Sat 19 July 2025: The largest known piece of Mars on Earth was sold for $5.3 million at a geological and archaeological auction in New York on Wednesday. The Martian meteorite, named NWA 16788, weighs 25 kilograms (54 pounds) and was discovered in Niger’s Sahara Desert in November 2023, after being blasted from Mars by […]
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Sat 19 July 2025: he Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has assured the public that the presence of anti-retroviral (ARV) residues in drinking water poses no health risk and cannot result in HIV transmission. This follows the release of a study by North West University’s Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management and the Africa […]
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Fri 18 July 2025: The Syrian government has blamed local armed groups for a massacre at Suweida National Hospital, where dozens of bodies were found following days of clashes. he Syrian government has accused local armed factions of carrying out a massacre at Suweida National Hospital, where dozens of bodies were discovered earlier this week following days of intense […]
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Fri 18 July 2025: The US House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday establishing new rules for dollar-backed stablecoins, sending it to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it into law. The bill, called the GENIUS Act, passed with strong bipartisan support in a 308-122 vote. The House also passed the broader CLARITY […]
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Fri 18 July 2025: A new digital age check is being launched to prevent children and young people in the EU from accessing pornography and other age-inappropriate content on the internet. The European Commission is testing a prototype of an age verification app which will initially be rolled out in Denmark, France, Spain, Greece and […]
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Fri 18 July 2025: India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau urges against drawing ‘conclusions through selective, unverified reporting’ A black-box recording has revealed that the captain of the Air India flight that crashed last month, killing 261 people, turned off the fuel switches after taking off from the western state of Gujarat in India, according to […]
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Fri 18 July 2025: Food intended to feed 27,000 starving children in Afghanistan and Pakistan will soon be incinerated in the wake of President Donald Trump’s closure of the United States’ aid agency. A senior US official on Wednesday said nearly 500 tonnes of high-energy biscuits, to be used as emergency food for malnourished young […]
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Fri 18 July 2025: Russia will face “very steep” tariffs if it does not agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine within 50 days, the White House said Thursday. “Well, in 50 days, as clearly laid out, if there is not a ceasefire agreement or a peace deal within that time frame, if Russia refuses to […]
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Fri 18 July 2025: In a sweeping overhaul of the UK’s electoral system, the government on Thursday announced plans to give 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in all UK elections. In a new strategy paper, the UK government said it is part of a broader effort to modernize democracy, boost participation, and restore […]
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Fri 18 July 2025: The UN said Thursday that more than 737,000 people have been displaced in the Gaza Strip since an escalation of Israeli attacks in March, underscoring the scale of the humanitarian crisis facing the population. Citing the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), spokesperson Stephanie Tremblay reported at a news conference that “between the 8th and […]
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