Sat 19 July 2025: The total population of 27 member states of the EU reached 450.4 million as of Jan. 1, 2025, according to official data by Eurostat released on Friday. The EU’s population increased by 1.07 million from the previous year and it was up for four consecutive years after a decline in 2021 […]
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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: 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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Thu 17 July 2025: A new report on Muslim women in the media has revealed alarming rates of discrimination, Islamophobia and exclusion in the industry. The Centre for Media Monitoring (CfMM) has just published a rare glimpse into what a career in media is like for Muslim women, from systematic discrimination to unfair representation. The anonymous survey […]
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Thu 17 July 2025: Chinese researchers have developed 30,000+ artificial intelligence-induced climate mitigation scenarios, according to a study published on Nature Climate Change journal’s July issue. The published study covers the potential of deep learning (DL) merged with integrated assessment models (IAMs), offering a base for handling climate mitigation scenario generation. “IAM based scenarios often face challenges such […]
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Thu 17 July 2025: A Delaware court has begun hearing an $8 billion class action lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other company leaders over alleged violations of Facebook users’ privacy tied to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, press reports said on Wednesday. The trial stems from claims that Meta failed to inform investors about […]
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