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“New evidence suggests e-cigarettes don’t just replace smoking risks, they may introduce their own, including a growing link to cancer.”
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“Systemic obstacles to identifying remains and locating people in Israeli detention has created a kind of social and legal purgatory.”
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— As of 21 February 2026, at least 75,227 people (73,188+ Palestinians and 2,039+ Israelis) have been reported killed in the Gaza war according to the Gaza Health Ministry (GHM) and Israeli Ministry of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Gaza_war
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— Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the so…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel
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— During the Gaza war, Israel has been accused of systematically torturing Palestinians detained in its prison system. This torture has been reported by the United Nations, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty I…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torture_during_the_Gaza_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torture_during_the_Gaza_war
“Strikes on oil infrastructure across the Middle East are sending toxic smoke into the air. Scientists say the health effects of large oil fires can linger for years.”
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“New research reveals how microscopic plastic particles build up inside the body’s 'cleaner' cells, disrupting a key biological process that helps prevent inflammation and disease.”
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“Investigators say Israeli artillery shells burst over the town of Yohmor, scattering burning fragments capable of igniting homes and harming civilians.”
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“The region’s shift towards packaged convenience is showing up first in women’s bodies, affecting metabolic health and hormones.”
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— The Middle East, or the Near East, was one of the cradles of civilization: after the Neolithic Revolution and the adoption of agriculture, many of the world's oldest cultures and civilizations were cr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Middle_East
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Middle_East
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— The Middle East is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, the Levant, and Turkey.
The term came into widespread usage by Western European nations in the early 20t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East
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— The Middle East Institute (MEI) is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank and cultural center in Washington, D.C., founded in 1946. It seeks to "increase knowledge of the Middle East among the United S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East_Institute
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East_Institute
“The Psychrobacter SC65A.3 strain can evade the effects of 10 modern antibiotics and harbors more than 100 genes associated with bacterial resistance.”
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— Psychrobacter is a genus of Gram-negative, osmotolerant, oxidase-positive, psychrophilic or psychrotolerant, aerobic bacteria which belong to the family Moraxellaceae and the class Gammaproteobacteri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychrobacter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychrobacter
“Silicon Valley startup Twin Health is using AI and wearable sensors to help people make healthier choices as an alternative to GLP-1 drugs.”
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“Fasting affects the body in specific ways, and several myths about its effects are being debunked.”
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