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  • Overworked neurons burn out and fuel Parkinson’s disease

    Overworked neurons burn out and fuel Parkinson’s disease

    Certain brain cells are responsible for coordinating smooth, controlled movements of the body. But when those cells are constantly overactivated for weeks on end, they degenerate and ultimately die. This new observation made by scientists at Gladstone Institutes may help explain what goes awry in the brains of people with Parkinson’s disease.

    Researchers have long known that a particular subset of neurons die as Parkinson’s disease progresses, but they aren’t sure why. The new work,…

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    News Source: www.sciencedaily.com

  • Iran prepares for another Israeli attack on its nuclear facilities, expert warns – Middle East Monitor

    Iran prepares for another Israeli attack on its nuclear facilities, expert warns – Middle East Monitor

    Iran has dismantled and removed cooling systems from the Natanz uranium enrichment facility, a move that may signal preparations for a potential new Israeli strike, according to US nuclear expert David Albright, president of the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS).

    In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Albright said “recent satellite imagery of the Natanz complex shows that over the past week, Iran has removed and dismantled nearly all of the…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • Gaza: At least 113 people killed in Tuesday’s Israeli attacks

    Gaza: At least 113 people killed in Tuesday’s Israeli attacks

    GAZA, (PIC)

    Medical sources reported last night that the Israeli occupation army had killed at least 113 Palestinian civilians, including many children, since dawn Tuesday, including 32 aid seekers.

    Among the martyrs were two journalists, Rasmi Salem and Ayman Haneyya, from Al-Manara Media Company. Their death brought the total number of journalists killed since October 7, 2023, to more than 270.

    Media sources reported that Israeli strikes leveled densely populated areas in Gaza…

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    News Source: english.palinfo.com

  • "Haaretz": A group of settlers destroys homes in Gaza

    "Haaretz": A group of settlers destroys homes in Gaza

    Sources have revealed that a unit operating under the supervision …

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  • Egypt scraps decades-old rent caps, fuelling eviction fears

    Egypt scraps decades-old rent caps, fuelling eviction fears

    By Mariam Rizk and Mohamed Ezz

    CAIRO (Reuters) -The rent on Khaddara Ibrahim Ali’s cramped apartment in downtown Cairo was just about the only expense she could count on staying stable as waves of soaring inflation and subsidy cuts ate away at her modest income.

    Thanks to a decades-old rent cap, Ali, 84, pays just under 11 Egyptian pounds ($0.23) per month for the eighth-story home where she has lived for half a century, overlooking a patchwork of ageing buildings and narrow streets in the…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • How much do India, Russia, China trade and what goods do they buy? | International Trade News

    How much do India, Russia, China trade and what goods do they buy? | International Trade News

    More than 20 leaders from non-Western nations gathered in Tianjin, China over the weekend for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, which concluded on Monday, and at which President Xi Jinping set out his vision for a global economic order with the Global South at its centre.

    Against the backdrop of new global tariffs imposed by United States President Donald Trump, Xi told delegates: “We must continue to take a clear stand against hegemonism and power politics, and practise…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Israel holds record number of Palestinian prisoners, rights group reports – Middle East Monitor

    Israel holds record number of Palestinian prisoners, rights group reports – Middle East Monitor

    As of September 2025, the Israeli occupation authorities are holding 11,040 Palestinian prisoners, including 3,577 administrative detainees imprisoned without charge or trial, according to figures published Tuesday by the Israeli human rights organisation HaMoked.

    The report, based on official data from the Israeli Prison Service, shows that among those detained are 1,450 sentenced prisoners, 3,351 remand detainees, and 2,662 Palestinians classified as…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • Barghouti urges Indonesia to resist attempts to displace Palestinians – Middle East Monitor

    Barghouti urges Indonesia to resist attempts to displace Palestinians – Middle East Monitor

    Dr Mustafa Barghouti, Secretary-General of the Palestinian National Initiative, warned against US attempts to exploit the Indonesian people’s desire to assist the people of Gaza as a pretext to advance schemes aimed at forcibly displacing Palestinians from the Strip under “humanitarian” cover.

    Speaking at a press conference during his official visit to Indonesia, Barghouti said that Israel is committing three major war crimes in Gaza: genocide, ethnic…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • UN watchdog finds uranium at alleged Syrian nuclear site from al-Assad era | Nuclear Energy News

    UN watchdog finds uranium at alleged Syrian nuclear site from al-Assad era | Nuclear Energy News

    The IAEA has urged Syria to cooperate fully over allegations it had been building a covert nuclear reactor at the site – allegations Syria denies.

    The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has said its inspectors discovered uranium particles at a site in Syria it suspects was once used as part of a clandestine nuclear programme run by the former government of Bashar al-Assad.

    Last year, inspectors visited and took environmental samples at “three locations that…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Rescuers race to find Afghan quake survivors as death toll rises | Earthquakes News

    Rescuers race to find Afghan quake survivors as death toll rises | Earthquakes News

    The United Nations has warned of an exponential rise in casualties from a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, as the Taliban said the death toll had surpassed 1,400 on Tuesday, with more than 3,000 people injured.

    The figures provided by Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid were mainly for the province of Kunar.

    Sunday night’s magnitude 6 earthquake affected several provinces, causing extensive damage. It flattened villages and trapped…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com