Mon 25 May 2026: The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt has survived more than 4,500 years. Earthquakes have repeatedly shaken the region, including the magnitude 5.8 Cairo earthquake in 1992, which dislodged some of the pyramid’s outer casing stones. Yet the main body remained essentially intact. How has it survived so well? A new study of […]
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Mon 25 May 2026: Pilgrims arriving in Mina on Monday will observe the Day of Tarwiyah, the first stage of the pilgrimage within the holy sites and the official beginning of Hajj rituals. As dawn broke on Monday, pilgrims began flowing into the sacred site of Mina west of Mecca, marking the beginning of what […]
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Mon 25 May 2026: A measles outbreak in Bangladesh has killed more than 500 children in the deadliest surge there in decades. The death toll continued to rise on Saturday, with 13 children passing away in the past 24 hours alone, increasing the total to 512, according to a health department tally that began on March 15. […]
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Mon 25 May 2026: Nigerian authorities announced Sunday that 92 civilians who had been taken hostage by the Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorist groups have been rescued. Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, media information officer for Operation Hadin Kai, said in a statement that the army conducted operations against Boko Haram […]
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Sun 24 May 2026: An alleged Iran-linked operative plotted to assassinate Ivanka Trump in retaliation for the 2020 US killing of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, the New York Post reported on Friday. Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a 32-year-old Iraqi national, allegedly made a “pledge” to kill US President Donald Trump’s daughter and had a […]
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Sat 23 May 2026: SpaceX launched its most powerful Starship rocket to date Friday, marking another major test in the company’s efforts to develop spacecraft for future missions to the moon and Mars. The giant rocket lifted off from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in the US state of Texas, carrying a batch of simulated Starlink satellites […]
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Sat 23 May 2026: Schools increasingly rely on testing, grading and performance accountability. In England, Ofsted inspections and school league tables sharpen the focus on measurable performance. Similar developments have taken place in Sweden, where repeated reforms have introduced earlier and more detailed assessments. Performance-driven school environments shape young people’s wellbeing. Yet despite frequent reforms to evaluation […]
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Sat 23 May 2026: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees warned on Thursday of a severe deterioration in public health conditions in the Gaza Strip, announcing that more than 125,000 cases of skin infections linked to rodents and parasites had been recorded during the first five months of 2026. According to […]
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A dead humpback whale lies washed up on a beach in Simon’s Town, near Cape Town, South Africa, October 15, 2024 Sat 23 May 2026: Whales are increasingly exposed to traffic – and ship strikes. The United States-Israel war on Iran has disrupted global supplies of energy, fertilisers, medicines and even helium, devastating economies around […]
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Sat 23 May 2026: A recent study finds that artificial intelligence is rapidly emerging as a new force shaping global trade and is contributing to Europe’s growing digital dependency. The study, published on Friday by Austrian international credit insurer Acredia in cooperation with Allianz Trade, shows that AI is not only transforming technologies but also […]
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