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Denmark Plans Social Media Ban for Children Under 15 …………… Denmark’s government announced plans to introduce a law prohibiting children under the age of 15 from using social media, aiming to protect young people from potential psychological and social harms…

Taliban Blocks Social Media Access in Multiple Afghan Provinces ……………. The Taliban has imposed new internet restrictions in Afghanistan, blocking access to major social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, across several provinces. Residents in Kabul, Parwan, Balkh, Samangan, and…

The Taliban’s diplomatic push at this week’s Moscow Format meeting coincided with a surge in violent incidents across Afghanistan, including overnight airstrikes in Kabul and strikes in southeastern provinces, while the United Nations children’s agency warned of an accelerating mental-health…

Despite major powers framing their educational initiatives in Africa as efforts toward development, analytical reports suggest that academic scholarships have become a powerful tool for extending the geopolitical and cultural influence of these nations, leading to long-term dependency among African…

Concerns Rise Over China’s Alleged Use of ChatGPT for Uyghur Surveillance ——————————————— Concerns have been raised within the cybersecurity community that China may be utilizing Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT for surveillance and repression against its Uyghur population, Firstpost.com…

Calls Mount for Hate Crime Investigation After Incidents at Minneapolis Mosque ————————————— Muslim community leaders in Minneapolis are demanding a full investigation into whether a break-in and fire at the Alhikmah Islamic Center are connected and should be treated as…

Fasset Receives Malaysian License for Stablecoin-Based Islamic Digital Bank ——————————– The crypto platform Fasset has secured a license from the Malaysian government to launch a digital bank focused on Islamic finance principles, which plans to utilize a stablecoin as its…

New Study Suggests Memory Stored in Spacing Signals Across the Body, Not Just Brain Neurons ————————————— Scientists are challenging the conventional view of memory, proposing that it is encoded and distributed throughout the nervous system and potentially other body parts,…

Study Finds Women Carry Higher Genetic Risk for Depression ————————————- A major new study has found that women carry a higher genetic risk for major depression than men. The research, which claims to be the largest genetic study on sex…

UK Plastic Waste Exports to Developing Nations Surge 84% ———————————- The UK’s exports of plastic waste to developing countries surged by 84% in 2024, despite a commitment to halt the practice, The Guardian reported. The increase saw shipments rise to…