Sun 09 November 2025: The government of Assam, led by Hindu nationalist Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, has announced plans to introduce a new law to prevent Hindus converting to Islam through marriage. The proposed legislation, described by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government as an “anti-Love Jihad” measure, would impose life imprisonment on men […]
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Sun 09 November 2025: Google will enforce a new Android developer verification policy next year to tighten app publishing rules on its Play Store, following findings that apps installed from outside the official store contained 50 times more malware, according to an August report. The company said in August that it would transition to the new policy to […]
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Sat 08 November 2025: The creation of an International Stabilisation Force (ISF) for the war-battered Palestinian territory was outlined in the US-brokered ceasefire. While several countries have shown interest in contributing to the ISF, there are still key details to be ironed out, including whether the force will operate under a UN mandate, what its […]
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Sat 08 November 2025: UN says the area devoted to opium poppies has dropped to a fraction of that cultivated before the Taliban’s narcotics ban in 2022. Afghanistan’s once-booming opium industry has shrunk dramatically with cultivation falling by 20 percent in 2025, according to a United Nations report warning of a sharp rise in synthetic […]
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Sat 08 November 2025: The hope of the world wide web, according to its creator Tim Berners-Lee, was that it would make communication easier, bring knowledge to all, and strengthen democracy and connection. Instead, it seems to be driving us apart into increasingly small and angry splinter groups. Why? We have commonly blamed online echo chambers, digital […]
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Sat 08 November 2025: Following the groping of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, which was caught on camera, her government unveiled a plan on Friday to combat sexual harassment by classifying it as a serious offence in all states. Victims are to be encouraged through a campaign to report cases and access to justice is to be […]
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Sat 08 November 2025: An Antarctic glacier lost nearly half its length in just two months — the fastest retreat ever recorded — according to a study published Monday in Nature Geoscience. Researchers found that the Hektoria Glacier, located on the eastern Antarctic Peninsula, retreated about 8.2 kilometers (5 miles) between November and December 2022. The glacier […]
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Fri 07 November 2025: Migration flows into the world’s rich economies are slowing down, according to an OECD report published on Monday. Although overall numbers remain historically high, permanent migration to OECD countries slipped by 4% in 2024 after three years of strong growth. Labour-driven migration to the same countries dropped by 21%, Euronews reported. […]
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Fri 07 November 2025: Migraines and headaches remain among the world’s most common and disabling disorders, affecting over one-third of the global population and requiring far greater recognition in public health policy, according to an international study. The research, led by neurology experts from La Trobe University and Western Health and published in Cell Reports Medicine, analyzed data from the […]
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Fri 07 November 2025: Critical minerals essential for smartphones, wind turbines, chips, and defense systems saw sharp price spikes in the third quarter, driven by Beijing’s stricter export controls, according to the Bavarian Industry Association’s monthly commodity report. Their prices in US dollars rose by 8.2% compared to the previous quarter, according to the latest […]
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