Thu 03 July 2025: When you buy a new electronic appliance, shoes, medicines or even some food items, you often find a small paper sachet with the warning: “silica gel, do not eat”. What exactly is it, is it toxic, and can you use it for anything? The importance of desiccants That little sachet is […]
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Thu 03 July 2025: France formally returned a military base in Senegal’s western city of Rufisque on Tuesday after withdrawing troops, according to a statement from the French Embassy in Senegal. The handover is part of the ongoing withdrawal process of the French forces in Senegal, following the return of the Marechal and Saint-Exupery military […]
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Thu 03 July 2025: Sean “Diddy” Combs will remain in custody after a jury on Wednesday found him guilty of transporting people for prostitution in his high-profile New York City trial. Judge Arun Subramanian denied bail for Combs, rejecting the defense’s claim that the charges did not warrant mandatory detention, said US Network CBS. While […]
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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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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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Wed 02 July 2025: Nitrous oxide, which is increasingly being used as a party drug, is to be banned for anyone in Germany under 18, according to a Cabinet decision on Wednesday. The new bill prohibits the purchase and possession of nitrous oxide by minors, while online sales and purchases from self-service machines are to […]
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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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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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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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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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