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Swiss Parliament Recognizes ISIS Crimes Against Yazidis as Genocide
December 20, 2024
Swiss Parliament Recognizes ISIS Crimes Against Yazidis as Genocide
The Swiss parliament on Thursday officially recognized the atrocities committed by the Islamic State (ISIS) against the Yazidi community as genocide, Jurist News reported. The motion passed with a vote of 105 in favor and 61 against, condemning the systematic…
Scientists Develop SMART Software for Cellular Communication
December 20, 2024
Scientists Develop SMART Software for Cellular Communication
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), have unveiled a groundbreaking software tool named SMART (Spatial Modeling Algorithms for Reactions and Transport) designed to simulate complex cell-signaling networks, SciTech Daily reported yesterday. This innovative software enhances the understanding…
Sri Lanka Navy Rescues More Than 100 Rohingya Refugees Adrift in Indian Ocean
December 20, 2024
Sri Lanka Navy Rescues More Than 100 Rohingya Refugees Adrift in Indian Ocean
The Sri Lankan Navy, today, rescued 102 Rohingya refugees, including 25 children, adrift on a fishing trawler in the Indian Ocean, Al Jazeera reported. The group was brought safely to Trincomalee, a port in eastern Sri Lanka. The refugees had…
U.S. health care spending reaches $4.9 trillion in 2023
December 19, 2024
U.S. health care spending reaches $4.9 trillion in 2023
Americans spent $4.9 trillion on health care in 2023, amounting to $14,570 per person, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Health care spending rose 7.5% from the previous year, driven by increased service use, private…
Albanian Islamic Community hosts food fair to support cancer patients
December 19, 2024
Albanian Islamic Community hosts food fair to support cancer patients
The Women’s Office of the Albanian Islamic Community organized a two-day charity food fair outside its headquarters to support women battling cancer. Led by Fatima Karaj, the event saw participation from a team of volunteers who worked to ensure its…
Quebec considers banning public prayer amid push for secularism
December 19, 2024
Quebec considers banning public prayer amid push for secularism
Quebec’s government is exploring new measures to reinforce its secularism laws, including a potential ban on public prayer, CBC news reported. This follows the controversial Bill 21, passed five years ago, which prohibits public employees in certain roles from wearing…
5,000 Days of Arbitrary Detention: HRW Call for Abdulhadi al-Khawaja’s Release
December 19, 2024
5,000 Days of Arbitrary Detention: HRW Call for Abdulhadi al-Khawaja’s Release
Danish-Bahraini human rights defender Abdulhadi al-Khawaja marked 5,000 days of arbitrary detention in Bahrain on Monday, December 16, Human Rights Watch website reported. Arrested on April 8-9, 2011, al-Khawaja has faced severe torture and solitary confinement, with documented abuses by…
Scientists Grow Human Spine Structure in the Lab
December 19, 2024
Scientists Grow Human Spine Structure in the Lab
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have successfully created a lab-grown notochord, a crucial component in vertebrate development, SciTech Daily reported yesterday. This breakthrough, detailed in a study published on December 18, mimics early human trunk development and includes neural…
First Binary Star Discovered Near Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole
December 19, 2024
First Binary Star Discovered Near Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole
Researchers have identified the first-ever binary star system, named D9, near Sagittarius A, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. This groundbreaking discovery, published in Nature Communications on December 18, challenges previous…
Dutch researcher presents contemporary translation of Holy Quran for children
December 19, 2024
Dutch researcher presents contemporary translation of Holy Quran for children
Since embracing Islam in the 1970s, Dutch researcher and thinker Abdel Wahid van Bommel has worked to provide a deeper understanding of the Holy Quran to Dutch society, with a particular focus on the younger generation. Among his most notable…