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The American University in Cairo (AUC) Library has reopened for the Fall 2026 semester following the transformation of its plaza and garden levels into a modern Learning Commons designed to foster collaboration, active learning and technology-enabled study. The renovation introduces an Accessibility Hub and a permanent exhibition space for the Rare Books and

The Embassy of Pakistan in Egypt celebrated the 500-year legacy of the Mughal Empire with a cultural event highlighting its enduring influence on South Asia’s architecture, arts, traditions, and cuisine. Attended by ambassadors, media representatives, and Egyptian dignitaries, the event showcased the Mughal era’s lasting contribution to Pakistan’s cultural i

Retail investors trying to beat the market by buying individual stocks and complex exchange-traded funds may be better off with broad market index funds.

His current tenure was scheduled to end on October 31, 2026

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The ruling NDA ally additionally expelled Anant Singh’s wife and former MLA Neelam Devi for six years from the primary membership of the party

A groundbreaking study challenges 70 years of assumptions about how human language works. By analyzing billions of word uses, scientists discovered that meaning is organized around power, danger, and order rather than emotion alone. Even more surprisingly, human language shows a powerful hidden preference for safety, suggesting that our words may reflect anc

Tiny samples from asteroid Bennu are rewriting scientists' understanding of how our Solar System formed. New evidence suggests that Bennu was born where material from the inner and outer Solar System mixed, with Jupiter playing a surprising role in shaping its formation.

Patch 2.1 brings "a big collection" of small yet significant changes.

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has intervened in the six-year chieftaincy dispute over the vacant Olufon of Ifon-Omima stool in Ondo State. Read More: https://punchng.com/ooni-intervenes-in-ondo-communitys-six-year-stool-crisis/

Airplanes are getting dismantled for parts years ahead of schedule because engines and other components are in short supply.

Across several decades in Hollywood, Caleb Deschanel has seen a lot. He served as cinematographer on films like The Passion of the Christ and The Patriot, worked on sequences in The Godfather and Titanic, and directed a few episodes of Twin Peaks. Even still, nothing could quite prepare him for his first stop-motion project: working […]

A major study has uncovered hidden warning signs of inflammatory bowel disease in the blood up to 10 years before diagnosis. Researchers discovered distinct antibody patterns that could help predict who would later develop Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, even distinguishing people at risk of more complicated disease.

The tiny remains of the Laurentide Ice Sheet began getting somewhat less tiny.

Medicare open enrollment runs through Dec. 7, and for as many as 5 million seniors, it will be important to log on and pick a new plan.

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun vowed on Saturday to end decades of neglect in Tripoli during the first presidential visit to the northern city in 15 years, a move aimed at restoring public trust in state institutions and services. Mr Aoun was received with a hero's welcome in Lebanon's second-largest city, which is home to some of the country's wealthiest p

Anambra police have arrested Chima Ofoeke, a suspect in the murder of his 23-year-old ex-girlfriend, Mmesoma Umeorini, who went missing in October. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-arrest-suspect-over-death-of-23-year-old-woman-in-anambra/

The Young Women’s Christian Association of Nigeria has marked its 120th anniversary, calling for renewed commitment to women’s empowerment and community se Read More: https://punchng.com/ywca-marks-120-years-seeks-more-support-for-women/

A 71-year-old man has been killed after being struck by a car in Full Self-Driving mode while crossing a freeway in California, United States. Read More: https://punchng.com/self-driving-car-kills-71-year-old-man-in-us/

A Victorian family has been reunited with its missing 83-year-old father after he spent a night lost in the bush.

PENAMPANG, Oct 24 &mdash; A 42-year-old murder suspect on the run for more than 17 years has finally been arrested in Sa...

The incident occurred at a godown belonging to Bablu, a native of Bihar living in Bengaluru for the past 20 years, who was using the godown to store materials for his pani puri business.

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The Biden and Trump administrations had several times asked SpaceX to turn its Starlink service on or off in various countries.

<p>Data released under freedom of information laws reveals hundreds of projects unfinished despite Tory promises on regional equality</p><p><strong>• </strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/24/can-new-scheme-help-revive-grimsby-britain-struggling-town-centres">Can a £5.8bn scheme help revive Grimsby and other town centres?</a></p><p>Mo

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At this week's European Women's Chess Club Cup, Sivanandan came close to drawing her opening-round match against Russian Grandmaster Aleksandra Goryachkina before defeating Belarusian International Master Olga Badelka in the third round

A transition to a money-follows-the patient system of funding is long overdue

Compared with other states in India, where integrated manufacturing cities of this kind are being developed at 14 locations, Bihar is among the leading states working rapidly to implement this scheme on the ground, says Bihar Industries Minister Shreyasi Singh

Israelis are headed to an election that will have a profound impact on the country after years of conflict and social upheaval. But can Benjamin Netanyahu survive?

