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Feb 10 2025POLITICS

Russia nearing Donbas conquest? Putin claims another win?

Tensions are boiling in eastern Ukraine's industrial Donbas region, currently the focus of Russia's relentless attacks, intensifying the quest to conquer it. As Russia rages on, the finger points toward big changes - Ukrainian officials stayed mum on Russia's Friday announcement of seizing cont

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Feb 10 2025HEALTH

MS in Down Under: A Health Challenge for Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand are grappling with the increasing burden of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a long-term illness that attacks the brain and spinal cord. In 2021, over 33, 000 Australians had been diagnosed with MS. That's a lot of people. The number of MS cases is rising, and so is the complexity

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Feb 09 2025SCIENCE

Squeezing Out Cancer: Simple Scans Again Make Headway In Emerging Countries

In the fight against cancer, we're seeing big changes. Cancer is a serious problem all around the world. So too are the global figures. About 19 million new cases of cancer were found in 2020. It is easy to talk about trying out simple and complex lab tools to find cancer. These let doctors det

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Feb 07 2025SCIENCE

New Metal Rings: The Lab's Latest Find

Imagine tiny metal rings getting together to form a sandwich. The sandwiches have vanadium and oxygen in the middle, with boron layers wrapping around the outside. It is like a tiny molecular sandwich party with many different recipes. One sandwich has guests {Cd(phen)} an

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Feb 07 2025TECHNOLOGY

The Decade That Changed Everything: 2000s Tech Game Changers

Let's dive into some of the innovations that reshaped our world from the start of the 2000s. Privacy and security were big issues as the decade started. First up, Google introduced Google AdWords. Advertisers could now pay for clicks instead of flat-fee ad space. This model became a massive succe

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Feb 07 2025TECHNOLOGY

iPhone’s Hinge and Fold: What Do We Know?

The idea of an iPhone that can fold has been swirling around for quite some time now, with a number of prototypes being tested. But the latest claim comes from an unknown source. It's important to note that there is very little evidence to back these claims. But let's dive into what this mystery sou

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Feb 06 2025TECHNOLOGY

Budget Breakthrough: Affordable AI Reasoning Model Takes the Stage

Imagine a world where cutting-edge AI models aren't just for big tech companies. This is now a reality. The researchers at Stanford and the University of Washington developed an AI reasoning model that costs less than $50 in cloud credits. It's similar to the big names in the AI industry, like Open

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Feb 05 2025FINANCE

Farewell to Fees: Vanguard's Big Move

Vanguard, a major player in the investment world, made a big splash recently by slashing fees for almost a hundred of its funds, including some popular exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This move is significant because it affects 168 different share classes, with an average reduction of 20%. The t

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Feb 05 2025POLITICS

Putin's Long Game: Russia's Slow-Mo Strategy

Russia's military leaders have their eyes on the long game. They are gearing up for operations that could last up to nine months. This is a clear sign that Vladimir Putin isn't eager to wrap up the war he initiated anytime soon. The Institute for the Study of War rated this. The plan to surro

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Feb 05 2025HEALTH

The Path to Better Treatment: Rethinking Neoadjuvant Therapy for Liver Cancer

Neoadjuvant therapy could be a game-changer in treating liver cancer. It is a type of cancer that starts in the bile ducts inside the liver. These bile ducts are like tiny tubes that help move waste from the liver to the gut. It is often caught late and is hard to treat. Doctors are now looking at

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