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Conflict and Climate Drive Record Global Hunger in 2024, UN Warns
May 17, 2025
Conflict and Climate Drive Record Global Hunger in 2024, UN Warns
Acute food insecurity escalated for the sixth consecutive year in 2024, with over 295 million people across 53 countries and territories affected—a 5% increase from 2023, Arab News reported. The UN’s 2025 Global Report on Food Crises highlights conflict, climate…
UN Warns 500 Afghan Health Centers Face Closure Amid U.S. Aid Cuts
May 17, 2025
UN Warns 500 Afghan Health Centers Face Closure Amid U.S. Aid Cuts
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned that U.S. funding cuts of $102 million will force the closure of 500 health centers in Afghanistan, depriving 6.9 million women and children of critical care, Khaama Press reported. The reduction, part…
Apple Integrates Thought-Controlled iPhone Access via Synchron’s Brain Tech
May 17, 2025
Apple Integrates Thought-Controlled iPhone Access via Synchron’s Brain Tech
Apple has officially recognized neural interfaces as a native input method for iPhones, iPads, and Vision Pro headsets through a partnership with Synchron, a Bill Gates- and Jeff Bezos-backed neurotech startup, New Atlas reported. The collaboration enables users with severe…
Malaysia Pioneers Fully Digital Halal Certification to Boost Global Trade
May 17, 2025
Malaysia Pioneers Fully Digital Halal Certification to Boost Global Trade
Malaysia has launched a groundbreaking digital halal certification system, positioning itself as a leader in the rapidly expanding global halal market, The Halal Times reported. The Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) unveiled the MYeHALAL platform on May 5, replacing…
Scientists Discover Oxygen in The Most Distant Galaxy Ever
May 17, 2025
Scientists Discover Oxygen in The Most Distant Galaxy Ever
Scientists have detected oxygen in galaxy GHZ2, located 13.4 billion light-years away, offering new insights into the early universe, Daily Galaxy reported. Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers observed faint emissions…
Scientists Identify Brain’s Secret Weapon Against Hunger to Advance Treatment of Obesity
May 17, 2025
Scientists Identify Brain’s Secret Weapon Against Hunger to Advance Treatment of Obesity
Scientists at Fujita Health University have discovered that neuroestrogen, a form of estrogen produced in the brain, plays a crucial role in regulating appetite, SciTech Daily reported. Unlike ovarian estrogen, neuroestrogen is synthesized in the brain by the enzyme aromatase…
World’s largest poultry exporter Brazil confirms bird flu outbreak
May 17, 2025
World’s largest poultry exporter Brazil confirms bird flu outbreak
Brazil, the world’s biggest poultry exporter, has confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a commercial farm in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, Arab News reported. The discovery has prompted China to impose a 60-day ban…
Najaf-Based NCSS Kicks off Professional News Writing Training Course
May 17, 2025
Najaf-Based NCSS Kicks off Professional News Writing Training Course
With the support of the Najaf-based Najaf Al-Ashraf Center for Strategic Studies (NCSS), one of the centers affiliated with the Supreme Marja, the General Union of Journalists and Media Professionals of Iraq – Najaf Al-Ashraf Branch, held a new training…
Half of women’s crisis response groups risk closure within 6 months amid global aid cuts, UN Women warns
May 16, 2025
Half of women’s crisis response groups risk closure within 6 months amid global aid cuts, UN Women warns
Nearly half of all women-led organizations providing critical support in humanitarian crises face the risk of closure within six months due to steep cuts in international funding, Anadolu Agency reported citing UN Women. This warning comes from a new report…
Death Toll from Tropical Disease Outbreak in Northern Australia Rises to 31
May 16, 2025
Death Toll from Tropical Disease Outbreak in Northern Australia Rises to 31
Northern Australia is grappling with an outbreak of melioidosis, a rare tropical disease linked to heavy rainfall and flooding, which has claimed at least 31 lives so far in 2025, Anadolu Agency reported. Queensland’s health department reported four new cases…