Science & Technology
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Music Reduces Dementia Risk by Up to 40%, Finds New Study
DID Press: A groundbreaking study has revealed that listening to music or playing a musical instrument can significantly lower the risk of dementia in older adults. According to the research, adults over the age of 70 who regularly engage with…
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Taliban Again Shutdown Fiber-Optic Internet in Balkh
DID Press: Taliban-appointed governor of Balkh province suspended fiber-optic internet services. The order, communicated to the Telecommunications Authority and private telecom companies, demands immediate implementation, though negotiations are ongoing to prevent a complete internet blackout. Yousuf Wafa, Taliban governor of…
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Saudi Arabia Unveils “NEOM Stadium,” World’s First Sky Arena
DID Press: Saudi Arabia has unveiled plans for the world’s first “sky stadium” — a futuristic, suspended sports venue that will rise 350 meters above ground in the kingdom’s megacity project, NEOM. Officials say the facility, named NEOM Stadium, will…
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Pakistan Successfully Launches First Hyperspectral Satellite into Space
DID Press: Pakistan has entered a new phase in its space technology development with the successful launch of its first hyperspectral satellite, HS-1, from a Chinese space launch facility. The Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission of Pakistan (SUPARCO) announced…
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Bloomberg: China Conducted Decade-Long Cyber Espionage on UK Servers
DID Press: Bloomberg, citing British officials, has reported that Chinese state-linked entities systematically infiltrated UK government’s classified computer networks for more than a decade, gaining access to highly sensitive information. According to the report, British security authorities said cyber units…
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Taliban Industry Minister Seeks Chinese Investment, Technology Transfer
DID Press: Nooruddin Azizi, the Taliban’s acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, visited several advanced industrial, infrastructure, and technology projects in China, emphasizing Afghanistan’s readiness to attract foreign investment and expand industrial cooperation. Azizi made the visit to China’s Hainan…
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Taliban Enforce Nighttime Internet Blackouts in Kabul
DID Press: Residents of the Afghanistan capital say fiber-optic internet services are being deliberately shut down overnight in several districts of the city, reportedly under instructions from Taliban security authorities seeking to tighten control over digital communications. Local sources in…
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Facebook, Instagram Access Disrupted in Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif
DID Press: Access to Facebook and Instagram was disrupted on Wednesday in Afghanistan’s Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif cities, said local residents, in what appears to be a widening restriction on social media platforms. Users reported being unable to access the two…
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Missing US Scientist Unaware of 2025 Nobel Medicine Prize
DID Press: While the 2025 Nobel Prize ceremonies continue in Stockholm, one of the winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine remains unreachable. Fred Ramsdell, an American researcher, is reportedly exploring a remote area in Idaho and has…
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Afghanistan, Iran Boost Cooperation via Imam Reza International University
DID Press: In a meeting attended by Dr. Sayed Rouhollah Hussaini, Cultural Attaché of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Afghanistan, and officials from Imam Reza International University, the sides underlined developing scientific and technological cooperation between the two countries,…
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