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PALEOLITHIC DISCOVERIES IN TÜRKIYE REVEAL EARLIEST KNOWN HUMAN ACTIVITY IN NORTHERN MESOPOTAMIA

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Thu 03 July 2025: Archaeologists have uncovered rare artifacts from the Paleolithic era at Ulukoy Cave in Türkiye’s southeastern Mardin province, revealing the earliest known evidence of human activity in northern Mesopotamia, officials said. Among the discoveries are obsidian tools, animal remains, and stone weapons that provide new insights into prehistoric life and trade networks […]

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EXTREME WEATHER COSTS EUROPE BILLIONS IN DAMAGE

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Thu 03 July 2025: Extreme weather and climate-related events cost Europe billions of euros every year, according to an analysis by the European Environment Agency (EEA) published on Wednesday. The report found that the economic damage caused by such events in 38 European countries amounted to more than €45 billion (about $53 billion) in the most recent comparison year, […]

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SU URGED TO BREAK SILENCE ON GAZA GENOCIDE

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Thu 03 July 2025: Academics cite university’s apartheid history as a “special moral responsibility” to condemn atrocities and sever ties with implicated Israeli institutions. More than 200 academics and staff members at Stellenbosch University (SU) are intensifying pressure on the institution’s leadership to condemn the ongoing violence in Gaza, which they label a genocide, and […]

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THOUSANDS IN NORWAY MISTAKENLY TOLD THEY WON BIG ON LOTTERY

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Wed 02 July 2025: A Norwegian lottery company on Monday apologised to 47,000 crestfallen gamblers who were mistakenly told they had won huge sums in a lottery, the firm blaming a currency conversion error. State-owned gambling group Norsk Tipping said they had published incorrect prize amounts after a Eurojackpot draw on Friday because of an error converting from euro cents […]

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WHO SOUNDS THE ALARM BELLS: LONELINESS MAKES MANY PEOPLE SICK

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Wed 02 July 2025: One in six people worldwide is affected by loneliness, which, along with social isolation, can lead to physical illness, contributing to 871,000 deaths worldwide annually, a World Health Organization (WHO) commission has said. Loneliness increases the risk of strokes, heart attacks, diabetes, depression, anxiety and suicide, the WHO said. Lonely teenagers […]

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POPE LEO ON ISRAEL’S BLOCKADE OF GAZA: HUNGER MUST NOT BE USED AS WEAPON OF WAR

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Wed 02 July 2025: “Hunger must not be used as a weapon of war,” said Pope Leo on Tuesday, referring to Israel’s brutal and inhumane blockade of vital humanitarian aid, food, and medicines in the Gaza Strip since March 2. “We are now witnessing, with deep sorrow, the inhumane use of hunger as a weapon of war,” said the […]

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OVER 14 MLN PEOPLE ‘COULD DIE FROM US FOREIGN AID CUTS’

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Wed 02 July 2025: More than 14 million of the world’s most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die because of the Trump administration’s dismantling of U.S. foreign aid, a research projected Tuesday. The study in the prestigious Lancet journal was published as world and business leaders gather for a U.N. conference in […]

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RUSSIA RAMPS UP WEAPONS PRODUCTION AS US PAUSES SOME UKRAINE ARMS SHIPMENTS

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Wed 02 July 2025: Russia has significantly increased production volumes across all types of weapons, Industry and Trade Minister Anton Alikhanov said on Wednesday. Speaking at the parliament in Moscow, Alikhanov said the military industry continues to increase its capacity to meet all domestic needs and foreign orders. “Collectively, we have significantly increased production volumes across all types of […]

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VIOLENCE ESCALATES IN TOGO AS ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS TURN DEADLY

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Wed 02 July 2025: At least seven people, including two minors, have been confirmed dead following a wave of anti-government protests in Togo’s capital, Lomé. The demonstrations erupted over the weekend in response to President Faure Gnassingbé’s recent constitutional changes, which have sparked outrage and fears of a further erosion of democratic freedoms. Protesters accuse […]

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