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Nepal’s EV revolution pays off as oil crisis causes pain at the pumps

Strategic angle: Import subsidies, abundant hydropower and charging investments have spurred EV adoption, with electric vehicles now making up about three-quarters of new car sales The post Nepal’s EV revolution pays off as oil crisis ca

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Briefing: Beyond detection: In the age of clinical AI, what counts as an FDA ‘breakthrough’ medical device?

Strategic angle: An analysis of AI-powered devices that received FDA's 'breakthrough' label shows a preference for big-picture, multi-problem solutions.

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Briefing: Opinion: Medical misinformation wins when patients can’t see their doctors

Strategic angle: Desperate patients, unable to get timely doctors’ appointments, seek help wherever they can find it.

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Briefing: Opinion: STAT+: Cardiology’s finally prioritizing prevention — but what will it look like?

Strategic angle: Prevention is normally relegated to the periphery of national medical conferences. Not anymore.

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Briefing: Solar was poised to help Puerto Ricans survive blackouts — until Trump axed nearly $1B in funding

Strategic angle: The money is being redirected to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, a government-owned utility with a checkered past.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

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Briefing: STAT reporter goes up against radiologists to spot deepfake X-rays

Strategic angle: A STAT reporter challenges radiologists in identifying deepfake X-rays in this week's STATus Report.

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Briefing: These maps show exactly where the West might burn this summer

Strategic angle: Amid drought and heat waves, April’s national wildfire forecast shows that nearly the entire Western U.S. will face an above-normal risk of wildfires at some point in the next four months.

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Briefing: Thames Water ‘close to deal that would spare it new Ofwat fines until 2030’

Strategic angle: Offer reportedly put forward by creditors hoping to save struggling firm from being renationalised temporarily.

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Briefing: World’s oldest tortoise caught in viral crypto death scam

Strategic angle: Fake X account posing as his vet sparked global false reports of Jonathan’s death while soliciting crypto donations.

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Briefing: Europe to negotiate with NASA on lunar missions: ESA

Strategic angle: The European Space Agency will negotiate future participation in NASA missions after the US space agency revamped its lunar program.

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Briefing: New miniature marsupial frog found in Peru carries eggs in a back pouch

Strategic angle: Scientists have discovered a new species of miniature marsupial frog in the Peruvian Amazon that carries its young in a natural pouch on its back.

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Briefing: AI uptake across Italian firms remains patchy, study suggests, despite generative AI buzz

Strategic angle: Research indicates uneven adoption of AI among Italian businesses, highlighting a divide in technology integration.

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Briefing: How a seabird native to Hawaii has adapted to life in Honolulu's concrete jungle

Strategic angle: Kaʻiulani Murphy is quick to spot white terns flapping their wings when she's guiding Polynesian voyaging canoes across the Pacific.

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Briefing: Earthquake off Indonesia topples buildings, kills 1 person and sets off small tsunami

Strategic angle: An undersea magnitude -7.4 earthquake caused destruction and a small tsunami in northern Indonesia.

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Briefing: Native Americans were making dice, gambling, exploring probability millennia before their Old World counterparts

Strategic angle: A new study reveals that the earliest known dice were crafted by Native American hunter-gatherers over 12,000 years ago.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

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Briefing: Réunion Island Lava Reaches the Sea

Strategic angle: The February 2026 eruption at Piton de la Fournaise has lasted longer and produced a larger volume of lava than recent eruptions from this frequently active volcano.

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Briefing: Going from serving the nation to serving a prison sentence

Strategic angle: New research highlights the struggles faced by veterans in Australia amidst rising strategic tensions.

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Briefing: Trump Administration Prepares 100% Tariffs on Some Imported Drugs

Strategic angle: The White House is readying a 100% tax on some imported medicines, a draft order shows.

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Briefing: Fifty years of measuring the world's cleanest air

Strategic angle: Australia marks 50 years of monitoring the world's cleanest air in remote northwest Tasmania.

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Briefing: Rethinking Europe's nature reserves

Strategic angle: Natura 2000 aims to protect biodiversity across the EU with its extensive network of protected areas.

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