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Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, The Rockefeller University, and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a novel magnetogenetics technology that enables non-invasive control of brain circuits using magnetic fields, SciTech Daily reported yesterday. This method, detailed…

A recent report from monitoring network MapBiomas reveals that Brazil has suffered significant forest devastation, with 22.38 million hectares affected by fires in the first nine months of 2024, Xinhua reported yesterday. September alone accounted for 10.65 million hectares lost.…

The Lebanese navy successfully rescued 99 migrants attempting to flee the country illegally on Friday, Xinhua reported yesterday. The operation involved the rescue of 98 Syrians and one Lebanese national from two boats that were sinking while en route to…

At least 11 people were killed and eight injured, including women and children, in tribal clashes in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, Arab News reported yesterday. The violence erupted in Kurram district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, following a shooting incident between rival…

A train collision in Minya Province, Egypt, on Sunday resulted in 20 injuries as two carriages fell into an irrigation canal, VOA reported on Sunday. The Egyptian National Railways (ENR) reported that the accident occurred when one train struck the…

Michael Fakhri, UN special rapporteur on the right to food, has warned that hunger and malnutrition rates in Lebanon could rise sharply due to the ongoing Israeli military operations, which have already resulted in over 2,000 deaths and displaced approximately…

The Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, attributed the deficiencies and problems currently faced by Islamic countries to their superficial adherence to the name and slogan of Islam, without reflecting the practical reality of its teachings. In…

The Global Hunger Index for 2024 has been released, showing a rise in Iraq’s hunger score, causing the country to fall six places compared to 2023. The report indicates that Iraq’s hunger score reached 14.9 in 2024, an increase of…

The 2024 Global Hunger Index reveals that 733 million people worldwide lack sufficient calories, while 2.8 billion cannot afford a healthy diet, reliefweb reported yesterday. Despite a moderate global hunger score of 18.3, disparities persist, with regions like Africa South…

The recent election victory of Austria’s far-right Freedom party (FPÖ) has sparked significant fears among the country’s Muslim community, Hyphen Online revealed yesterday. The FPÖ, which garnered 29% of the vote, campaigned on a controversial “remigration” platform, advocating for the…