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The centuries-old Kashmiri carpet industry faces a severe threat due to the Trump administration’s 28% tariffs on imports to the US, Arab News reported. These tariffs, originally targeting major exporters like China, have unintentionally impacted traditional Kashmiri artisans who rely…

Scientists have developed a revolutionary system that converts falling raindrops into usable electricity, offering a potential new source of clean energy, SciTech Daily reported. Researchers from the American Chemical Society achieved this by channeling water droplets through a narrow vertical…

UNICEF reports that around 3,500 children have died or gone missing attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean migration route to Italy over the last 10 years, averaging one child lost every day, Reliefweb.com reported. Most of these children—about 70%—travel without…

Chinese surgeons have successfully implanted the world’s smallest and lightest commercially available artificial heart into a 7-year-old patient, Anadolu Agency reported. This young boy, suffering from end-stage heart failure, is now the youngest person globally to receive a magnetically levitated…

Iraq has significantly reduced its tuberculosis (TB) rate over the past decade, halving cases from 45 to 23 per 100,000 people between 2013 and 2023, Arab News reported. This progress is largely due to a tech-driven approach combining advanced diagnostic…

The mental health of asylum seekers in the UK has significantly deteriorated following the 2024 Southport riots, according to a new report by the Mental Health Foundation, The Guardian reported. The report highlights an increase in anxiety, isolation, and trauma,…

The United Arab Emirates is facing growing criticism over its involvement in a London conference focused on ending the conflict in Sudan, as a leaked UN report raises new concerns about the Gulf state’s potential role in the war, The…

Indonesia kicked off the Global Hydrogen Ecosystem Summit in Jakarta on Tuesday, aiming to accelerate international cooperation in hydrogen development as part of its broader clean energy transition strategy. The three-day event, held at the Jakarta Convention Center, brings together…

Overuse of CT scans in the US may cause more than 100,000 future cancer cases, including 9,700 in children, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Researchers from institutions in the UK and US analyzed data from…

As the UK hosted an international summit on Sudan on Tuesday, global attention turned to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Darfur. The London conference aimed to rally international support in response to a conflict that has triggered the world’s largest…