers alongside a shared life. When work and family life increasingly overlap, couples can face difficult questions about how to share responsibilities at home and support both careers. My colleague and I became interested in this topic because we could see both sides of hybrid work in our own lives. The flexibility was valuable, but it didn’t

Same skin nerve cells can sense both warmth and cool: New study challenges previous findings

New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) New research has found that temperature sensitive nerve cells of the skin can sense both cool and warmth, challenging a widely accepted view that skin relies on separate nerve cells to detect each temperature. Author Clarissa Whitmire, from Queensland Brain Institute at The University of Queensland, Australia, said specialised nerve cells—called thermoreceptors—are critical to human survival, relaying to the brain what is happening at the body’s surface. “Our study shows that rather than relying on two separate nerve cells to sense warmth and cool, the body’s thermoreceptors can signal both sensations to the brain—increasing activity

Andy Burnham is declared leader of Britain’s Labour Party, will become prime minister on Monday

LONDON, July, 17, 2026 (AP) — Andy Burnham promised to bring back hope for the British people as he was officially declared leader of the U.K.’s governing Labour Party on Friday, clearing his final hurdle to take office as prime minister next week. The former mayor of Greater Manchester was the only contender in the center-left party’s leadership contest to replace departing Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Friday’s announcement was a forgone conclusion after Burnham secured nominations from 379 of the 403 Labour lawmakers in the House of Commons in advance. “We’re going to give them hope back,” Burnham said in

India joins select group of nations operating hydrogen-powered trains

July 17 (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the country’s first hydrogen-powered train on Friday, making it ​one of a handful of nations to use ‌the zero-emission, clean fuel technology. India joins a select group of countries, including Germany, Japan, China and the United States, with such ​trains. They produce only heat and water ​vapour as by-products, a cleaner alternative to ⁠traditional diesel locomotives. The 10-coach train set, which has ​a capacity of 2,600 passengers, will run twice a ​day between the cities of Jind and Sonipat in the northern state of Haryana, bordering the national capital of

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