Sat 12 April 2025: A vast lake once covered part of Saudi Arabia’s Rub’ Al-Khali desert researchers have found, in a discovery that challenges conventional views of the Arabian Peninsula as eternally arid. The findings have been published in Communications Earth & Environment. They reveal that around 9,000 years ago, a 1,100km² lake — comparable in […]
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Sat 12 April 2025: Indonesia has been developing an artificial intelligence (AI)-based malaria detection system that will use data from various places around the country to recognize distinct malaria parasite species, according to the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN). “This technology utilizes morpho-geometric feature extraction to identify the size and shape of infected blood […]
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Fri 11 April 2025: Amid a rising wave of religious influence in Israeli political and party circles — driven by the ruling right-wing coalition —Jewish Torah-based organisations have become the largest source of donations to Israeli soldiers on military bases. These donations primarily consist of religious texts, including the Torah and the Talmud, highlighting the […]
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Fri 11 April 2025: Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman announced yesterday that the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Saudi Aramco, has made 14 new discoveries of Arabian oil and natural gas fields and reservoirs in the Eastern Province and the Empty Quarter. These discoveries include six oil fields, two oil reservoirs, two natural gas […]
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Fri 11 April 2025: Egyptian star footballer Mohamed Salah has extended his contract with Liverpool through 2027, the English Premier League side announced on their website today. The 32-year-old star, who had been rumoured to be leaving the Reds at the end of the season, said: “Of course I’m very excited. We have a great team now. […]
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Fri 11 April 2025: With the media industry fighting for its survival amidst the rise of digital media, Deputy Minister in The Presidency, Kenny Morolong, has called on the industry to make deliberate efforts to transform the sector’s ownership patterns. “Government remains committed to working alongside industry stakeholders to ensure that South Africa’s media landscape […]
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Fri 11 April 2025: Poor hearing increases a person’s risk of developing heart failure, according to a study. Researchers suggest the psychological distress caused by hearing impairment plays a “notable” role. For the study, experts in China analysed UK Biobank data from 164,431 people who had completed tests designed to determine hearing ability. Of the […]
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Fri 11 April 2025: Consumers are under a lot of financial strain. The World Economic Forum reports that the cost-of-living crisis is affecting people across the globe. With food and fuel prices rising, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep financially afloat. On top of that, salaries aren’t keeping up with inflation, making it more difficult to save and […]
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Fri 11 April 2025: India’s Hindutva government has taken a controversial step by passing amendments to the waqf (Islamic endowment) law, which appears to be a blatant attempt to seize control of waqf properties, including mosques and other religious sites. The new Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, passed by both Houses of Parliament on 2 and […]
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Fri 11 April 2025: Italian luxury fashion house Prada reached an agreement to acquire its rival Versace for €1.25 billion (around $1.375 billion), Prada said in a statement Thursday. The transaction will be funded by €1.5 billion in new debt made up of a €1 billion term loan and €0.5 billion in a bridge facility. “Founded in 1978 in […]
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