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The UN has approved a resolution to commemorate the 1995 Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia-Herzegovina annually, over strong opposition from Serbs, media reports said. The vote on May 23 in the 193-member UN General Assembly was 84-19, with 68 abstentions. The…

Amid increasing numbers of reports on the dangers of smartphones on kids, a committee of British MPs has called on the next government to consider proposals to ban smartphones for under-16s within its first year, the BBC reported. A report,…

An army captain and a soldier were killed during an intelligence-based operation against terrorists in the Peshawar district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Aaj News reported today. According to the military’s statement, Captain Hussain Jahangir, 25, and Havildar Shafiq Ullah, 36,…

The global economy is undergoing a profound transformation as Bitcoin, the decentralized digital currency, challenges established financial norms. For centuries, gold served as the backbone of national currencies. Countries with substantial gold reserves see their currencies strengthen when gold prices…

Researchers have developed a new technique to synthesize diamonds under regular pressure and temperature conditions, unlike the extreme conditions typically required, New Atlas reported recently. According to the science website, the method involves exposing a liquid metal alloy of gallium,…

A series of deadly floods that struck the Afghan provinces of Baghlan, Badakhshan, and Takhar earlier this month have taken a heavy toll, Khaama Press reported yesterday citing the World Health Organization (WHO). According to the UN health agency, the…

Researchers from the University of Illinois and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln analyzed brain scans and nutritional intake data from 100 volunteers aged 65 to 75 to explore the relationship between specific diets and slower brain aging, Science Alert journal reported.…

In a move seen as the culmination of the government’s campaign to “sinicize” Islamic architecture across the country, the last major mosque in China with distinctly Arabic features has undergone a dramatic transformation, the Guardian reported today. The Grand Mosque…

A massive landslide has devastated a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea, burying over 300 people and more than 1,100 houses, Reuters reported today. The landslide occurred around 3 a.m. on Friday in the Enga Province, approximately 600 km…

Armenia has returned four border villages to Azerbaijan, a crucial step in the efforts to normalize relations between the long-time rivals, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. The villages of Baghanis, Voskepar, Kirants, and Berkaber have been handed back to Azerbaijan, which…