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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has said it was leading a nationwide investigation into a series of bomb threats against multiple universities and places of worship associated with the Black American community. “Although at this time no explosive devices have been found at any of the locations, the FBI …

Obesity is known to cause cardiometabolic diseases like hypertension and diabetes but attributing these diseases to merely an overabundance of fat is a simplification. On a basic level, fat acts as a receptacle to store energy, but upon a closer look it is an essential actor in vital bodily processes …

Children in Japan suffered a rise in abuse cases last year amid restricted welfare measures caused by coronavirus precautions, a police report said on Thursday. The country’s National Police Agency investigated a record 2,170 cases of child abuse last year, up 1.7% from 2020. “As the novel coronavirus pandemic is …

Wormhole, a site that allows the transfer of information from one crypto network to another, says it has been “exploited” for 120,000 units of a version of the second-largest cryptocurrency, ether. Hackers have stolen cryptocurrency worth more than $320 million from a decentralised finance platform, the fourth-largest crypto heist on …

Germany reported more than 190,000 coronavirus infections for the second straight day on Friday, as the highly contagious omicron variant continues its rapid spread. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the country’s disease control agency, confirmed 190,148 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, and 170 coronavirus-related fatalities. The figure …

Japan’s Toyota retained its title as the top car seller of 2021, according to a press release on Friday. Toyota sold 10.5 million vehicles globally in 2021. The figure includes sales by its subsidiaries such as Daihatsu and Hino. The firm displaced its German rival Volkswagen’s position for the second …

Oil prices rose almost 1% during the week ending Jan. 28 mainly due to supply concerns as a result of geopolitical tensions from the escalating Russia-Ukraine crisis, OPEC’s failure to meet output quotas and increasing global demand despite ongoing COVID-19 resurgence. International benchmark Brent crude traded at $88.56 per barrel …

The annual inflation rate in Belgium reached 7.59% in January 2022, hitting the highest level since 1983, according to official data released on Friday. The country’s official statistical department, Statbel, announced that the rate increased from 5.71% in December. “The consumer price index increased by 2.58 points or 2.23% over …

A long-abandoned fuel tanker off the coast of war-torn Yemen poses a “grave threat” to millions of the impoverished country’s residents, potentially exacerbating its humanitarian crisis. Greenpeace warned in a report released on Thursday that an oil spill from the vessel would prevent access to the main ports of Hudaida …

Several rockets have landed in the Baghdad International Airport compound and near an adjacent US air base, damaging at least one disused civilian aeroplane. The police sources said on Friday that the damaged aircraft was an out-of-use Iraqi Airways plane. They did not report any other damage or any injuries.  …