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During bench installation at a park in Thessaloniki, Greece, workers uncovered 33 skeletons in unmarked burial pits near the Yedi Kule fortress, a site known as a prison where Communist sympathizers were tortured and executed during the 1946–49 Greek Civil…

Scientists in Edinburgh have pioneered a breakthrough method to study Alzheimer’s disease by using living human brain tissue, The Guardian reported. Healthy brain samples, obtained from NHS patients undergoing tumor surgery, were exposed to toxic amyloid beta proteins extracted from…

Quran activists from 50 countries have registered to participate in the fourth edition of the Karbala International Quran Award, organized annually by the Dar-ol-Quran Center of Imam Hussein Holy Shrine in Iraq, Iqna reported. The competition features categories in Quran…

Afghanistan’s acting Minister of Public Health, Noorjalal Jalali, has publicly accused the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) of delivering expired and substandard humanitarian aid, Khaama Press reported. Speaking at a press conference in Kabul,…

A new University of Zurich study reveals that people are more concerned about immediate risks from artificial intelligence—such as misinformation and bias—than distant, hypothetical threats to humanity. Researchers conducted three online experiments with over 10,000 participants in the US and…

UPS announced it will cut 20,000 jobs and close 73 facilities, citing a 50% reduction in shipping volume from Amazon and global trade disruptions linked to U.S. tariffs, Reuters reported. The move is part of a broader cost-cutting strategy aimed…

As global obesity rates continue to rise, experts say medication may be essential for effective treatment, especially after obesity is established, according to The Guardian. Dr. Louis Aronne—an obesity specialist and professor at Weill Cornell Medicine—noted that while improved diets…

A University of Michigan lab is offering a new blood test, MyHPVscore, designed to detect head and neck cancers linked to human papillomavirus (HPV), SciTechDaily reported. Developed by Michigan Medicine’s Otolaryngology and Translational Oncology Laboratory, the test identifies tumor DNA…

Journalists in Iran are raising alarms over a potential media crackdown following a series of deadly incidents, including two explosions and a cyber-attack, The Guardian reported. The latest blast occurred at a chemical company in Isfahan, killing one person and…

The Arab League’s Secretary-General emphasized the importance of the upcoming summit in Baghdad during a visit to Kuwait, where he delivered a speech on regional challenges. Speaking at the Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah Kuwait Diplomatic Institute, he highlighted the summit’s role…