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  • Scientists Turn Paper Into Plastic

    Scientists Turn Paper Into Plastic

    In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at a biodegradable plastic made from trees, a $3 million prize for scientists working with the Large Hadron Collider, why we’re one step closer to a holodeck and more. You can sign up to get The Prototype in your inbox here.

    Only 9.5% of plastics manufactured in 2022 were made from recycled materials, according to a new study published this week. Meanwhile, plastic continues to pile up in landfills–and ecosystems–around the…

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    News Source: www.forbes.com

  • Erdogan accuses Israel of seeking to ‘dynamite’ Syria ‘revolution’

    Erdogan accuses Israel of seeking to ‘dynamite’ Syria ‘revolution’

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday accused Israel of sowing divisions in Syria in a bid to “dynamite” the “revolution” that toppled strongman Bashar al-Assad.

    Turkey is a key backer of Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa whose Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) led the rebel coalition which ousted Assad in December.

    “Israel is trying to dynamite the December 8 revolution by stirring up ethnic and religious affiliations and turning minorities in Syria against the…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • A Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo on Saturday to discuss a return to the ceasefire.

    A Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo on Saturday to discuss a return to the ceasefire.

    A Palestinian source familiar with the ceasefire negotiations in the …

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    News Source: www.alquds.com

  • Syria’s Sharaa looks to boost ties with Turkey, Azerbaijan during Antalya visit

    Syria’s Sharaa looks to boost ties with Turkey, Azerbaijan during Antalya visit

    Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and pushed for trilateral cooperation with Turkey and Azerbaijan on Friday at a forum in the Turkish city of Antalya. He also held his first meeting with Libya’s prime minister since taking power.

    Sharaa is visiting Turkey to participate in the Antalya Diplomacy Forum that will run until Sunday. He met Aliyev on the sidelines of the meeting, Syria’s official SANA news agency reported.

    The official Azerbaijani…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Syria’s Sharaa looks to boost ties with Turkey, Azerbaijan in Antalya visit

    Syria’s Sharaa looks to boost ties with Turkey, Azerbaijan in Antalya visit

    Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and pushed for trilateral cooperation with Turkey and Azerbaijan on Friday at a forum in the Turkish city of Antalya, while also holding his first meeting with Libya’s prime minister since taking power.

    Sharaa visited Turkey to participate in the Antalya Diplomacy Forum that will run until Sunday. He met Aliyev on the sidelines of the meeting, Syria’s official SANA news agency reported.

    The official Azerbaijani…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Trump’s tariffs: A simple illustrated guide to 15 economic terms to know | Donald Trump News

    Trump’s tariffs: A simple illustrated guide to 15 economic terms to know | Donald Trump News

    Throughout the past few weeks, United States President Donald Trump has announced a series of tariff policies, with shifting statements that have led to growing concerns about global economic instability.

    With Trump’s tariffs affecting nearly every country, many terms have been thrown around to describe the potential results.

    From trade wars to stock market drops, this article explains, in simple terms with illustrations, what these key terms mean, including those that may become more…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Tottenham have leak inside club, says manager Postecoglou | Football News

    Tottenham have leak inside club, says manager Postecoglou | Football News

    Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou believes there is a leak inside the north London club affecting his role.

    Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou said a leak of information from inside the club is making his job more difficult as the Australian closes in on finding the source of the problem.

    Injury news has regularly found its way onto social media in advance of Spurs’ games during a troubled second season for Postecoglou.

    Before Thursday’s 1-1 Europa League quarterfinal, first-leg draw…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • United States is no longer a safe destination for international students | Education

    United States is no longer a safe destination for international students | Education

    One cannot underestimate the precarity that orders the lives of international students in the United States.

    I remember making my maiden journey from Kolkata to upstate New York as an international student to pursue an undergraduate degree at a small liberal arts college. This was back in 2003 when the US-led so-called “war on terror” was in full swing. The US had invaded Iraq only a few months before my arrival in New York.

    Be it the on-campus jingoism inspired by America’s battle…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Driving the CAR to fight acute myeloid leukemia

    Driving the CAR to fight acute myeloid leukemia

    One main goal of anti-cancer therapies is to kill tumor cells without affecting the surrounding normal cells. Therefore, many drugs are designed to target tumor-specific antigens, which are molecules only expressed by cancer cells. However, it has proven difficult to identify such specific antigens in certain cancer types, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

    AML patients are often treated using allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT), where they receive stem cells…

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    News Source: www.sciencedaily.com

  • Syria’s al-Sharaa extends deadline for investigation into coastal killings | Conflict News

    Syria’s al-Sharaa extends deadline for investigation into coastal killings | Conflict News

    President Ahmed al-Sharaa gives fact-finding committee a three-month extension to file report into Alawite killings.

    Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has extended the deadline for a committee to produce a report into the killings of hundreds of civilians on the country’s western coast last month.

    Hundreds of Alawite civilians were killed in apparent retribution after fighting broke out between government forces and armed groups loyal to former President Bashar al-Assad, who…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com