MENA Newswire, WASHINGTON: U.S. regulators have approved SpaceX to deploy an additional 7,500 Starlink satellites, expanding the company’s low Earth orbit broadband network under conditions set by the Federal Communications Commission. The decision increases the number of second generation Starlink satellites SpaceX is authorized to launch to 15,000 and marks a further step in the…

EuroWire, WASHINGTON: Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have successfully synthesised verticillin A, a complex fungal compound first identified more than 50 years ago and long recognised for its anti-cancer properties. The achievement marks the first laboratory synthesis of the compound and resolves a longstanding challenge in organic chemistry that had limited scientific study…

MENA Newswire, TOKYO: A series of powerful earthquakes struck western Japan on Tuesday morning, rattling the Shimane and Tottori prefectures and prompting widespread concern, though no tsunami warning was issued. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported that the strongest tremor registered a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 and was followed by multiple aftershocks within…

MENA Newswire, WASHINGTON: OpenAI is preparing to introduce a personal smart device that operates entirely through voice interaction, marking a significant step in its efforts to advance human-technology communication. The company confirmed that it has consolidated multiple internal teams across engineering, product, and research divisions to focus on the development of a next-generation voice…

EuroWire, EDINBURGH: Scientists in Scotland have developed an artificial intelligence-powered headset capable of predicting epileptic seizures minutes before they occur, in what researchers describe as a major advancement in neurological healthcare. The wearable device, created by a research team at Glasgow Caledonian University, analyzes both brain and heart activity to provide early warnings to people with epilepsy, offering…

MENA Newswire,  SEOUL: Online shopping sales in South Korea reached a record 24.15 trillion won (US$16.75 billion) in November, marking a 6.8 percent increase from the same period a year earlier, according to data released by the Ministry of Data and Statistics. The figure represents the highest level recorded since the ministry began compiling e-commerce…

EuroWire, BERN: Dozens of people were killed and around 100 others injured early Thursday when a fire swept through a crowded nightclub in the Swiss alpine resort of Crans-Montana during New Year’s Eve celebrations, according to local police. The blaze erupted shortly after 1:30 a.m. at Le Constellation, a popular late-night venue in the…

MENA Newswire, MEXICO CITY, December 30, 2025: At least 13 people were killed and 98 others injured after an Interoceanic train derailed in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca on Sunday, according to government authorities. The train, operated under the Interoceanic Railway of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, was carrying 250 people at the…