ANTI-OBESITY TREATMENT COULD COST AS LITTLE AS $3 PER MONTH – STUDY

Fri 06 March 2026: A blockbuster anti-obesity and diabetes drug could cost as little as $3 per month to manufacture once it goes off patent later this month, researchers said Friday, providing a major opportunity to boost health in low and middle-income countries. Semaglutide, the active molecule in Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy treatments, leads […]

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DATA CENTERS EMERGE AS NEW TARGETS AS AI ACCELERATES MODERN WARFARE

Fri 06 March 2026: Data infrastructure has shifted from a tool of geopolitical competition to a direct component of modern warfare as the conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran escalates. Gloria Shkurti Ozdemir, a researcher at the think tank SETA and a lecturer at Azerbaijan’s Khazar University, told Anadolu that digital infrastructure is no […]

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UN REFUGEE AGENCY SAYS OVER 330,000 DISPLACED BY HOSTILITIES IN MIDDLE EAST, BEYOND

Fri 06 March 2026: The UN refugee agency said Thursday that intensifying hostilities across the Middle East have triggered “significant population movement,” as more than 330,000 people have been forcibly displaced, mostly within their own countries. The UNHCR noted that clashes along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan have forced thousands of families to flee. […]

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ANALYSIS SUGGESTS US BEHIND SCHOOL STRIKE THAT KILLED AT LEAST 165: REPORT

Fri 06 March 2026: Evidence assembled by The New York Times suggests a strike that hit an elementary school in the southern Iranian town of Minab were carried out by the US. The newspaper reports that satellite imagery, social media posts and verified videos indicate the school building was severely damaged by a precision strike […]

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ISRAEL CANCELS FRIDAY PRAYERS AT AL-AQSA MOSQUE AMID IRAN CONFLICT

Fri 06 March 2026: Israel’s Civil Administration has cancelled Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, the latest in a series of Israeli restrictions imposed at Islam’s third-holiest site since the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Civil Administration Chief Brigadier General Hisham Ibrahim said on Thursday via the Israeli […]

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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | FRIDAY – 06 MARCH 2026

Fri 06 March 2026:  Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ Ukraine’s ambassador to SA refuses to mourn Khamenei: Ambassador Olexander Scherba posted on X that “weirdly” the Iranian embassy had informed Ukrainian diplomats that it was opening a book of condolences (to be signed) in memory of Khamenei and the military leadership of […]

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INSTAGRAM TO ALERT PARENTS WHEN TEENS REPEATEDLY SEARCH FOR SUICIDE, SELF-HARM

Thu 05 March 2026:  Instagram said Thursday, February 26, it will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm. The alerts will only go to parents who are enrolled in Instagram’s parental supervision programme. Instagram says it already blocks such content from showing up in teen accounts’ […]

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SPAIN TO BAN SALE OF ENERGY DRINKS TO UNDER-16S, RESTRICT HIGH-CAFFEINE VERSIONS FOR MINORS

Thu 05 March 2026: Spain will prohibit the sale of energy drinks to minors under 16 and restrict high-caffeine versions for those under 18, Consumer Affairs Minister Pablo Bustinduy announced on Wednesday. Under the planned regulation, all energy drinks will be banned for children under 16. Products containing more than 32 milligrams of caffeine per 100 milliliters will […]

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