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Qatari Diplomat Warns of Gaza's Descent into 'Deadly Limbo' The fragile ceasefire in Gaza is at risk of unraveling if rapid progress isn't made on setting up an international security force and administration to pave the way for a full Israeli withdrawal, warns Majed al-Ansari, adviser to...

Scientists in Germany claim to have developed a nasal vaccine that can prevent Covid-19 infection by blocking the virus from replicating in the nose and throat. The vaccine uses a live but weakened form of the coronavirus and has shown promising results in hamster studies, achieving "sterilizing...

Taxi Tales from London: The Math Behind a Timeless Legend In 1919, British mathematician G.H. Hardy hopped into a London cab to visit his Indian colleague Srinivasa Ramanujan, but what he found was a piece of mathematical history that would live on for generations. The taxi's licence plate...

Gambling Lobby Pushes Back Against Calls to Tax Industry, Denies Social Ills The head of the UK's main betting and gaming lobby group, Grainne Hurst, has sparked controversy by telling MPs that there are no "social ills" associated with gambling. Her comments come as parliament's Treasury...

NASA's Juno spacecraft captured breathtaking images of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io in a close flyby on December 30, 2023. The most striking aspect of these images is the level of detail they provide for Io's surface, particularly its nighttime side. The photo was taken approximately 930 miles...

The Ancient Roots of Our Daily Produce When we stroll into a grocery store, our eyes are met with an array of fruits and vegetables that have undergone significant transformations over time. From their humble beginnings in unique environments, these foods were selectively grown by humans to...