Sun 19 October 2025: Portugal’s parliament has voted in favour of a bill that would prohibit face covering veils such as the burqa and niqab in public spaces. The measure was introduced by the far-right Chega party and supported by the Social Democratic Party, the Liberal Initiative, and the Centre Democratic and Social People’s Party. […]
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Sun 19 October 2025: China has started replacing the US-developed and widely used Microsoft Word file format with a local alternative in official documents, according to the South China Morning Post. The shift comes as trade and technology tensions between Beijing and Washington continue to grow. The Commerce Ministry’s announcement last week on rare earth […]
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Fri 17 October 2025: The EU Court of Justice said Thursday that pets are not exempt from “the concept of baggage” as liability for air carriers. The court ruled that, for air travel, a pet falls within the concept of “baggage” and compensation for the damage resulting from the loss of a pet is subject to liability rules for baggage. […]
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Sun 19 October 2025: The complete regrowth of lost teeth has long been a sought-after dream in dentistry. Although current artificial solutions like implants and dentures partially restore function, they cannot fully replicate the biological integrity and sensation of a natural tooth. Scientists are thus working to understand the cellular mechanisms behind natural tooth formation. The formation of the […]
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Sat 18 October 2025: Authorities in Gaza accused the Israeli army on Friday of stealing organs from Palestinian corpses and called for an international committee to investigate a “horrific crime,” Anadolu reports. “The (Israeli) occupation handed over 120 corpses through the International Committee of the Red Cross over the past three days,” Ismail Thawabta, director […]
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Sat 18 October 2025: TikTok deleted over 189 million videos in the second quarter for breaching community guidelines, as per the company’s latest announcement. Over 99% of the removed content was flagged by user reports, and more than 90% of the deleted videos were taken down unseen during April to June. The report said 80.6% […]
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Sat 18 October 2025: The influence of Gulf countries, especially Saudi Arabia, is growing in the global video game market, which is expected to reach $600 billion in the next five years. The market reached around $300 billion in 2024 and $337 billion in 2025 so far, according to data from Grand View Horizon. Saudi Arabia has […]
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Fri 17 October 2025: Trump said he expects an expansion of the Abraham Accords soon and hopes Saudi Arabia will join the pact that normalised diplomatic relations between Israel and some Arab states. “I hope to see Saudi Arabia go in, and I hope to see others go in. I think when Saudi Arabia goes […]
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Fri 17 October 2025: Alcohol consumption is a major cause of cancer in Europe, the WHO’s cancer research agency warned in a new report. Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer across Europe, and experts say stronger government policies to curb drinking could prevent thousands of cancer cases and deaths each year, Euronews reported. In […]
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Fri 17 October 2025: A massive breach of UK government cybersecurity has exposed hundreds of passwords and sparked fears of deeper vulnerabilities, The Independent reported, citing a report. Over 700 email addresses and corresponding passwords from nine government domains have appeared on the dark net over the past year, according to the report by NordStellar, […]
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