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Kuala Lumpur’s High Court has ordered the Malaysian government to return about 176 bitcoin, worth around US$14.3 million, to nine investment-scam victims. The judge ruled that moving the coins through several wallets did not extinguish their ownership rights, though the award covers only part of their losses.
Source: VnExpress International
Read the original story →American and Israeli rabbis and activists joined Palestinian families harvesting olives in Nahalin in the occupied West Bank, hoping their presence would help the farmers work in peace. Israeli forces detained Brad Lander and about 80 volunteers; the assistance demonstrates cross-community solidarity, not an assurance of safety.
Source: NPR
Read the original story →India’s National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has capped trade margins at 30 percent for 137 anti-cancer drugs, with revised retail prices taking effect on 9 November 2026. The measure covers immunotherapy, targeted treatments, chemotherapy and supportive medicines, though actual patient savings and improvements in access remain unproven.
Source: thesouthfirst.com
Read the original story →A study of 713 HIV-exposed children in Gabon found that 2.3 percent whose mothers received preventive treatment tested HIV-positive, compared with 37.9 percent whose mothers received none. The findings support the promise of maternal prevention, but only 12.5 percent of children completed the full early diagnostic testing schedule.
Source: bioengineer.org
Read the original story →PHP developers have released urgent fixes after AI-assisted research uncovered critical vulnerabilities that Wiz says had remained hidden for more than a decade. The discovery gives website operators a way to address those weaknesses, but hackers are already exploiting some flaws and protection depends on applying the updates.
Source: Dawn
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