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MENA Newswire, WASHINGTON: A U.S. federal judge in Washington ordered the Department of Health and Human Services to restore nearly $12 million in children’s health funding to the American Academy of Pediatrics while a lawsuit challenging the cuts moves forward.

MENA Newswire, WASHINGTON: U.S. regulators have approved SpaceX to deploy an additional 7,500 Starlink satellites, expanding the company’s low Earth orbit broadband network under conditions set by the Federal Communications Commission. The decision increases the number of second generation Starlink

NEW YORK: U.S. consumers ended 2025 with higher expectations for inflation over the coming year and a more pessimistic assessment of job prospects, according to a monthly survey released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, highlighting persistent concerns

WASHINGTON: New filings for unemployment benefits in the United States rose last week, adding to evidence that momentum in the labour market has weakened towards the end of 2025 as hiring remains restrained and job creation shows little capacity to

MENA Newswire, WASHINGTON: Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have successfully synthesised verticillin A, a complex fungal compound first identified more than 50 years ago and long recognised for its anti-cancer properties. The achievement marks the first laboratory synthesis

MENA Newswire, OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to visit the People’s Republic of China from January 13 to January 17, according to an official announcement from his office. The visit will include meetings in Beijing and other

MENA Newswire, MANILA: Philippine authorities on Tuesday raised the alert level at Mayon Volcano in the central Philippines to level three, citing increased volcanic unrest and confirmed signs of magma movement near the summit. The alert upgrade places nearby communities

MENA Newswire, JAKARTA: At least 14 people were killed and four others remain missing after flash floods swept through Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province, authorities said on Tuesday. The floods were triggered by heavy rainfall on the island of Siau, part

MENA Newswire, TOKYO: A series of powerful earthquakes struck western Japan on Tuesday morning, rattling the Shimane and Tottori prefectures and prompting widespread concern, though no tsunami warning was issued. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported that the strongest tremor

MENA Newswire, WASHINGTON: OpenAI is preparing to introduce a personal smart device that operates entirely through voice interaction, marking a significant step in its efforts to advance human-technology communication. The company confirmed that it has consolidated multiple internal teams across engineering,