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A recent report by Global Witness reveals that the killings of over 2,100 land and environmental defenders in the past decade are merely “the tip of a very, very big iceberg,” according to Laura Furones, the lead author, Anadolu Agency…

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that a person dies from a snakebite every 4 to 6 minutes globally, with over a third of the victims being under 20, primarily agricultural workers and children. During a press conference for World…

Scientists have found microplastics in the olfactory bulb, a brain region that helps detect and process smells, according to a study published on Monday in “JAMA Network Open”. The study analyzed tissue samples from 15 human cadavers, aged between 33…

A 4.9-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s West Java province on Wednesday, September 18, resulting in one death and at least 82 injuries, officials said. The quake, reported by Indonesia’s meteorology, climatology, and geophysics agency, occurred at 9:41 a.m. local time (0241…

An artificial intelligence advisory body at the United Nations unveiled its final report on Thursday, outlining seven key recommendations to tackle AI-related risks and governance gaps, Arab News reported. Formed last year, the 39-member advisory group aims to enhance international…

Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, has circumvented a Supreme Court-ordered block in Brazil by routing internet traffic through third-party cloud services, notably Cloudflare, The Guardian reported today. This update allowed some Brazilian users to access the platform without a…

Researchers at Cornell University have created a groundbreaking diagnostic tool utilizing cell-free RNA from blood plasma to identify pediatric inflammatory conditions, including Kawasaki disease and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), SciTeck Daily reported yesterday. This machine learning-based tool distinguishes…

A series of attacks in military-run Niger has resulted in the deaths of at least 12 soldiers and injuries to 30 others, VOA reported on Thursday citing the army. The first incident occurred in the Tillaberi region, where five soldiers…

Water levels in several rivers across the Amazon basin have hit record lows due to an ongoing drought, according to the Brazilian Geological Service (SGB). On Tuesday, the Madeira River, a key tributary of the Amazon, dropped to just 48…

The Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi, highlighted the state of serenity and tranquility the Islamic nation experienced during the rule of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family, noting that the Prophet’s…