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The London-based human rights group Tibet Watch has raised alarm over the worsening condition of Gonpo Tsering, the abbot of Yena Monastery in Shiba village, who is reportedly fighting for his life at a hospital in Chengdu, Sichuan province. The 45-year-old religious leader was subjected to severe torture while in Chinese custody after participating in peaceful demonstrations against a controversial hydropower project in eastern Tibet, as reported by Phayul.

The eruptions, which have been taking place at semiregular intervals since late last year, have been delighting residents, visitors and online viewers alike with a fire hose of molten rock.

One of the bodies returned to Israel overnight was identified as Ronen Engel, Kibbutz Nir Oz announced on Sunday morning.

When people focus on a task, the brain doesn't just listen differently -- it listens smarter. A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem shows that the auditory cortex, one of the brain's main sound-processing centers, changes how it operates during active engagement, synchronizing its activity to the rhythm of the task rather than merely reacting to sounds.

India's Permanent Mission to the United Nations shared on the occasion of the recently concluded International Day of Rural Women how the India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) Fund has positively impacted the lives of rural women in Fiji through skill training.

The central bank's assessment reveals that the modest recovery achieved through disciplined policies could easily unravel due to both domestic frailties and global shocks, as reported by The Express Tribune.