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Category: 20 October 2026
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GEN Z PROTESTS: STUDENTS WHO WANT EDUCATION REFORM JOIN ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS
Young people have joined Albania’s recent anti-government protests believing that the current government under Edi Rama, the prime minister, has “stolen hope from young people, violated citizens’ trust, and is increasingly distancing Albania from its European future, according to the country’s opposition Democratic Party.
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WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS, JOBS GO WITH IT
From big companies to factories, banks and media outlets, thousands of layoffs have been announced this week as companies cut costs, restructure operations, increase efficiency and invest more heavily in technology and AI.
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A SEED-SIZE, INJECTABLE MODULE CAN END CHRONIC PAIN
A device small enough to be injected through a regular-size needle can send precisely tuned electrical signals to nerves to thwart those nerves’ signals that tell the brain that something hurts.
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ISRAELI INVADERS CARRY OUT ATTACKS ON PALESTINIANS HARVESTING OLIVES IN THE WEST BANK
Israeli invaders – commonly identified as “settlers” in the propaganda media – carried out new attacks on Palestinians tending to their olive crops last week and injured a journalist working for The Washington Post during the assault.
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NEW FUSION PROCESS TURNS MERCURY INTO GOLD
Medieval alchemists spent decades trying to turn lead into gold, thereby laying the foundations of modern chemistry.
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NEW DRUG TELLS FAT CELLS TO KILL THEMSELVES
An experimental drug developed at Caliway Biopharmaceuticals in Taiwan in conjunction with researchers at the University of Alabama destroyed both kinds of abdominal fat cells and kept lost weight from returning.
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NOTHING WILL CHANGE: NO MATTER WHO WINS IN ISRAEL, THE WARS WILL GO ON
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a tight election later this month, which could result in new leadership for the country, but analysts believe that no matter who is elected, little will change policy wise.
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KATZ VOWS TO STEAL MORE LAND IN LEBANON IF HEZBOLLAH SIDES WITH IRAN IN NEW ROUND OF FIGHTING
Israel Katz, the Israeli defense minister, warned Hezbollah last week that if the group comes to Iran’s aid in a new round of fighting, the IDF would steal “additional” land in Lebanon and deal the country a “heavy blow.”
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TRUMP BEGS ISRAELIS TO VOTE FOR NETANYAHU
President Donald Trump on Sunday appealed to Israelis to vote for the ‘Strong, Brave, and Brilliant’ Benjamin Netanyahu later this month and warned that if his coalition was not reelected, the U.S. could walk away from Iran.