Study: Hypochondriacs face heightened risk of dying from illness

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Two Swedish people who were examined in a recent study had similar backgrounds: They were born in the same year and lived in the same county. But one of them — a diagnosed hypochondriac — was much more likely to die of a serious illness. Swedish researchers … Read more

France’s Macron holds security meeting amid heightened alert after deadly school stabbing

ARRAS, France — French President Emmanuel Macron was holding Monday a special security meeting amid heightened alert against feared terror threats, as a high school where a teacher was fatally stabbed in an attack last week has been evacuated over a bomb alert. Several hundreds of students and teachers could be seen going back into … Read more

Putin in a ‘heightened emotional state’ and ‘bordering on euphoria’ following failed Wagner mutiny, Russia analyst says

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a authorities assembly on tourism growth in Russia through a video hyperlink from Saint Petersburg on Could 2, 2023.MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/SPUTNIK/AFP through Getty Pictures Vladimir Putin is in a “heightened emotional state” following the Wagner mutiny, a Russia professional says. It makes him inclined to manipulation, and his entourage is gaining … Read more