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Large crowds of pilgrims from various Iraqi provinces have begun converging on the sacred city of Samarra to honor the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hasan al-Askari, peace be upon him, at his holy shrine. Pilgrims have been setting…

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh are developing tiny, injectable robots to perform complex treatments within the human body. Researchers demonstrated that swarms of magnetized nanobots could potentially treat brain bleeds caused by aneurysms, which result in about 500,000 deaths…

In a joint statement released on September 6, members of the United Nations Security Council, including Ecuador, France, Guyana, Malta, Mozambique, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan, have expressed profound…

The newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to Kabul, Takayushi Kormaya, announced that Japan has pledged a $10 million aid package to Afghanistan to combat drug trafficking and plans to construct 165 primary schools across nine provinces in the country, Afghanistan’s Presidential…

A recent report from the Global Network Against Food Crisis reveals a staggering rise in food insecurity, with 1.9 million people projected to face acute malnutrition in 2024—a significant increase from 705,000 last year, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The Global…

A recent study from Rush University Medical Center has found a significant association between outdoor nighttime light exposure, or light pollution, and increased prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease in the U.S., particularly among individuals under 65, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. Utilizing…

The UN relief agency has reported that ongoing flooding has impacted over 710,000 individuals across 30 of South Sudan’s 78 counties and the Abyei Administrative Area, Xinhua reported yesterday. Heavy rains that began in May have exacerbated an already dire…

A devastating fire at Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri County, Kenya, has resulted in the deaths of at least 21 young children, with 25 others hospitalized, VOA reported on Saturday. The blaze broke out shortly after midnight on Friday, engulfing…

According to a joint statement published today, forty NGOs, including Amnesty International, have called on Saudi Arabia to release individuals arbitrarily detained for expressing their views online ahead of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Riyadh, scheduled for December 15-19,…

Super Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Hainan Island in a decade, made landfall in Wenchang city with wind speeds of 223 km/h (138 mph). Around 400,000 people were evacuated before the storm, with transportation services halted and schools…