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Powerful magnitude 7.1 quake struck Kyushu region in Japan, deaths feared, report says
TOKYO, July 28 (Reuters) – A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of homes, rupturing roads and leaving some trapped and others presumed dead inside a partially collapsed shopping mall. Speaking to reporters in Tokyo…
Study finds AI boosts homework grades, but hurts exam scores
A new study suggests that while artificial intelligence can boost homework performance, it may undermine students’ exam results—at a significant cost. The working paper, titled “The Generative AI Learning Penalty: Evidence from Chinese Secondary Education,” tracked 26,811 students in Grades 7 to…
How garlic ‘kills the mood’: mosquitoes stop mating, laying eggs due to garlic’s chemical compound
A new study has found that garlic, a common kitchen staple, may prevent mosquitoes from mating and laying eggs. The research, conducted by scientists from Yale University, found that garlic contains a naturally occurring compound that acts like a “birth control” for winged insects. The study, led…
World risks HIV resurgence as funding falls 18%, UNAIDS says
The world risks a resurgence of the HIV epidemic after global funding fell by nearly a fifth last year, the U.N. body fighting AIDS said on Monday. Washington previously accounted for 75% of international HIV funding before President Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025. That…
Kim Jong Un’s sister blasts ASEAN for urging denuclearization: ‘Stupid and foolish’
SEOUL, South Korea — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attacked the bloc of Southeast Asian nations on Monday for seeking a denuclearized Korean peninsula, blasting the position as “stupid and foolish.” At its annual regional forum last week, the Association of Southeast Asian…
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu calls ex-ICC prosecutor Karim Khan a ‘con job’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the subject of an ICC arrest warrant, on Sunday criticised former prosecutor Karim Khan as a “con job” following his dismissal over allegations of sexual misconduct. Khan successfully pushed in 2024 for Netanyahu and other Israeli officials to be charged…
Money problems linked to brain aging, study finds
A new study has found that chronic financial struggles from early to mid-adulthood may accelerate brain aging. Published in Innovation in Aging, the research analyzed long-term data from 2,759 participants in the United Kingdom’s Medical Research Council (MRC) National Survey of Health and…
Oil prices reach above $100 as Houthi attacks intensify Middle East supply risks
NEW YORK, July 23 (Reuters) – Oil prices settled above $100 on Thursday for the first time since May after Yemen’s Houthis said they attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, causing further global supply disruptions following a near-halt in trade through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent futures…
Air conditioning: Is it a necessity, a luxury or an ecological threat?
As extreme heatwaves scorch different parts of the world, people are increasingly turning to cooling systems such as air conditioning. But the debate over whether air conditioning is a necessity, a luxury, or an ecological threat remains unresolved. A commentary by Chelsea Follett for the Cato…
Taiwan to slow mobile internet in civil defence drills as China threat grows
Taiwan will deliberately slow mobile internet speeds for the first time during annual civil defence drills in August, testing how citizens would communicate if bandwidth became scarce in emergencies ranging from disasters to a Chinese invasion. During the 30-minute slowdown, high-bandwidth…
Seven nights worth of sleep lost annually due to climate change, study shows
Rising nighttime temperatures driven by climate change are quietly robbing people of sleep worldwide, a new study has found. The analysis, conducted by Climate Central, showed that hotter nights cause the average person to lose nearly 56 hours of sleep per year between 2020 and 2025. Examining…
Oil prices rise to six-week high as US-Iran tensions escalate
Oil prices rose more than 1.5% to their highest in more than six weeks on Thursday, with the United States launching a new round of strikes on Iran and Yemen’s Houthis targeting oil tankers in the Red Sea. Brent crude futures rose $1.93, or 2% to $96 by 0011 GMT, the highest since June 8. It had…
French parliament backs social media ban for children under 15
French lawmakers approved on Tuesday a ban on social media access for children under the age of 15, as concerns grow around the world over the impact social media have on the health and safety of minors. France becomes the first in Europe to follow Australia, where the world’s first ban for…
Japan sizzles in first ‘brutally hot’ days of the year
TOKYO, July 22 (Reuters) – Japan sizzled under sweltering, life-threatening heat on Wednesday, with temperatures expected to top 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in some cities in what the government has newly designated as a “brutally hot day.” The weather agency issued heat stroke…
The Dunning-Kruger Effect: Why do incompetent people think they’re the best?
A landmark 1999 psychological study explains why some people who perform poorly tend to overestimate their abilities. The research, conducted by Justin Kruger and David Dunning of Cornell University, found that individuals with low performance in tasks such as humor, grammar, and logical reasoning…