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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a promising new drug, lorundrostat, for treating resistant or uncontrolled high blood pressure. In a recent Phase II clinical trial involving 285 participants, lorundrostat demonstrated significant efficacy…

Africa faces escalating climate impacts with 2024 temperatures 0.86°C above average, causing widespread floods, droughts, and displacement affecting millions across the continent. Africa is confronting an urgent climate crisis marked by rising temperatures, extreme weather, and severe socio-economic consequences, the…

The World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a stark warning about the worsening food insecurity faced by displaced Yemenis, revealing a significant rise in hunger and malnutrition among those forced from their homes due to ongoing conflict. According to the…

Authorities in Iraq’s Ninawa province have initiated steps to open the mass grave in “Al-Khasfa,” located 20 kilometers south of Mosul, considered one of the largest in Iraq and globally. The grave, used by ISIS between 2014 and 2017 for…

Authorities in northern Cameroon’s Garoua city have suspended Friday prayers and closed several mosques following direct threats from Boko Haram. The extremist group warned of attacks on places of worship during the prayers, forcing local officials to prioritize public safety.…

Nissan Motor will lay off over 10,000 additional workers globally, raising total planned job cuts to about 20,000—roughly 15% of its workforce—amid slumping sales in the U.S. and China, according to Japan’s NHK. The company, which had 133,000 employees last…

In the UK, food retailers are reporting a sharp rise in shoplifting among pensioners, driven by the ongoing cost of living crisis, The Guardian said. John Nussbaum of Kingdom Services Group, a firm providing security for hundreds of stores nationwide,…

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a group engaged in an armed struggle against Turkey for over four decades, has announced its decision to disarm and dissolve. The move follows a call made three months ago by the group’s jailed founder,…

Economic uncertainty during the early months of Donald Trump’s presidency is prompting many Americans to delay major life decisions, according to a new Harris Poll conducted for the Guardian. Sixty percent of respondents said the current economy has affected at…

Climate change could render nearly two-thirds of banana-growing areas in Latin America and the Caribbean unsuitable for cultivation by 2080, according to a new report by Christian Aid. The study highlights rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, extreme weather, and climate-related pests…