EUROPEAN AIRPORTS COULD FACE JET FUEL SHORTAGES WITHIN 3 WEEKS: REPORT

Fri 10 April 2026: European airports could face jet fuel shortages within three weeks if trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz are not fully restored, according to a Financial Times report published on Friday. The Financial Times, citing a letter from Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe) to European Commission officials, reported that the […]

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CONFIRMATION BIAS IN THE AGE OF VIRAL VIDEOS: HOW NON-EXPERT OPINIONS FUEL MISINFORMATION

Fri 10 April 2026: We’ve all done it. You scroll past a 30-second video claiming a simple home remedy cures anxiety, or a “citizen expert” on social media declares that a new government policy is a conspiracy. It feels right. It matches what you already suspected. You like it, share it, and suddenly it’s in […]

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US FERTILITY RATE FELL TO RECORD LOW IN 2025, EXTENDING LONG-TERM DECLINE

Fri 10 April 2026: The US fertility rate fell to a new record low in 2025, continuing a nearly two-decade downward trend, according to new official data released Thursday. The fertility rate fell to 53.1 births per 1,000 women of childbearing age, down from 53.8 in 2024, the National Center for Health Statistics said. Total births also […]

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TURKISH DRILLSHIP ARRIVES IN SOMALIA FOR FIRST OVERSEAS DEEP-SEA MISSION

Fri 10 April 2026: A Turkish deep-sea drilling vessel has arrived in Somalia for a “historic mission,” marking the start of Ankara’s first overseas deep-sea drilling operation, the Turkish energy and natural resources minister announced Thursday. “The Cagri Bey (ship) has arrived in Somalia for its historic mission,” Alparslan Bayraktar said on the Turkish social […]

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UK DEPLOYED MILITARY TO DETER RUSSIAN SUBMARINES FROM ITS WATERS

Thu 09 April 2026: Britain deployed its armed forces to deter Russian submarines from attacking its ​cables and pipelines when they spent around ‌a month in British waters earlier this year, defence minister John Healey said on Thursday. Healey said British forces and ​allies including Norway tracked and deterred malign ​activity by the Russian vessels, […]

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SLOPAGANDA WARS: HOW (AND WHY) THE US AND IRAN ARE FLOODING THE ZONE WITH VIRAL AI‑GENERATED NOISE

Thu 09 April 2026: In early March, a week after the first US-Israeli strikes on Iran, the White House posted a video of real American attacks mixed with clips from popular movies, television series, video games and anime. Iran and its sympathisers responded to the strikes by flooding social media with outdated war footage allegedly from the current conflict […]

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THOUSANDS OF PALESTINIANS PRAY AT AL-AQSA MOSQUE AFTER ISRAEL’S 40-DAY BAN

Thu 09 April 2026: Around 3,000 worshippers entered Al-Aqsa for the morning prayer on Thursday, after Israel lifted restrictions. The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem has reopened to Palestinian worshippers after a 40-day closure by Israel. Video verified by Al Jazeera showed Palestinians streaming through its gates early on Thursday morning. Around 3,000 […]

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HAVE SCIENTISTS SOLVED THE MYSTERY OF GOLD’S ORIGIN IN THE UNIVERSE?

Thu 09 April 2026: A study gives clues to cosmic origin of gold and heavy elements, and they were created earlier than we thought. The origins of heavy elements such as gold have been one of the biggest mysteries of astrophysics. A study has now provided a clue about the precious metal’s cosmic origins. Scientists […]

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HUMANS WERE RECORDING INFORMATION 40,000 YEARS AGO, LONG BEFORE WRITING: STUDY

Wed 08 April 2026: Humans were recording information more than 40,000 years ago by engraving symbols onto tools, figurines, and other objects, long before the earliest known writing system, Science Daily reported on Wednesday. A recent study by linguist Christian Bentz of Saarland University and archaeologist Ewa Dutkiewicz of the Museum of Prehistory and Early […]

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DUBAI PROPERTY SALES PLUNGE OVER 30% AS IRAN WAR SHAKES INVESTOR CONFIDENCE

Wed 08 April 2026: Dubai’s residential real estate market saw a sharp downturn as escalating tensions involving the US, Israel and Iran weighed heavily on investor activity. Property sales fell 30.5%, dropping from 17,027 transactions before the late-February escalation to 11,828 between March 2 and March 29, according to real estate platform DXB Interact. The […]

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