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Engineers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have created a groundbreaking 6-gram swimming robot that mimics marine flatworms, enabling it to navigate tight aquatic spaces with ease, SciTech Daily reported. This ultra-light robot utilizes silent undulating fins for…

Bangladesh is set to receive 25,000 tonnes of rice from Pakistan next month, marking the first government-to-government trade between the two nations in over five decades, Arab News reported. The food ministry confirmed that the consignment will arrive on March…

Hyderabad, February 20, 2025 — A tense situation unfolded in Nacharam Mallapur, Hyderabad, on Wednesday night when a group of individuals participating in a procession waved swords and raised slogans in front of a mosque. The incident occurred near Masjid-e-Aashraf…

The Trump administration’s dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAid) has raised concerns about the potential for mpox (formerly monkeypox) to escalate into a global health emergency, The Guardian reported citing experts and aid workers. The World Health…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a mass polio vaccination campaign in Gaza, set to begin on Saturday, February 22, Anadolu Agency reported. The initiative aims to immunize over 591,000 children under the age of 10, following the detection…

The Delhi government’s December 2024 circular denying school admission to Rohingya children, termed ‘illegal migrants’, has drawn sharp criticism and legal challenges, an article by IndiaSpend reported. A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in January 2025 by the Rohingya Human…

The unemployment rate in the United Kingdom rose to 4.4% in December 2024, Anadolu Agency reported citing recent data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This marks an increase from the previous rate of 4.3% reported on a quarterly…

The Telangana government has announced reduced working hours for Muslim employees during the month of Ramzan, local news reports said on Monday. As per an official order issued by Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari, government employees, including teachers, contract staff, and…

More than 70 civil rights, faith-based, and advocacy organizations have called on President Donald Trump to reconsider his proposal to “take over” the Gaza Strip and forcibly relocate its Palestinian population, Anadolu Agency reported. In a letter sent on February…

In response to the growing popularity of startup DeepSeek’s AI models, Baidu and OpenAI have announced that their chatbot services will be available for free, CNN reported. Baidu’s Ernie Bot will launch at no cost for both mobile and desktop…