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Oscar-winning filmmaker Frederick Wiseman dies; movies comprised revelatory history o
Frederick Wiseman, the celebrated director of “Titicut Follies” and dozens of other documentaries whose in-depth, unadorned movies comprised a unique and revelatory history of American institutions, died Monday at age 96. The death was announced in a joint statement from his family and from his production company, Zipporah Films. Additional details were not immediately available. “He will be deeply missed…
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Israel’s neighbors condemn West Bank move seen as “de facto beginning” of annexation of Palestinian territory
Jerusalem — Israel’s government has approved a process to register land in the occupied West Bank as “state property,” drawing condemnation from Arab nations and critics who said it would accelerate annexation of the Palestinian territory. Israel’s foreign ministry said the measure, approved late Sunday, would enable “transparent and thorough clarification of rights to resolve legal disputes” and was needed after…
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Medicines, poison or just business? The boom of traditional remedies
Dar es Salaam. Something quite extraordinary is unfolding across Tanzania’s major cities: the rapid proliferation of traditional medicine shops. This trend is emerging at a time when the country has been making notable strides in modern healthcare. Over the past decade, Tanzania has expanded its capacity to offer specialised treatments, including cancer care, kidney transplants, heart surgery, neurosurgical procedures, bone…
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How South Korea Is Using AI to Detect Crypto Market Manipulation
Key takeaways South Korea is transitioning crypto market surveillance to AI-driven systems, in which algorithms automatically detect suspicious trading activity, replacing manual processes. The new detection model employs a sliding-window grid search technique, scanning overlapping time segments to spot abnormal patterns such as unusual volume surges. Through 2026, the Financial Supervisory Service plans to enhance AI capabilities with tools to…
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Do cocoa flavanols influence heart and fatty liver risk factors?
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: A new review explores how cocoa flavanols may influence cardiovascular and hepatic risk pathways, while highlighting the limitations of current clinical evidence. Review: Beyond Taste: The Impact of Chocolate on Cardiovascular and Steatotic Liver Disease Risk…
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GHMC division issue reaches HC, notices issued to government
Hyderabad: The division of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) into three separate corporations has reached the Telangana High Court. On Monday, February 16, the court issued notices to the State government while hearing two writ petitions that challenge the division. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin directed the government to submit counter…
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Chinese zodiac predictions: What’s in store for 2026 as we enter the Year of the Fire Horse
Hong Kong — If there’s one common theme to emerge from the many Lunar New Year rituals attached to the annual celebration, from the food we eat to the activities we join, it’s the collective hope that we’re ushering in luck, prosperity and good vibes for ourselves and everyone around us. This year, the world rings in the Year of…
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The Oldest Minerals on Earth Are Rewriting the Planet’s Origin Story
New chemical evidence preserved in some of Earth’s oldest minerals is challenging long-held ideas about the planet’s earliest geological state. Analyses of ancient zircons suggest that parts of the Hadean Earth may have hosted early forms of subduction and continental crust, rather than being dominated by a single, rigid tectonic regime. Credit: Stock Tiny zircon crystals are revealing that Earth’s…
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Blog – Ambient Intelligence as a Public Good in Healthcare: What Public Health Ethics Can Teach Us
This editorial appears in the February Issue of the American Journal of Bioethics Ambient intelligence (AMI) promises to transform healthcare across the continuum by embedding continuous sensing and interpretation into physical spaces where patients receive care. Ambient intelligence systems (AIS) use multimodal sensors to monitor and interpret activity in real time, offering more data, better predictions, and improved patient outcomes…
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The 10 Greatest Robert Duvall Movies
Robert Duvall, the prolific actor better known for playing the Corleone crime family’s consigliere, Tom Hagen, in the first two installments of The Godfather trilogy, has sadly passed away. Duvall was 95 at the time of his death (on Feb. 15, 2026) and will forever be remembered as one of Hollywood’s most talented and decorated stars. During his career, he…
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