AUSTRALIA HAS SEEN ‘DRAMATIC SURGE’ IN ISLAMOPHOBIC INCIDENTS SINCE OCT. 7, 2023

Mon 28 July 2025: Australia has seen a “dramatic surge” in Islamophobic incidents since the Oct. 7, 2023 cross-border attacks by the Palestinian group Hamas on Israel that ignited the Gaza war, with women and girls disproportionately targeted, local broadcaster SBS News reported Monday. The report cited Nora Amath, executive director of the Islamophobia Register […]

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WHY IS ISRAEL MANDATING ARABIC AND ISLAMIC STUDIES FOR IDF INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS?

Sun 27 July 2025: Israeli media reports that the IDF’s Intelligence Directorate is rolling out major reforms in response to critical intelligence failures during the October 7 Hamas attack. The IDF has issued a new mandate requiring all intelligence personnel to undergo training in Arabic and Islamic studies, with a focus on Houthi and Iraqi […]

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TEENAGERS AREN’T GOOD AT SPOTTING MISINFORMATION ONLINE – RESEARCH SUGGESTS WHY

Thu 24  July 2025: Misinformation is found in every element of our online lives. It ranges from fake products available to buy, fake lifestyle posts on social media accounts and fake news about health and politics. Misinformation has an impact not only on our beliefs but also our behaviour: for example, it has affected how […]

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NICOTINE POUCHES, VAPES CAUSE SURGE IN POISONINGS AMONG CHILDREN IN US: STUDY

Thu 24 July 2025: The growing use of nicotine pouches and vaping products in the US has led to a significant rise in accidental poisonings among children under six, a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics revealed. Between 2010 and 2023, US poison centers received 134,663 reports of nicotine ingestion in toddlers and infants, […]

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MISINFORMATION LENDS ITSELF TO SOCIAL CONTAGION – HERE’S HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND COMBAT IT

Wed 23 July 2025: In 2019, a rare and shocking event in the Malaysian peninsula town of Ketereh grabbed international headlines. Nearly 40 girls age 12 to 18 from a religious school had been screaming inconsolably, claiming to have seen a “face of pure evil,” complete with images of blood and gore. Experts believe that the […]

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WEIGHT REGAIN COMMON AFTER STOPPING OBESITY DRUGS: STUDY

Wed 23 July 2025: Patients prescribed drugs to help them lose weight may experience a rebound in weight gain after stopping their prescription, according to a study published on Tuesday. The study, published in BMC Medicine, found people lost a significant amount of weight while taking anti-obesity medications (AOMs). However, researchers found a broad trend in associated […]

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IS IT OKAY TO BOIL WATER MORE THAN ONCE, OR SHOULD YOU EMPTY THE KETTLE EVERY TIME?

Tue 22 July 2025: The kettle is a household staple practically everywhere – how else would we make our hot drinks? But is it okay to re-boil water that’s already in the kettle from last time? While bringing water to a boil disinfects it, you may have heard that boiling water more than once will somehow make […]

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AI-POWERED SEARCH RESHAPES INTERNET TRAFFIC, CUTTING CLICKS TO TOP WEBSITES

Tue 22 July 2025: Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how people search online, offering instant answers while siphoning away valuable traffic from leading websites, according to data from SimilarWeb and other sources. AI-driven search results from Google, ChatGPT, and Perplexity now allow users to access information at a glance, reducing the need to click through […]

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