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Does Hezbollah represent Lebanon? What impact will Nasrallah's death have?

Hezbollah's presence in parliament and the Lebanese government, and its alliance with various political parties, allowed it to control the country and veto decisions that do not fit its agenda or prom

Hassan Nasrallah's killing leaves Hezbollah leaderless and vulnerable

Fearing that Hezbollah might carry out a similar incursion in Galilee, resulting in a massacre of the Jewish population, the Israeli govt evacuated roughly 100,000 citizens living near Lebanese border

Meta launches 'most advanced' glasses. Will they replace smartphones?

Meta cites a range of reasons for why Orion are the world's most advanced glasses, such as their miniaturised technology with large fields of view and holographic displays

Here's what to know about difference between heart attack & cardiac arrest

A cardiac arrest and a heart attack are distinct yet overlapping concepts associated with the heart

What is Atlantic Nina? How La Nina's cousin could affect hurricane season

This cooling comes from two climate phenomena with similar names: La Nina, which forms in the tropical Pacific, and the less well-known Atlantic Nina

Israel, Hezbollah step back, but for how long? All eyes on Iran's next move

The Israelis claim to have thwarted what could have been a large-scale Hezbollah assault

As French police arrest Telegram CEO, next steps could reshape big tech

The case may have far-reaching international implications, not just for Telegram but for other global technology giants as well

All you need to know about Type 1.5 diabetes, a mix of type 1 and type 2

Also known as latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA), type 1.5 diabetes has features of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes

New research shows how viruses work where antibiotics fail against bacteria

Viruses called bacteriophages, or phages, target bacteria but can't infect humans or other higher organisms

Great Barrier Reef declines due to climate change; little time to save it

Humanity is killing the Great Barrier Reef, and other reefs around the world, by failing to curb the greenhouse gas emissions

Earth just ended a thirteen month streak of record heat, what's next?

Global warming has consistently toppled records for warm global average temperatures in recent decades, but breaking them by as much as a quarter of a degree for several months is not common

Earth ends 13-month streak of record heat: Here's what to expect next

Global warming has consistently toppled records for warm global average temperatures in recent decades

Meta shuts CrowdTangle: Why it's bad for fight against misinformation

But earlier this week, the owner of CrowdTangle, Meta, shut the tool down. The tech giant has replaced it with its new Content Library, which it says will serve the same purpose

Make Bitcoin great again: Here's what Trump's backing of crypto could mean

His public backing of crypto undoubtedly boosted investor optimism. The price of Bitcoin surged to almost US$70,000 on July 29, its highest level in more than six weeks, before dropping to US$62,000

Gershkovich prisoner swap was great news but it sets a worrying precedent

The Pulitzer prize winner also holds US permanent residency. And Gershkovich's parents were emigres from the Soviet Union

US election: Can Harris win the presidency after Joe Biden's withdrawal?

It's not certain, but very likely Harris will now be the Democratic candidate to face former Republican president Donald Trump in November

GOP attacks against Harris were already bad, they are about to get worse

Even as a candidate for vice president, Harris was the target of an intense barrage of conservative attacks that claimed, among other things, that she slept her way to political prominence

Biden's exit revives process of party conventions choosing candidates

Many Democrats had already begun discussing how to replace Biden

One inch away from civil war: Near miss in Trump shooting close call for US

This assassination attempt, at least at this early stage, may validate a strong sense among many Trump supporters

Boeing plea deal: Manufacturer has long road ahead to regain public trust

Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a fraud charge resulting from failing to disclose critical design elements to regulators responsible for certifying the 737 MAX aircraft