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Jun 01 2026TECHNOLOGY

Smarter Security for Factories: A New Way to Protect Smart Devices

Industrial factories today rely on smart gadgets connected to the internet. These devices help machines work together and make quick decisions. But this also means hackers have more ways to trick the system. They can pretend to be a trusted device or sneak into conversations between machines. Normal

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May 28 2026ENVIRONMENT

City Smog and Health Bills: A Quick Look

Industrial growth in Iranian cities is a double‑edged sword. On one side it boosts jobs and factories, but on the other it releases fine dust that clogs the air. This tiny pollution, called PM2. 5, can sneak into lungs and cause long‑term sickness. Researchers have begun to notice that when the air

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May 27 2026SCIENCE

The Hidden Cost of Cutting Science Funds

Funding shortages are quietly harming medical progress. Clinical trials once offered lifelines to patients with advanced cancer, turning fatal diagnoses into manageable conditions. New treatments like gene-editing saved babies with rare metabolic disorders. Meanwhile, pancreatic cancer patients now

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May 09 2026TECHNOLOGY

Recovering copper from waste in a smarter way

Industrial waste often piles up in landfills, but some of it can actually become useful again. One example is copper electroplating sludge—a byproduct from plating processes that still contains valuable metals. Researchers tried turning this waste into pure copper using two common methods: heating a

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May 02 2026HEALTH

Headaches and mental health: what a big study in Saudi Arabia reveals

Saudi Arabia offers a unique setting to study headaches because its population is deeply religious. Researchers wanted to know how common headaches are there and whether they connect to mental health issues. They also wondered if a person’s level of faith changes that connection. The team ran a nat

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Apr 19 2026SPORTS

Saudi Arabia’s cricket push: Why this new T20 league could shake up the game

Saudi Arabia isn’t giving up on sports investments. After spending heavily on golf, football, and Formula 1, the country is now turning to cricket—but with a twist. A proposed T20 league, inspired by tennis’s Grand Slam events, is back on the table. Last year’s idea faded, but now the Public Investm

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Apr 19 2026FINANCE

Old factories get new life in the age of digital mining

Industrial buildings that once made metal now find new purpose feeding computers instead. In upstate New York, a shuttered aluminum plant along the St. Lawrence River could soon hum with activity again, not for smelting aluminum, but for minting digital coins. The facility has stayed dark since 2014

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Apr 13 2026BUSINESS

Saudi Oil Flow Returns to Normal After Recent Tensions

Saudi Arabia has bounced back from recent disruptions to its oil operations, confirming that its massive East-West pipeline is now running at full speed again. The line, which typically carries around seven million barrels each day, had faced temporary slowdowns after unexpected strikes. The country

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Mar 15 2026POLITICS

Iran’s Move Holds the Key to Restoring Global Oil Flow

Saudi Aramco recently told its buyers that it did not know which port would handle April shipments. The message showed a new fact: Iran, not the United States, can decide when the global oil market opens again. A buyer in Saudi Arabia laughed that he would call Iran to find out when the war ends

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Feb 15 2026POLITICS

The Horn of Africa Gets a New Rivalry

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are pushing their own agendas in the Horn of Africa, turning a regional summit into a stage for their competition. What started as a fight in Yemen has now spread across the Red Sea, touching places like Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Libya. The

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