Meghan Rosen is a senior writer who reports on the life sciences for Science News. She earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology with an emphasis in biotechnology from the University of California, Davis, and later graduated…
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UN Security Council unite in condemning Israeli bombing of Qatar | Politics
NewsFeed In a rare move, the US backed a UN Security Council statement condemning Israel’s attack on Hamas’s political office in Doha. Members took turns to criticise the Israeli move, highlighting support for the “territorial integrity of…
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Jair Bolsonaro’s rise and fall
Caio QueroHead of BBC News Brasil
Getty ImagesBrazil’s ex-president has been convicted of plotting a coup In September 2018, as Jair Bolsonaro campaigned in the south-eastern city of Juiz de Fora, a 40-year-old man pushed through the crowd and…
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Netherlands ready to join Eurovision boycott over Israel
The Dutch public broadcaster, Avrotros, has confirmed the Netherlands will also boycott next year’s Eurovision song contest if Israel is involved.
It follows Irish broadcaster RTÉ, which has said it will not take part if Israel does “given the…
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Israel intensifies Gaza City strikes as many residents refuse evacuation
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli strikes killed at least 40 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Friday, local health authorities said, most of them in Gaza City where many residents are staying put despite Israeli evacuation orders…
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Israeli strike in Qatar puts normalization on ice, leaves Iran in suspense
The likely impact of the attack against a meeting of Hamas political leaders will be at least as consequential as the September 2019 Iranian missile and drone strike on Saudi oil facilities.
That attack on Abqaiq and al-Khurais, during the first…
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Beauty sleep isn’t a myth – a sleep medicine expert explains how rest keeps your skin healthy and youthful
Have you ever woken up after a night of poor sleep, glanced in the mirror and thought, “I look tired?”
You’re not imagining it.
I am a neurologist who specializes in sleep medicine. And though “beauty sleep” may sound like a…
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Proposed cuts to NIH funding would have ripple effects on research that could hamper the US for decades
In May 2025, the White House proposed reducing the budget of the National Institutes of Health by roughly 40% – from about US$48 billion to $27 billion. Such a move would return NIH funding to levels last seen in 2007. Since NIH budget…
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Iran’s heavy crude stands at $69.18 in August as OPEC output rises
TEHRAN– The price of Iran’s heavy crude fell in August in line with declines across OPEC’s basket of crudes, the producer group said in its latest monthly report.
Iran’s heavy crude averaged $69.18 a barrel in August, down $1.63 from…
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Iran heavy crude stands at $69.18 in August as OPEC output rises
TEHRAN– The price of Iran’s heavy crude fell in August in line with declines across OPEC’s basket of crudes, the producer group said in its latest monthly report.
Iran’s heavy crude averaged $69.18 a barrel in August, down $1.63 from…
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