Donald Trump faces a potentially damaging electoral defeat as Americans prepare to vote in midterm elections, with economic dissatisfaction, allegations of corruption and growing opposition to his foreign policy threatening Republican control
In a characteristically unfiltered and provocative interview with El País, Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek opens the floodgates on his personal misanthropy, political despair, and philosophical radicalism, delivering a stream of consciousness that
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As global plastic production continues to skyrocket, scientists and governments are warning that the planet is running out of time to curb the escalating crisis. From August 5 to 14, negotiators will
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A breakthrough in artificial taste sensing may offer a lifeline to people who have lost their sense of taste due to neurological conditions. Researchers have developed a graphene-based device that, with the
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A sweeping new genomic study published in Nature has uncovered compelling evidence that many of the most notorious infectious diseases—such as plague and leprosy—made the leap to humans only after ancient communities
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Scientists have sequenced proteins from fossils over 20 million years old, dramatically extending the molecular fossil record—and potentially opening the door to studying dinosaurs at the molecular level. As reported by Nature,
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OpenAI’s latest large language model, o3, has emerged as the top-performing AI system for answering scientific questions, according to a newly launched benchmarking platform called SciArena, as reported by Nature. Developed by
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The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the recent reduction in the tariff rate on Sri Lankan exports to the United States, calling it a “constructive and important first step” toward enhancing
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In a dramatic development that could reshape the future of American space exploration, at least 2,145 senior-ranking employees at NASA are preparing to exit the agency as part of a sweeping effort
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Emerging reports suggest that the United States and Israel are covertly supporting a controversial plan to divide Lebanon into three separate entities — a radical redrawing of borders that would not only
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Between 1949 and 1950, the Israeli government launched Operation Magic Carpet, also known as “On Wings of Eagles,” a dramatic airlift that brought nearly 49,000 Yemeni Jews to the newly established state
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The deep and often underexamined alliance between Israel and the United Kingdom has roots that stretch back centuries, long before the founding of the modern Israeli state. Driven by a blend of
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, Spikevax, for children aged 6 months to 11 years who are considered at increased risk of severe
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Amazon is exploring a fresh multibillion-dollar investment in AI startup Anthropic to deepen their strategic alliance, aiming to secure a competitive edge in the global race to commercialize artificial intelligence, according to
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Coffee futures soared on Thursday following a dramatic tariff threat by former US President Donald Trump against Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producer, according to a report by the Financial Times. Trump
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Dutch pension funds are preparing to sell approximately €125 billion of long-dated European government bonds over the coming years as they transition to a new retirement system, according to the Financial Times.
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