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The effort to age gate the internet is back in Washington—and now it has a new name. Recently passed by the House of Representatives, the KIDS Act is a sprawling…
The African Farmers Devastated by Extreme Heat
At the height of the 2024–2025 El Niño-induced drought, I watched in revulsion as hundreds of emaciated cattle desperately crowded for a drink around a small muddy dam in Mutare…
Negative Health Effects of Vaping
When vaping was first introduced it was marketed mainly as a safer alternative to smoking and as a potential smoking cessation method. But increasingly people who have never smoked are…
Vanishing Culture Episode #3: Saving Queer Memory with Brooke Palmieri
Queer history has often been overlooked, erased, or excluded from traditional archives. In the third episode of our special six-part series on Vanishing Culture, host Vida Vojić speaks with writer,…
World News in Brief: Schools closed in West Bank, AI in healthcare, Indigenous rights
Access to education continues to worsen in the West Bank, the United Nations reported on Wednesday.Â
New guidance offers hope for reducing the global toll of dementia
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued updated global guidelines aimed at reducing the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, saying that up to 45 per cent of cases may…
Looted gold and gum arabic are bankrolling Sudan’s war, UN warns
Alongside gold, the little-known Sudanese commodity gum arabic – used in soft drinks, food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals – continues to fuel the war.Â
Childhood vaccination rate increases slightly, but millions remain unprotected
Global childhood immunization programmes continued to recover in 2025, but conflict, poverty and growing vaccine hesitancy are still leaving millions vulnerable to preventable diseases, according to new UN data released…
Google Summer of Code Contributors Improve Open Library’s Experience
As the tech ecosystem evolves and the Internet Archive works to fine tune its services, two new contributors are focusing on ways to help patrons better navigate Open Library. Tanishq…
EXCLUSIVE: Sanctioned Alleged Iranian Oil Network “Financier” Behind £25M in Luxury London Real Estate
Newly targeted by the U.S. Treasury, Hossein Ghorbani Zahed owns several prime Knightsbridge apartments via his sanctioned BVI company, land registry documents reveal. Ghorbani Zahed has denied OFAC’s accusations, saying…