20 BILLION GALAXIES: NEW SURVEY OF THE SKY WILL REVEAL THE UNIVERSE IN UNPRECEDENTED DETAIL

Fri 06 March 2026: When you look up at the night sky, it appears unchanging. But if you look deep enough you will find that the sky is in fact constantly shifting. Satellites, asteroids and interstellar objects pass by. Stars not only shine brightly, they can suddenly burst with energy or explode in bright supernovae. […]

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FOR EVERY DOLLAR SPENT PROTECTING NATURE, $30 GOES TO DESTROYING IT: UN REPORT

Fri 06 March 2026: A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) shows that for every dollar invested in protecting nature, $30 is spent destroying it. The State of Finance for Nature 2026 report builds on UNEP’s 2023 analysis that found government subsidies and private investments equivalent to roughly 7% of the global […]

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ANTI-OBESITY TREATMENT COULD COST AS LITTLE AS $3 PER MONTH – STUDY

Fri 06 March 2026: A blockbuster anti-obesity and diabetes drug could cost as little as $3 per month to manufacture once it goes off patent later this month, researchers said Friday, providing a major opportunity to boost health in low and middle-income countries. Semaglutide, the active molecule in Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy treatments, leads […]

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DATA CENTERS EMERGE AS NEW TARGETS AS AI ACCELERATES MODERN WARFARE

Fri 06 March 2026: Data infrastructure has shifted from a tool of geopolitical competition to a direct component of modern warfare as the conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran escalates. Gloria Shkurti Ozdemir, a researcher at the think tank SETA and a lecturer at Azerbaijan’s Khazar University, told Anadolu that digital infrastructure is no […]

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INSTAGRAM TO ALERT PARENTS WHEN TEENS REPEATEDLY SEARCH FOR SUICIDE, SELF-HARM

Thu 05 March 2026:  Instagram said Thursday, February 26, it will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm. The alerts will only go to parents who are enrolled in Instagram’s parental supervision programme. Instagram says it already blocks such content from showing up in teen accounts’ […]

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SPAIN TO BAN SALE OF ENERGY DRINKS TO UNDER-16S, RESTRICT HIGH-CAFFEINE VERSIONS FOR MINORS

Thu 05 March 2026: Spain will prohibit the sale of energy drinks to minors under 16 and restrict high-caffeine versions for those under 18, Consumer Affairs Minister Pablo Bustinduy announced on Wednesday. Under the planned regulation, all energy drinks will be banned for children under 16. Products containing more than 32 milligrams of caffeine per 100 milliliters will […]

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GOLD AND INDUSTRIAL METALS DECLINE AS INVESTORS TURN TO US DOLLAR AMID GEOPOLITICAL RISKS

Thu 05 March 2026: Gold and industrial metal markets are seeing steep sell-offs amid a surging US dollar, fueled by rising oil prices over escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Brent crude oil spiked above $80 per barrel for the first time since January 2025, following the joint US and Israeli military strikes on […]

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UN WARNS 200,000 MORE AFGHAN CHILDREN FACE ACUTE MALNUTRITION IN 2026

Thu 05 March 2026: Hundreds of thousands more children face acute ⁠malnutrition in Afghanistan this ⁠year amid a hunger crisis exacerbated by foreign aid cuts and violence on the border with Pakistan, a U.N. official said on Tuesday. International aid to Afghanistan ⁠has fallen sharply since 2021, when U.S.-led forces exited the country and the Taliban regained power. The crisis has been compounded by […]

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UK TO END STUDY VISAS FOR MYANMAR, AFGHANISTAN, CAMEROON, SUDAN STUDENTS

Wed 04 March 2026: The ban on students from the four countries comes amid a rise in anti-immigration sentiment in the UK. ⁠The United Kingdom says it will end study visas for students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, and work visas for Afghans, amid a rise in anti-immigration sentiment ⁠in the country. The UK […]

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228M CHILDREN WORLDWIDE EXPECTED TO LIVE WITH OBESITY BY 2040: STUDY

Wed 04 March 2026: The number of children and adolescents living with obesity worldwide is projected to rise from 177 million in 2025 to 228 million by 2040, according to a new report from the World Obesity Federation. The projection was published in the 2026 World Obesity Atlas report, which warns that childhood obesity is […]

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