A 150-million-year-old fossil discovered in China reveals a bizarre early bird with sharp teeth, a dinosaur-like claw, and a body built for life on the ground rather than flight. Scientists believe it represents the earliest known example of flight loss in birds, overturning assumptions about how these animals evolved.

As one of the world's most prestigious schools opens a branch in Abu Dhabi, its principal is banking on attracting families from the UAE and Gulf region that would normally send their children overseas to study. Harrow Abu Dhabi is expected to begin operating in August 2027, after the opening was delayed earlier this year. Families can expect to pay fees bet

The Dallas Cowboys NFL team has agreed to recognize the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Association as the collective bargaining representative for one of the most famous cheer squads in professional sports

Former VP Yemi Osinbajo has proposed a 10-year AI development plan for Ikenne, Ogun State, urging the community to embrace technology and robotics. Read More: https://punchng.com/osinbajo-proposes-10-year-ai-plan-for-ogun-community/

Athletic Heat will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a meet on November 7, featuring significant prize money sponsored by top Nigerian athletes. Read More: https://punchng.com/athletic-heat-marks-10-years-with-star-studded-meet/

The NSCDC has arrested a 22-year-old man, Abdulrahman Ali, for allegedly vandalising an armoured electricity cable supplying the NNPC depot in Gombe State. Read More: https://punchng.com/nscdc-arrests-22-year-old-over-theft/

Works Minister David Umahi projects the 750km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will be completed in three years, defending the direct procurement process. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-calabar-highway-to-be-completed-in-three-years-umahi-2/

A 12-year-old boy who escaped from a kidnap gang in Kuje, Abuja, has recounted how his sister fought her abductors before they stoned her to death. Read More: https://punchng.com/my-sister-fought-kidnappers-who-stoned-her-to-death-escaped-12-year-old/

Hunter Foster, the police officer who fatally shot a 1-year-old boy who was sitting in his mother's lap in a Walmart parking lot in Mississippi has resigned despite being cleared of criminal wrongdoing. Jason Allen reports.

A regional Victorian shop owner has found an almost 30-year-old Magnum Ego ice cream hidden away in the back of his freezer.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz told the Financial Times in a new interview that the Iran war could last another year. CBS News' Olivia Gazis has more.

Waipuna expects to care for 50% more patients within 20 years.

A Vaughan man who was acquitted of murder in the death of his girlfriend's friend in May but found guilty on firearms charges has been sentenced to six years in prison.

Some anglers competing in a major fishing competition at Cardwell are frustrated by limited access to a port that never recovered from cyclone damage in 2011.

Giants linebacker Tremaine Edmunds will miss the rest of the season with a torn chest muscle, a source told ESPN's Jordan Raanan. Edmunds leads the team with 50 tackles and wears the green dot to make the calls on defense.

Defense attorneys for the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk are suggesting a 2029 trial date because they say it could take them that long to prepare their case.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is moving fast on its plans to build a moon base and return astronauts to the lunar surface in as little as two years.

The Mississippi police officer who fired the shot that killed one-year-old Kohen Wiley in a Walmart parking lot in June during an alleged shoplifting pursuit resigned.

The flu hospitalization rate in the U.S. is at the highest level for this time of year since the 2010 season, according to an update published Friday from the CDC.

University students looking for work over the holidays are being told to be proactive about their job hunt - and maybe consider the agricultural sector.

The agency regularly monitors polling places. But this year's effort on Nov. 3 will more than double the number of federal monitors deployed during the 2022 midterms.

Sgt. Hunter Foster, 33, had been cleared of criminal wrongdoing by the Mississippi Attorney General's office earlier this week after its monthslong probe concluded his use of force had been justified.

The first flight from Sydney to the Gold Coast may take an hour and 20 minutes, but passengers embarking on that voyage will be completing a journey that began 80 years ago.

Glenstal Abbey, a well-known private school in Murroe, Co Limerick, is to shut down within the next two years.

This week's PHP crisis is likely just the first of many.