Abbey Carper

At 92, Paul Biya, The World’s Oldest President, Seeks An 8th Term In Cameroon. Main Rival Maurice Kamto Was Barred, Sparking Diaspora Protests. Of The 6 Contenders, Cabral Libii & Akere Muna Show Promise. But Analysts Note That Biya Remains Favored, Citing Systemic Advantages And The Absence Of A United Opposition Like In Fru Ndi’s Near-Win In 1992.

Rome Approved A €13.5B Plan To Build The World’s Longest Suspension Bridge (3.3km) Linking Sicily And Calabria. First Proposed Over 50 Yrs Ago, It Still Needs Approval From Italy’s Court Of Auditors & Environmental Bodies. Set To Finish By 2032–33, It Promises 120k Jobs/Yr But Faces Opposition Over Cost, Environment, Mafia, & Local Impact.

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China’s Humanoid Robot Xueba 01, Developed By The University Of Shanghai & Droidup Robotics, Became The World’s First To Be Admitted, 7/27/25, To A PhD Program In Drama And Film At Shanghai Theatre Academy. It Will Study Traditional Chinese Opera, Interact With Classmates, & Has Sparked Mixed Reactions Over AI’s Emotional Depth In The Arts.

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England Launched The World’s First Free Gonorrhoea Vaccine Program After A Highest Record, 85k, Cases In 2023. Targeting High-Risk Groups, The 4CMenB Meningitis-Based Jab Offers 32.7–42% Protection. It Aims To Curb Antibiotic Resistance & Save The NHS £7.9M Over 10 Yrs. Gonorrhoea, After Chlamydia, Is The UK‘s 2nd Most Common Bacterial STI.

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A 515-Mile Megaflash That Struck On Oct. 22, 2017, From Texas To Near Kansas City, A Span That Takes 90 Mins By Plane Or 8–9 Hrs By Car, Has Been Certified By WMO To Be The World’s Longest Lightning Bolt. Formed High In A Great Plains Storm, It Was Confirmed In 2025 After Advanced GOES-16 Satellite Data Revealed What Ground Sensors Missed.

US Startup Helion Energy Is Building Orion, The World’s First Nuclear Fusion Plant, In Malaga, WA, To Power Microsoft Data Centers Via The State Grid By 2028. Helion Was The First Private Company To Hit 100M°C, Needed For A Fusion Plant, With Its Trenta Prototype & Now Tests With Polaris To Achieve Net Energy Gain—A Key Hurdle In Fusion.

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In A First, Researchers Grew Mini Lab-Made Liver Comprising Blood Vessels & Natural Clotting Proteins By Guiding Pluripotent Stem Cells To Self-Assemble Via A Specialized Gel System. These Liver Organoids Reversed Bleeding In Mice, Potentially Advancing Hemophilia Treatment, Liver Repair, Drug Testing & Disease Modeling.

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Alec Van Khajadourian, A 5-Year-Old Piano Prodigy From LA, Made History On 7/20/25 As One Of Carnegie Hall’s Youngest Performers—Widely Recognized As The Youngest Ever. Having Started Piano As A Toddler, Alec Fulfilled A Dream He’s Had Since Age Four, Stunning The Audience With Perfect Pitch And Poise As He Played Two Pieces. Impressive Kid!

Earth’s Spin Is Speeding Up, Possibly Making 8/5/25 1.25 ms Shorter. 7/5/24 Was The Shortest Day Ever, 1.66 ms Shorter. Scientists May Subtract A Second, A Historic First, To Align Atomic & Solar Time. The Speed Cause Is Unclear, But Melting Ice And Sea Rise May Play A Role. Tech Risks From A Negative Second Change Are Still Being Assessed.

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Neutral Edison, A 31-Story, $133.3M Tower In Milwaukee, Will Be The World’s Tallest Mass Timber Building By 2027, Surpassing The Current Record-Holder 25-Story Ascent In WI. Built With CLT & Glulam, Which Can Replace Steel Or Concrete, It Allows Faster, Eco-Friendly Construction & Will Feature 350 Apartments, Retail, & Wellness Amenities.