Sun 19 October 2025: Portugal’s parliament has voted in favour of a bill that would prohibit face covering veils such as the burqa and niqab in public spaces. The measure was introduced by the far-right Chega party and supported by the Social Democratic Party, the Liberal Initiative, and the Centre Democratic and Social People’s Party. […]
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Sun 19 October 2025: China has started replacing the US-developed and widely used Microsoft Word file format with a local alternative in official documents, according to the South China Morning Post. The shift comes as trade and technology tensions between Beijing and Washington continue to grow. The Commerce Ministry’s announcement last week on rare earth […]
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Fri 17 October 2025: The EU Court of Justice said Thursday that pets are not exempt from “the concept of baggage” as liability for air carriers. The court ruled that, for air travel, a pet falls within the concept of “baggage” and compensation for the damage resulting from the loss of a pet is subject to liability rules for baggage. […]
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Sun 19 October 2025: A U.S. court has ordered Israel’s NSO Group to stop targeting Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp messaging service, a development the spyware company warned could put it out of business. In a 25-page ruling, opens new tab handed down Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Phyllis Hamilton imposed a permanent injunction on NSO Group’s […]
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Sun 19 October 2025: The complete regrowth of lost teeth has long been a sought-after dream in dentistry. Although current artificial solutions like implants and dentures partially restore function, they cannot fully replicate the biological integrity and sensation of a natural tooth. Scientists are thus working to understand the cellular mechanisms behind natural tooth formation. The formation of the […]
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Sun 19 October 2025: South Asian neighbours also agreed to hold follow-up meetings in coming days to ensure peace deal’s implementation. Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire in talks mediated by Qatar and Turkiye following a week of fierce and deadly clashes along their disputed border. Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs early on Sunday […]
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Senegal Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, attend a ceremony after receiving the official report on the Thiaroye massacre, at the Presidential Palace in Dakar, Oct. 16, 2025. Sun 19 October 2025: A 1944 massacre by French troops against African soldiers demanding their pay in Senegal was “premeditated” and “covered up,” […]
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China’s Central Military Commission Vice Chairman He Weidong was among those expelled. Sat 18 October 2025: The announcement comes just days before the Communist Party’s Central Committee meets in Beijing. Two of China’s highest-ranking officers and seven other senior military officials have been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and the military on suspicion of […]
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Sat 18 October 2025: Authorities in Gaza accused the Israeli army on Friday of stealing organs from Palestinian corpses and called for an international committee to investigate a “horrific crime,” Anadolu reports. “The (Israeli) occupation handed over 120 corpses through the International Committee of the Red Cross over the past three days,” Ismail Thawabta, director […]
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Sat 18 October 2025: TikTok deleted over 189 million videos in the second quarter for breaching community guidelines, as per the company’s latest announcement. Over 99% of the removed content was flagged by user reports, and more than 90% of the deleted videos were taken down unseen during April to June. The report said 80.6% […]
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