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UNDP Reports Solar Power Installation in 153 Afghan Schools —————————————- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced that since 2023, a total of 153 schools across Afghanistan have been equipped with solar energy systems, Hasht-e-Subh Daily reported. These installations provide…

UN experts urge Pakistan to repeal blasphemy laws, protect religious minorities —————————————– UN human rights experts have urged Pakistan to repeal its blasphemy laws and enhance protection for religious minorities from escalating violence and discrimination, Jurist News reported. They called…

Kurdish Female Fighters Rescue Yazidi Woman Held Captive by ISIS for 11 Years ———————————- A 21-year-old Yazidi woman, Riham H., has been rescued after 11 years in captivity by the all-female Kurdish force, the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ), in northeast…

Afghan Girls Turn to Religious Schools After Ban on Education Beyond 6th Grade: AP ———————————– Three years after the Taliban banned girls from attending secondary and higher education in Afghanistan, many teenage girls are turning to religious madrasas as their…

3.5 Million People in Afghanistan Face Deadly Cold Wave Risks This Winter, New Report Warns ————————— A recent report by REACH, a humanitarian data initiative, warns that nearly 3.5 million people across 289 communities in Afghanistan are at the highest…

Hospitals in Syria’s Sweida Overwhelmed Following Sectarian Clashes, WHO Reports ———————————– The main hospital in the southern Syrian city of Sweida is struggling to cope with a surge of trauma patients and is operating without sufficient electricity or water after…

Astronomers Discover Small Object in Unique 10:1 Orbital Resonance with Neptune ——————————- Astronomers have identified a small celestial body, designated 2020 VN40, that orbits the Sun in exact sync with Neptune, completing one orbit for every ten Neptune completes, Earth.com…

Thailand-Cambodia Border Clashes Escalate, 130,000 Civilians Evacuated —————————————– Intense fighting between Thailand and Cambodia along their disputed border has forced the evacuation of over 130,000 Thai civilians, The Guardian reported. The clashes, now spreading to 12 locations, mark the worst…

Deep-Sea Sugar Compound Triggers Cancer Cell Self-Destruction ——————————– Researchers have discovered a sugar compound produced by deep-sea bacteria that causes cancer cells to self-destruct through a process called pyroptosis, while also boosting the body’s immune response, SciTech Daily reported. This…

Google creates AI tool that fills missing words in Roman inscriptions ——————————- Google DeepMind has created an artificial intelligence tool named Aeneas to assist historians in interpreting and restoring ancient Roman inscriptions, The Guardian reported. These inscriptions, which range from…