Science & Technology
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Scientists Successfully Remove Extra Chromosome Linked to Down Syndrome
DID Press: Japanese researchers reported a major laboratory breakthrough, successfully removing the extra copy of chromosome 21—the genetic cause of Down syndrome—from human cells in vitro. Using CRISPR gene-editing technology, scientists at Mie University eliminated the third copy of chromosome…
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Afghan Experts Trained in Drug Prevention and Treatment in Indonesia
DID Press: UN Office on Drugs and Crime conducted a specialized training program on drug prevention and treatment for Afghan experts in Jakarta. The course, part of international efforts to support Afghanistan’s health system, focused on evidence-based approaches to addiction…
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UN Chief Warns Against AI Monopoly by Billionaires at Global Summit in India
DID Press: World political leaders and tech experts gathered in New Delhi, India’s capital, for the global AI summit to shape the future of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence. Antonio Guterres warned that the future of AI should not be dictated…
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Iran FM: Uranium Enrichment Iran’s Right, Foreign Orders Unacceptable
DID Press: Iranian FM Seyed Abbas Araghchi stressed that uranium enrichment is an inherent right of the Iranian nation, saying no country has the authority to dictate Iran’s nuclear choices. Speaking at the National Congress on Foreign Policy and the…
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China Unveils New Weapon Targeting Starlink Satellites
DID Press: A Chinese media outlet reported that researchers in China have developed a compact microwave-based system capable of disabling low-Earth orbit satellites, including networks such as Starlink. According to the report, Wang Gang, a member of the research team,…
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Muscat Talks and Recalibration of Power in Iran–US Nuclear Diplomacy
DID Press: Nuclear negotiations between Iran and US in Muscat present a multilayered image of a complex diplomatic confrontation. Muscat, calm on the surface yet strategically resonant, has once again become a venue for difficult talks—negotiations that may appear focused…
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Iran Rejects US Push to Expand Nuclear Talks to Defense Issues
DID Press: A senior informed source said Iran has firmly rejected U.S. efforts to broaden ongoing negotiations beyond the nuclear file to include Iran’s defensive and military capabilities, stressing that such matters are non-negotiable. In remarks to Mehr News Agency,…
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Kabul Medical University To Add Islamic Medicine Faculty, Says Taliban
DID Press: Taliban Ministry of Higher Education has announced the establishment of the Faculty of Prophetic Traditional Medicine at Kabul Medical University, marking a significant step in formalizing the field of traditional medicine in Afghanistan. Under a special directive from…
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Afghanistan’s High Potential for Renewable Energy Investment, Says UNDP
DID Press: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has highlighted Afghanistan’s high potential for attracting investment in renewable energy, particularly solar and wind power. Mohammad Naseem Ataie, an economist at UNDP in Afghanistan, emphasized that with the implementation of proper economic…
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NYT: No Evidence of Iran’s Effort to Build Nuclear Weapons
DID Press: According to a report by The New York Times, citing informed sources, Western intelligence agencies have found no evidence or documentation suggesting that Iran is currently pursuing uranium enrichment for the purpose of producing nuclear weapons materials. The…
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