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Napoli, PSG, Bayern Munich also maintain leads in respective leagues Arsenal won 5 games straight in English Premier League, while Barcelona is nine points ahead of Real Madrid in Spanish La Liga. Napoli, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich also maintain leads in their respective leagues; Italian Serie A, French Ligue …

We already rely on digital crutches in numerous aspects of our lives – will we delegate even our essential faculties to AI? Mankind’s modern trajectory has been defined by several inflection points. The invention of electricity, the light bulb, the telegraph system, the computer and the Internet, among others, have …

Lawmaker Bryar Rashid on Monday said the budget the government approved today is the largest in Iraq’s history. According to Rashid, the Iraqi Cabinet has approved the budget for the fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2025, which totals 200 trillion Iraqi dinars a year (approximately $136 billion USD). The lawmaker …

Regulators shut down Signature Bank after its shares plunged in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s failure New York-based Signature Bank was shut down by US regulators on Sunday, becoming the third failure in the country’s banking industry in less than a week. According to a joint statement from the …

The Iraqi Cabinet has approved the budget bill for the fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2025, a statement by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s bureau said. The bill will now be sent to parliament for further discussion and voting. On Sunday, Finance Minister Taif Sami said the draft budget bill …

Scientists have created the first complete map of an insect’s brain and, crucially, all of the synaptic wiring that connects it together, according to a new study published in the journal Science. The resulting map is known as a connectome, and is an absolute cornerstone of neuroscience. “Now we have …

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a fast-acting nasal spray from Pfizer designed to treat migraines, the US pharmaceutical giant said Friday. Pfizer said it expected the drug, marketed under the name Zavzpret, to be available in pharmacies in July 2023. “The FDA approval of Zavzpret marks a …

Iraq recovered an artifact, dating back nearly 2,700 years, which is believed to have been stolen during the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced in a statement that it returned the piece to the Iraqi authorities, which is believed to have been …

Our youth team achieved the aspirations of the Iraqi sports street by qualifying for the World Cup finals by defeating its Iranian counterpart 1-0. The goal of our youth team came through the player Ali Jassim in the 90th minute of the match. With this victory, our youth team qualified …

Two of the club’s former presidents, Josep Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell and the former refereeing chief Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira are facing the same charge. SPANISH PROSECUTORS on Friday charged Barcelona with corruption over payments the club made to a former refereeing chief’s company. Two of the club’s former …

An international team of scientists has discovered an enzyme that converts air into energy, using the low amounts of hydrogen in the atmosphere to create an electrical current. Their breakthrough, published in the journal Nature, opens the way to create devices that literally make energy from thin air. The research …

European bank shares tumbled on Friday in the wake of a dramatic sell-off in U.S. lenders as concern spread that the sector will be vulnerable to the rising cost of money. Europe’s STOXX banking index fell more than 4%, set for its biggest one-day slide since early June, with declines …

The water-borne infection can be fatal in up to 50% of untreated cases Factors including economic crises, climate change and the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic have led to the ideal circumstances for cholera to flourish in high-risk countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned after noting a sharp …

The failure is considered to be a significant blow to Tokyo’s aerospace ambitions Japan’s ambitions to develop a cheaper alternative to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets suffered a significant blow on Tuesday after the country’s space agency was forced to destroy its flagship H3 vehicle after its second-stage engine failed. The …

The sweetener erythritol has been linked to a dramatically increased risk of cardiovascular problems. Erythritol is a four-carbon sugar alcohol naturally present in small amounts in fruits and vegetables, but at levels 1000 times higher in some processed foods such as pastries and ice creams. It is around two-thirds as …

Environmentalists have hailed a historic deal to protect oceans reached at the United Nations headquarters in New York City by over 190 countries over the weekend as “the biggest conservation agreement in the history of the world.” Why it matters: The High Seas Treaty moves to protect 30% of the …

The Iraqi Ministry of Transport announced that the construction works in the five berths of Al-Faw Grand Port reached 41 percent, noting that it is intending to purchase advanced ships from international providers. The Iraqi Ministry of Transport mentioned in a statement that the technical department prepared a complete plan, …

Jurgen Klopp’s men set a new record margin of victory in the clash between English football’s two most successful clubs as Erik ten Hag’s Red Devils suffered their heaviest defeat since 1931. Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah all scored twice as Liverpool shrugged off a season of frustration …

Is augmenting human bodies with robotic parts something we can look forward to? Scientists in a new piece from The Guardian seem to think so. “If you want an extra arm while you’re cooking in the kitchen so you can stir the soup while chopping the vegetables, you might have …

After recounting its islands, Japan found it has 7,000 more than what is known. According to the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), the islands number had doubled to reach 14,125 from 6,852. GSI used advanced technology cross-referenced with past aerial photos to conduct the recount. The new number does …