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Palestinian children run amid the destruction in the Shujaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City, in the northern Gaza Strip on January 4, 2025, as the war between Israel and Hamas militants continues. | Photo Credit: AFP An Israeli military strike killed 12 persons in a house in Gaza City early on Saturday (January 4, 2025), bringing…
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A view shows a destroyed bridge in the town of Pokrovsk, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, near a front line in Donetsk region, Ukraine in December 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian forces continue to launch attacks near the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in an effort to bypass it from the south and cut off…
Representational file image. | Photo Credit: AFP The Biden administration has informally notified the U.S. Congress of a proposed $8 billion arms sale to Israel that includes munitions for fighter jets and attack helicopters, Axios reported on Friday (January 4, 2025), citing two sources. The deal would need approval from House and Senate committees and…
Unlike humans, zebrafish grow new heart muscle cells: they have a regenerative capacity. When a zebrafish heart is damaged, it can fully restore its function within 60 days. Researchers have now successfully discovered that the protein Hmga1 plays a key role in heart regeneration in zebrafish. The Hmga1 gene is present in mice and humans…
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(L-R) President of Argentina Javier Milei and Elected President of Venezuela Edmundo González Urrutia gesture from the Argentine Government house balcony during an official visit to Buenos Aires as part of an international tour at Casa Rosada on January 4, 2025 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez…
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Barcelona vs Barbastro Live Streaming Copa Del Rey Live Telecast: Barcelona return to action after the New Year’s break as they face a trip to take on minnows Barbastro in the Round of 32 tie of the Copa Del Rey. Barcelona are the most successful side in the history of the competition, having…
Global Nutrition Targets (GNTs) were set by the World Health Assembly as key national indicators of the effect of public health policies in alleviating maternal and child malnutrition. Some of the targets were — reduce stunting by 40% in under-5 children, reduce anaemia by 50% in women of reproductive age, and no increase in childhood overweight. A…
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While transmission of Ebola virus through contact with bodily fluids from an infected person is well known, more recent Ebola outbreaks have demonstrated that the infectious virus is also found on the skin’s surface of those who have succumbed to infection or at late times during infection. Although evidence suggests that Ebola virus can be…
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Exposing mosquitoes to lipase inhibitors prior to an infectious blood meal can induce sterility | Photo Credit: AP As per a study published recently, the development of Plasmodium falciparum, which causes malaria, can be severely impacted when the lipid transport by lipophorin (Lp) in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes is targeted. The study found that exposing adult female mosquitoes to…
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Picture after final ball of Day 1 of India vs Australia 5th Test.© AFP The atmosphere flared up when a heated altercation between Jasprit Bumrah and young Sam Konstas unfolded towards the final moments of Day 1 of the fifth and final Test between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Right…
