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Long term exposure to fine particulate air pollution is directly associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer disease, independent of cardiovascular conditions such as stroke and high blood pressure, according to a large scale study of nearly 28 million older Americans published in PLOS Medicine. The research, led by Yanling Deng of Emory University......
Two new scientific studies are reshaping understanding of Antarctica’s geological past and its potential future, linking slow-moving forces deep within the Earth to the evolution of the continent’s vast ice sheets. Researchers have traced the origins of Antarctica’s so called gravity hole, the strongest gravitational anomaly......
India has confirmed the seizure of three oil tankers under US sanctions suspected of operating within Iran’s so called shadow fleet, marking the country’s first major enforcement action against ships accused of evading international oil restrictions. The operation comes amid improving ties between Washington and New Delhi following......
British lawmakers are weighing a possible parliamentary inquiry into the decade Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor served as the United Kingdom’s trade envoy, following newly released US Justice Department files indicating he may have shared confidential government briefings with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Liam Byrne, chair of......
Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed ben Abdelrahmane al-Thani arrived in Caracas on Tuesday and was officially received by Venezuela’s foreign minister Yván Gil, state television footage showed, marking the highest-level diplomatic engagement between Doha and Caracas since the United States removed Venezuelan President......
Forty days after Iranian security forces killed thousands of demonstrators in one of the deadliest episodes of state violence in the country’s modern history, families across Iran are holding memorial ceremonies this week to honor those who died, blending mourning with open defiance. The gatherings mark the traditional fortieth day......
Investor sentiment toward the US dollar has fallen to its most bearish level in more than 14 years as the BRICS bloc steps up efforts to develop a cross border payment system aimed at reducing reliance on dollar dominated financial channels. The initiative builds on Brazil’s instant payment platform Pix and a decentralized messaging......
Newly released emails indicate that Jeffrey Epstein portrayed himself as a behind the scenes facilitator at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Switzerland, offering to connect influential figures while privately claiming to dislike the gathering. The messages, published by the US Department of Justice and drawn from Epstein’s......
Compass Pathways said its experimental psilocybin-based treatment, COMP360, met the primary endpoint in its second pivotal phase 3 trial for treatment-resistant depression, moving the company closer to what could become the first US Food and Drug Administration approval of a psilocybin therapy for a mental health condition. The late-stage......
A tanker identified as the Nicos I.V. entered Matanzas Bay in Cuba on February 16, delivering fuel to the island and ending more than five weeks of acute shortages that have triggered widespread power outages and supply disruptions, Reuters reported. This arrival comes amid Cuba’s worst energy crisis since the collapse of the Soviet......
Russia said its air defense systems shot down 151 Ukrainian drones overnight, hours before Russian and Ukrainian officials met in Geneva for a new round of US mediated peace negotiations. The strikes targeted areas in southern Russia and annexed Crimea, igniting a major oil refinery fire and injuring civilians, including a nine year old boy......
Jesse Jackson, the prominent American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and two-time presidential candidate, has passed away at the age of 84, his family announced on Tuesday. The Jackson family described him as a “servant leader — not only for our family but also for the oppressed, voiceless, and neglected across the world,”......
In Germany, the traditional “Rosenmontag” carnival this Monday featured hundreds of thousands of participants parading alongside political caricatures that have drawn Moscow’s ire. Colorfully dressed revelers in cities like Düsseldorf and Cologne marched past floats satirizing world leaders, including Russian President......
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