Category: International
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Children Who Use Social Media Score Lower on Reading and Memory Tests, Study Shows
Pre-adolescents who use increasing amounts of social media perform worse on reading, vocabulary, and memory tests in early adolescence compared to those who use none or little social media. That’s according to a new study that suggests a link between social media use and worse cognition in adolescents. The results are published in JAMA. “This…
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Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado Wins the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless fight for democracy amid Maduro’s authoritarian rule.
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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
The Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado, has won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for “her fight to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy”. The announcement of Machado as the winner of the prestigious prize was a surprise after intense speculation that President Trump could be one of the winners, after…
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2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine Awards Discovery on Immunity
The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden announced on Monday (6) that the 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine will be shared between Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi. The trio was recognized for discoveries that transformed the understanding of the immune system and explained how the human body avoids attacking itself.…
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Jane Goodall, Legendary Primatologist, Dies at 91
Jane Goodall, the scientist whose studies of wild chimpanzees made her a household name in homes everywhere, has died at 91, according to an announcement published by the Jane Goodall Institute. Chimpanzees seemed to accept Goodall as one of their own, and the public was fascinated both by her easy familiarity with the creatures and…
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Brazil Has 11 Airports Among the World’s Most Punctual, International Ranking Shows
Brazil has earned a prominent place in the global aviation scene, with 11 airports featured on the list of the world’s most punctual. The survey is part of the On-Time Performance Monthly Report, released in August by the international consultancy Cirium. The publication evaluated large, medium, and small terminals based on the annual number of…
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Western Country Fashion Conquers the International Runway
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Pharrell Williams, Louis Vuitton’s creative director, indirectly honored the sector that produces the most and adapts best to global crises—Agribusiness—with his western country bet. Enthusiastically, Louis Vuitton not only dominated international runways by imprinting country fashion but also sparked a rush among women in the sector to hunt for exclusive pieces in stores in Brazil’s…
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Cinema Legend Claudia Cardinale Dies at 87
Claudia Cardinale, glamorous symbol of post-war Italian cinema who had a long and varied acting career in film and theater, died at 87, according to AFP and other French media outlets. Born in Tunisia to a family of Sicilian origin, Cardinale was introduced to the world of cinema in 1957 after winning a beauty contest…
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Cinema legend Claudia Cardinale dies at 87
Claudia Cardinale, a glamorous symbol of post-war Italian cinema who had a long and varied acting career in film and theater, died at 87, according to AFP and other French media outlets. Raised in Tunisia in a family of Sicilian origin, Cardinale was introduced to the world of cinema in 1957 after winning a beauty…
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Plane crash kills “sponge cities” architect Kongjian Yu in Brazil
Four people died in the crash of a small plane in the city of Aquidauana, in Mato Grosso do Sul, in the late afternoon of Tuesday (September 23). Among the victims is the Chinese architect Kongjian Yu, 62 years old, considered one of the most influential architects and urbanists of the present day and creator…