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Study Reveals Alarming Economic Consequences of Climate Change: 4°C Warming Could Leave Average Person 40% Poorer

Study Reveals Alarming Economic Consequences of Climate Change: 4°C Warming Could Leave Average Person 40% Poorer

A recent study conducted by Australian scientists has unveiled that a 4°C rise in global temperatures could result in an average income reduction of 40%, substantially exceeding previous estimates, The Guardian reported. The research, published in Environmental Research Letters, indicates…
Japan Reinstates Free Public High School Education

Japan Reinstates Free Public High School Education

Japan’s parliament, the Diet, has voted to make public high school education free for all students, reversing a previous decision that reinstated tuition fees in 2013 after their abolition in 2010, HRW reported. This new measure, included in the latest…
Priceless Islamic Manuscripts to Be Auctioned at Sotheby’s

Priceless Islamic Manuscripts to Be Auctioned at Sotheby’s

Sotheby’s London is set to host its biannual “Arts of the Islamic World & India” auction on April 29, featuring an exceptional collection of Islamic manuscripts and ceramic pieces that span over 500 years, The Jerusalem Post reported. This sale…
Screen time before bed linked to insomnia and reduced sleep, study finds

Screen time before bed linked to insomnia and reduced sleep, study finds

A new study reveals that using screens before bed significantly increases the risk of insomnia and reduces sleep duration. The survey, which included 45,202 young adults in Norway, found that screen use in bed raises the risk of insomnia by…
Rare Roman manuscript documents crucifixion of Christ and early Christian persecution

Rare Roman manuscript documents crucifixion of Christ and early Christian persecution

The Annals written by the Roman historian Publius Cornelius Tacitus are among the oldest non-Christian sources confirming the existence of Jesus Christ and his crucifixion. In the fifteenth book, written about 91 years after the event, Tacitus references the Great…
Flooding in Australia May Cut Off Communities for Weeks, Authorities Warn

Flooding in Australia May Cut Off Communities for Weeks, Authorities Warn

Authorities have reported that severe flooding caused by heavy rains could isolate communities in Queensland and New South Wales (NSW) for weeks, Anadolu Agency reported. Over the past 24 hours, Currarong, a small coastal village in New South Wales, received…
Morocco’s King Grants Clemency to Over 1,500 Prisoners for Eid al-Fitr

Morocco’s King Grants Clemency to Over 1,500 Prisoners for Eid al-Fitr

On the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has pardoned 1,533 prisoners, as announced by the Justice Ministry, Anadolu Agency reported. Under Article 58 of the Constitution, the king has the authority to grant clemency to individuals convicted…
Arctic Sea Ice Hits Record Low, Signaling Urgent Climate Concerns

Arctic Sea Ice Hits Record Low, Signaling Urgent Climate Concerns

This year’s winter buildup of Arctic sea ice has reached a record low, peaking at approximately 5.53 million square miles (14.33 million square kilometers) on March 23, Earth.com reported. This figure is about 30,000 square miles less than the previous…
Shias worldwide commemorate passing anniversary of Imam Muhammad Al-Shirazi

Shias worldwide commemorate passing anniversary of Imam Muhammad Al-Shirazi

Shia Islamic centers and husayniyyas across Iraq, the Gulf states, and other parts of the world are marking the anniversary of the passing of Grand Ayatollah Imam Sayyed Muhammad Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi. The commemoration falls on the second of Shawwal and…
Russia’s top court to review lifting ban on Taliban

Russia’s top court to review lifting ban on Taliban

Russia’s Supreme Court has received a request from the prosecutor general’s office to lift the ban on Afghanistan’s Taliban, designated as a terrorist group in 2003, news reports said. The court announced on Monday that a hearing on the petition,…
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