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Trees sync up their communication signals prior to solar eclipse
May 1, 2025
Trees sync up their communication signals prior to solar eclipse
A new international study has revealed that spruce trees in northern Italy’s Dolomites synchronize their bioelectrical signals hours before a solar eclipse, indicating a coordinated anticipatory response, Earth.com reported. Led by Professors Alessandro Chiolerio and Monica Gagliano, the research showed…
Tens of millions experience poverty in EU
May 1, 2025
Tens of millions experience poverty in EU
In 2024, approximately 93.3 million people in the European Union—21% of the population—were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, Anadolu Agency reported citing Eurostat. This figure includes individuals living in households facing income poverty, severe material and social deprivation,…
Muscat International Book Fair attracts 70,000 visitors in single day
May 1, 2025
Muscat International Book Fair attracts 70,000 visitors in single day
The 29th Muscat International Book Fair in Oman is attracting record crowds, with over 70,000 visitors attending in a single day, Anadolu Agency reported. The annual event, held in the Omani capital since April 24, runs through Saturday under the…
AI tool may detect heart, fracture risks in routine bone scans
May 1, 2025
AI tool may detect heart, fracture risks in routine bone scans
Researchers from Australia’s Edith Cowan University (ECU) and the University of Manitoba have developed a machine learning algorithm that detects cardiovascular risks and fall or fracture potential using routine bone density scans, Anadolu Agency reported. The AI tool analyzes vertebral…
Israel conducts ‘warning operation’ in Syria, violating country’s sovereignty
May 1, 2025
Israel conducts ‘warning operation’ in Syria, violating country’s sovereignty
Israel conducted a “warning operation” in Syria on April 30, 2025, targeting an armed group allegedly preparing to attack the Druze community in Sahnaya near Damascus, Anadolu Agency reported. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz stated the…
Iraq set to host Arab Summit in Baghdad in May
May 1, 2025
Iraq set to host Arab Summit in Baghdad in May
Iraq is set to host the Arab Summit in Baghdad on May 17, confirmed Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Tuesday, Arab News reported. According to the source, invitations have been sent to most Arab leaders, many…
Greece’s dark past exposed after 33 bodies found in civil war-era mass grave
May 1, 2025
Greece’s dark past exposed after 33 bodies found in civil war-era mass grave
During bench installation at a park in Thessaloniki, Greece, workers uncovered 33 skeletons in unmarked burial pits near the Yedi Kule fortress, a site known as a prison where Communist sympathizers were tortured and executed during the 1946–49 Greek Civil…
Scientists employ live human brain tissue to speed up hunt for dementia cure
May 1, 2025
Scientists employ live human brain tissue to speed up hunt for dementia cure
Scientists in Edinburgh have pioneered a breakthrough method to study Alzheimer’s disease by using living human brain tissue, The Guardian reported. Healthy brain samples, obtained from NHS patients undergoing tumor surgery, were exposed to toxic amyloid beta proteins extracted from…
Memorizers, Reciters from 50 Countries Register for Karbala International Quran Award
May 1, 2025
Memorizers, Reciters from 50 Countries Register for Karbala International Quran Award
Quran activists from 50 countries have registered to participate in the fourth edition of the Karbala International Quran Award, organized annually by the Dar-ol-Quran Center of Imam Hussein Holy Shrine in Iraq, Iqna reported. The competition features categories in Quran…
Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health Accuses UN of Delivering Expired, Unusable Aid to Afghanistan
May 1, 2025
Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health Accuses UN of Delivering Expired, Unusable Aid to Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s acting Minister of Public Health, Noorjalal Jalali, has publicly accused the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) of delivering expired and substandard humanitarian aid, Khaama Press reported. Speaking at a press conference in Kabul,…