NIST Expands Its Library of ‘Chemical Fingerprints’ to Identify Unknown Substances
Whether you’re a researcher stumped by a mystery compound or a manufacturer perplexed by an unknown substance, there’s a major resource you…
Latvia Border Pressure Pulls Schengen Into View
Riga’s rising Belarus frontier numbers are forcing a regional debate over security, solidarity and migrant rights Latvia is facing renewed pressure on…
EU Rule-of-Law Report Turns to Follow-Through
Brussels says reforms are moving, but civil-society groups warn that media freedom, protest rights and civic space still need stronger protection The…
EU Ban Puts Fashion Waste on Notice
Large companies can no longer destroy unsold clothes and footwear as Brussels turns overproduction into a compliance issue Large companies across the…
Hunger deepens for displaced families in Sudan’s El Obeid
“We are providing even not the full food ration to the people, but even that reduced food ration is being shared by…
In a potential nanoscale breakthrough, scientists at Brown reveal 80-atom boron ‘buckyball’
Chemists at Brown University have shown the first experimental evidence that carbon buckyballs, which launched the nanotechnology revolution, have a cousin made…
Djibouti: Emergency alert spotlights sharp hunger spike
“Urgent actions are more than necessary to reduce consumption deficits and vulnerability and strengthen the resilience of affected households to prevent their…
EU AI Act: What Actually Applies on 2 August 2026
Key takeaways Transparency obligations under Article 50 become enforceable on 2 August 2026 – chatbot disclosure, synthetic content marking and deepfake labelling.…
Gaza farmers battle to rebuild as WFP warns of West Bank settler violence
These growers include Taysir Dahdouh, whose farm in the Zeytun neighbourhood, east of Gaza City, is a little smaller than a football…
Peacekeepers step up support as families return to south Lebanon
“The welcome reduction in violence allows our peacekeepers to do more of what we are here to do,” UNIFIL spokesperson Kandice Ardiel…