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Indigenous Catholics Hope Next Pope Continues Francis’ Legacy
May 6, 2025
Indigenous Catholics Hope Next Pope Continues Francis’ Legacy
Indigenous Catholics in Mexico and beyond are urging the next pope to uphold Pope Francis’ commitment to Native communities, Arab News reported. During a recent Mass in Simojovel, Deacon Juan Pérez Gómez, who serves the Tsotsil people in Chiapas, emphasized…
Microsoft Officially Retires Skype After 20 Years, Shifts Focus to Teams
May 6, 2025
Microsoft Officially Retires Skype After 20 Years, Shifts Focus to Teams
Microsoft has discontinued Skype, its pioneering video-calling platform, after two decades of service, Khaama Press reported. The shutdown, effective May 5, 2025, aligns with the company’s strategy to consolidate communication tools under Microsoft Teams, its integrated collaboration app. Once a…
UAE to Introduce AI Education from Kindergarten to Grade 12
May 5, 2025
UAE to Introduce AI Education from Kindergarten to Grade 12
The UAE will become one of the first countries to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into its national school curriculum, with mandatory AI classes for all government school students—from kindergarten to Grade 12—starting next academic year, Arab News reported. Prime Minister…
India-Pakistan Ceasefire Violations Escalate Amid Kashmir Tensions
May 5, 2025
India-Pakistan Ceasefire Violations Escalate Amid Kashmir Tensions
India and Pakistan exchanged fresh accusations of ceasefire violations along the Kashmir border on Monday, marking the 11th consecutive night of cross-border fire since tensions flared after a deadly April 22 attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 people, Anadolu…
Cable Theft Cripples Spain’s High-Speed Rail Network
May 5, 2025
Cable Theft Cripples Spain’s High-Speed Rail Network
Tens of thousands of travelers faced major disruptions after coordinated cable thefts paralyzed Spain’s high-speed rail system on Sunday evening through Monday morning, Anadolu Agency reported. Thieves stole low-value cables at four strategic locations along the Madrid-Seville line—areas deliberately chosen…
Romania’s Pro-EU Prime Minister Resigns as Far-Right Candidate Leads Presidential Race
May 5, 2025
Romania’s Pro-EU Prime Minister Resigns as Far-Right Candidate Leads Presidential Race
Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu resigned on May 5, 2025, after his coalition’s candidate, Crin Antonescu, finished third in the first-round presidential vote. Nationalist leader George Simion (38) won decisively with 40.96% of votes, nearly double his runoff opponent, pro-EU…
Syrian asylum applications in EU drop sharply, EUAA says
May 5, 2025
Syrian asylum applications in EU drop sharply, EUAA says
Syrian asylum applications in the European Union have dropped to their lowest level in over a decade, following the fall of President Bashar Assad, according to the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA). In February, Syrians filed approximately 5,000 asylum…
Pakistan oil tanker explosion death toll rises to 19
May 5, 2025
Pakistan oil tanker explosion death toll rises to 19
The number of fatalities from last week’s oil tanker explosion in southwest Pakistan has risen to 19, local authorities confirmed on Monday. The incident occurred on April 28 in Nushki district, Balochistan province, after an oil tanker caught fire near…
Trump proposes 100% tariff on foreign-made films amid trade tensions
May 5, 2025
Trump proposes 100% tariff on foreign-made films amid trade tensions
U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed a 100% tariff on films produced outside the country, citing concerns over national security and the decline of America’s film industry, the BBC reported. Trump blamed foreign incentives for drawing productions abroad and called…
Scientists Uncover Protein Secrets Behind Longevity in Mammals
May 5, 2025
Scientists Uncover Protein Secrets Behind Longevity in Mammals
Researchers at Bar-Ilan University have identified key protein modifications linked to healthy aging across 107 mammalian species, from short-lived rodents to century-old whales, SciTech Daily reported. Published in Nature Communications, the study used a novel computational tool, PHARAOH, to analyze…