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  • What does the falling birthrate mean for the British economy? | Business and Economy News

    What does the falling birthrate mean for the British economy? | Business and Economy News

    Last week, UK government figures showed that the birthrate in England and Wales tumbled to a record low.

    The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the fertility rate (the number of children born to each woman) fell to 1.41 children per woman in 2024. That is the third year running that it has dropped and is the lowest since records began 90 years ago.

    It is widely accepted that a birthrate of 2.1 is required to sustain a population at its current level.

    This means the population of the…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Suspected suicide bomber kills 11 at Pakistan political rally

    Suspected suicide bomber kills 11 at Pakistan political rally

    Pakistani police are investigating a suspected suicide bombing which tore through a rally in the city in Quetta.

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • London Mayor Rejects Hosting Arms Fair Amid Israel’s Gaza Genocide

    London Mayor Rejects Hosting Arms Fair Amid Israel’s Gaza Genocide

    London (Quds News Network)- London Mayor Sadiq Khan has voiced opposition to the capital hosting a major international arms fair, citing Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza where more than 60,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 2023.

    “London is home to thousands of people who have fled conflict and suffered as a result of weapons like those exhibited at this event,” Khan said according to a report from The Guardian.

    His spokesperson called the fair “inappropriate…

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    News Source: qudsnen.co

  • UN Rapporteur warns against displacement of Gazans, calls for halt to arms exports to Israel

    UN Rapporteur warns against displacement of Gazans, calls for halt to arms exports to Israel

    GAZA, (PIC)

    The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal, has called for an immediate halt to arms exports to Israel, stressing that these weapons are being used in the genocide waged against the people of Gaza.

    In an interview with Al Jazeera, Rajagopal criticized countries that have failed to act decisively to stop the massacres in Gaza, emphasizing that the world has abandoned the Palestinians and that the international system has…

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    News Source: english.palinfo.com

  • China stages huge military parade with Putin and Kim in attendance | Xi Jinping

    China stages huge military parade with Putin and Kim in attendance | Xi Jinping

    NewsFeed

    China held its largest ever military parade in Beijing to mark 80 years since World War II, overseen by President Xi Jinping and attended by world leaders including Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. Here are some of key images from the event.

    Published On 3 Sep 2025

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Metformin’s mysterious metal effect could explain its big health benefits

    Metformin’s mysterious metal effect could explain its big health benefits

    The widely used diabetes drug metformin changes blood metal levels in humans. The Kobe University study is an important step in understanding the drug’s many actions and designing better ones in the future.

    Metformin is the most widely prescribed diabetes drug in the world. Apart from lowering blood sugar levels, it is also known to have a broad range of beneficial side effects such as against tumors, inflammations and atherosclerosis. However, although it has been used for more than 60…

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    News Source: www.sciencedaily.com

  • Israel escalates attacks in Syria’s Quneitra countryside

    Israel escalates attacks in Syria’s Quneitra countryside

    DAMASCUS, (PIC)

    Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday renewed their aggression in the countryside of Quneitra province, in southern Syria, shelling an abandoned site east of Bariqa town before carrying out incursions into nearby villages.

    According to Syria’s official news agency SANA, the Israeli occupation army fired five shells at the deserted “al-Tawahin” outpost, located east of Bariqa in southern Quneitra.

    The IOF also sent a patrol of two vehicles into Tel Krum…

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    News Source: english.palinfo.com

  • Olympic Star Shannon Miller Discusses Her Ovarian Cancer Journey

    Olympic Star Shannon Miller Discusses Her Ovarian Cancer Journey

    To say that Shannon Miller knows about tumbling in gymnastics would be an understatement. She’s the second most decorated American gymnast of all time— male or female—and was one of the “Magnificent…

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    News Source: www.forbes.com

  • Al-Shifa Director: Gaza’s health system collapsing, only ending genocide can help

    Al-Shifa Director: Gaza’s health system collapsing, only ending genocide can help

    GAZA, (PIC)

    Dr. Mohammed Abu Salmiya, Director of Al-Shifa Medical Complex, said that the health and humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip has reached its worst stage since the beginning of the Israeli aggression, warning of a complete collapse of the health system.

    In a statement on his Facebook page on Tuesday, Abu Salmiya explained that hospitals are filled to capacity, with bed occupancy rates reaching between 250% and 300%, while medical departments are witnessing a sharp…

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    News Source: english.palinfo.com

  • Journalists’ Syndicate Warns of Media Collapse, Urges Swift Launch of Support Fund

    Journalists’ Syndicate Warns of Media Collapse, Urges Swift Launch of Support Fund

    Brussels / PNN / 

    The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, the Founding Committee of the Association of Independent Palestinian Media, and the Global Fund for Public Interest Media (GFPI) launched a support fund for independent Palestinian media during a conference held in Brussels, the capital of the European Union.

    The conference opened with keynote speeches followed by workshops and discussions on the state of…

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    News Source: english.pnn.ps