Noise has great potential to negatively impact our health and well-being. In 2006, an Italian cardiologist studied the types of music that had the most relaxing effect on listeners (Epoch Times, September 3, 2025).
Israel’s recent attack on Hamas officials in Qatar has prompted a united Arab response (RTE, September 10, 2025). The Arab nations often possess competing agendas, but this attack and Israel’s subsequent threat to strike Hamas “anywhere” may be prompting increased coordination.
In recent years, girls have significantly outperformed boys on national exams in the United Kingdom (Herald Series, August 15, 2025). On the 2024 GCSE exam, for example, almost 25 percent of girls earned a grade 7/A or higher, versus only 19 percent of boys.