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Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced a controversial 100% tax on homes purchased by non-EU foreigners as part of a 12-step plan to address the country’s escalating housing crisis, Al Jazeera reported. This measure aims to deter foreign…

The world’s largest iceberg, A23a, is drifting towards South Georgia, posing a potential threat to local penguin and seal populations, The Guardian reported. Measuring over 3,500 sq km, the iceberg is moving from Antarctica at a slow pace, with scientists…

FreeMuslim Association—an international anti-violence organization—has called on the international community to intensify humanitarian efforts to assist the children of Gaza, who are suffering from the devastating effects of the war launched by Israel against defenseless civilians, leaving thousands of orphaned,…

Iraq’s President Abdul Latif Rashid has urged for enhanced global efforts to combat desertification during a panel at the World Economic Forum, Arab News reported yesterday. He highlighted that nearly 40% of Iraq’s land is affected by desertification, exacerbated by…

A study from the University of Oxford challenges the belief that plants actively communicate to warn each other of threats, Earth.com reported. Instead, researchers suggest that plants passively “eavesdrop” on their neighbors through underground fungal networks, known as the “wood…

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s recent executive order denying U.S. citizenship to children born to undocumented parents, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional,” newspaper agency Associated Press reported. The 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868, guarantees citizenship to…

A new study from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) suggests that turmeric, and its active compound curcumin, may help reduce muscle inflammation and damage caused by intense physical exercise. The research, led by pharmacist and nutritionist Daniel Vasile Popescu-Radu,…

Agriculture in Kashmir is undergoing a technological transformation as artificial intelligence (AI) begins to reshape farming practices, Anadolu Agency reported. The Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at Sheri-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology is spearheading these advancements…

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned that the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) endangers Africa’s public health efforts, Anadolu Agency reported. Ngashi Ngongo, a senior Africa CDC official, emphasized the…

Researchers in Scotland have found patterns suggesting that air pollution exposure in early life may increase the risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, later in life, The Guardian said. The study tracked over 1,000 individuals born in 1936 near…