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  • University of Lahore student injured after jumping from varsity’s second floor: police – Dawn

    1. University of Lahore student injured after jumping from varsity’s second floor: police  Dawn
    2. Panel to probe into suicide bid by private university student in Lahore  Dawn
    3. Domestic reasons suspected in Lahore university student’s suicide…

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  • How to detect Alzheimer’s at its earliest stage: Find out

    How to detect Alzheimer’s at its earliest stage: Find out

    How to detect Alzheimer’s at its earliest stage: Find out

    New research suggests you can catch Alzheimer’s before it shows its symptoms.

    Scientists…

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  • Scientists reveal the microbial pulse of a coral reef in the Gulf of Aqaba

    Scientists reveal the microbial pulse of a coral reef in the Gulf of Aqaba

    A new joint study by researchers from University of Haifa and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reveals that coral reefs in the Gulf of Aqaba drive dramatic daily and seasonal changes in the microscopic organisms living in surrounding…

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  • IARC Biennial Report 2024–2025 – IARC

    5 Janvier 2026

    The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is pleased to announce that the IARC Biennial Report 2024–2025 is now available. The Biennial Report showcases a selection of the work conducted…

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  • Scientists find a safer way to make cells burn more calories

    Scientists find a safer way to make cells burn more calories

    Scientists have developed experimental compounds that prompt the mitochondria inside cells to use more energy and burn additional calories. This early research suggests a possible new path toward treating obesity while also supporting better…

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  • Scientists find a safer way to make cells burn more calories

    Scientists find a safer way to make cells burn more calories

    Scientists have developed experimental compounds that prompt the mitochondria inside cells to use more energy and burn additional calories. This early research suggests a possible new path toward treating obesity while also supporting better…

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  • Joint statement on support to UNRWA and NGOs

    Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Slovenia and Spain condemn the latest Israeli legislation targeting UNRWA, including measures to cut water, electricity and communications to its facilities. Such actions undermine the UN mandate,…

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  • Gold price rises after US captures Venezuela’s Maduro

    Gold price rises after US captures Venezuela’s Maduro

    Precious metal prices have risen after the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro increased investors’ concerns about geopolitical risks.

    Gold was about 2.2% higher at $4,424 (£3,292) an ounce, while the price of silver was up by 3.9%, as money was moved into so-called “safe-haven” assets.

    Meanwhile, crude oil prices fell back and share indexes in Europe and Asia were mostly higher.

    Both gold and silver hit record highs in 2025 before losing ground in the last few days of the year.

    Despite dipping at the end of last year, gold still saw its best annual performance since 1979 after rising by more than 60%, reaching an all-time high of $4,549.71 on 26 December.

    Those gains were driven by several factors including expectations of more interest rate cuts, major purchases of bullion by central banks and investor concerns about global tensions and economic uncertainty.

    Oil fluctuated in early trade before slipping back as investors weighed whether Washington’s intervention in Venezuela would affect crude supplies. Brent crude was down 50 cents, or 0.8%, to $60.26 a barrel.

    US President Donald Trump has vowed to tap into Venezuela’s vast oil reserves after seizing Maduro and said that the US will “run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition”.

    But industry analysts have said the move is unlikely to have an immediate impact on how much people and businesses pay for energy.

    Experts have also said it would cost billions of dollars to fix Venezuela’s oil infrastructure, which has been in sharp decline since the early 2000s.

    Venezuela’s crude production has been “lacklustre” for years and now only accounts for around 1% of global oil output, said investment strategist Vasu Menon from OCBC bank.

    The former chief executive of BP, Lord Browne, told the BBC’s Today programme that for Venezuela to revive its oil production would take “a tremendous amount of skill investment and time”.

    While there might be a “quick pick up” of some production, he added, output might actually fall while the industry is reorganising.

    Stock markets in Europe opened higher, with the UK’s FTSE 100 index up 0.3% and close to the 10,000 mark that it hit for the first time on Friday.

    Following the events of the weekend firms involved in the defence industry saw some of the biggest gains, with BAE Systems up 4.5% and Babcock International 3.6% higher.

    Mining firms also rose following the gain in precious metals prices, with Fresnillo up 3.6%.

    Share markets in Asia made gains as investors focused on news unrelated to developments in Venezuela.

    Japan’s Nikkei 225 was up by 2.6% on the first day of trading of the year and new data showed that manufacturing activity stabilised in December.

    Major indexes in South Korea and China were also higher.

    The jumps reflect confidence that the fallout from events in Venezuela will remain distant, said Zavier Wong from investment firm eToro.

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  • Ashes: Joe Root targets playing for England in 2029-30 Ashes series down under

    Ashes: Joe Root targets playing for England in 2029-30 Ashes series down under

    Root’s 160 helped England to 384 all out at the Sydney Cricket Ground, before Australia responded with 166-2. He spent almost two hours off the field during Australia’s innings, an absence that was later attributed to cramp in his back.

    This…

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  • Opening Remarks by Mr Jeffrey Siow, Acting Minister for Transport, at the Launch of the T5 In The Making Exhibition

    Opening Remarks by Mr Jeffrey Siow, Acting Minister for Transport, at the Launch of the T5 In The Making Exhibition

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