Summers are getting hotter and longer across much of the world, including India. These record-breaking temperatures are also harming communities and ecosystems. Scientists say these rising temperatures are being made worse by human-caused global warming. Burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas emits carbon pollution that traps heat in the atmosphere, warms up the planet, and leads to more severe heat waves that increase heat-related illnesses in India. Burning fossil fuels also causes air pollution that has already reached harmful levels in many Indian cities, which is a serious health risk for many. Longer, more frequent, and intense heat…
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Wedges made of limb bones may have been used for splitting soft, copper-bearing rockO. Zagorodnia Even with the technology to make metal tools, people in Bronze Age Britain still used animal bone tools alongside metal ones to obtain copper, a practice spanning at least nine centuries between 3700 and 2800 years ago. A study of 150 bones from the Bronze Age copper-mining complex at Great Orme in North Wales, UK, suggests the bones were deliberately chosen and shaped for specific mining tasks essential for copper extraction, especially in softer rock. “It’s exciting because it challenges assumptions that Bronze Age mining…
The United States and Bahrain have begun drafting a UN Security Council resolution aimed at holding Iran accountable for closing the Strait of Hormuz and advancing international efforts to reopen it to commercial shipping. US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz, speaking during a phone press conference on Monday, said the draft states that the Security Council strongly condemns repeated attacks and threats by Iran against commercial vessels, as well as actions aimed at obstructing lawful transit through the Strait of Hormuz. These include the laying of naval mines and the imposition of illegal fees on ships. The proposal determines…
Hong Kong develops world-first nasal spray as prehospital emergency aid for ischemic stroke May 6, 2026 | Wednesday | News Reducing brain damage by over 80% and protecting neurological and motor functions A research team from Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), in collaboration with the InnoHK Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre (ABIC), has developed the world’s first ‘NanoPowder nasal spray’. This innovation successfully overcomes the challenge of crossing the blood-brain barrier (BBB), enabling the delivery of medication to the brain without the need for injections or surgery. When used…
“We want to significantly increase the joint stockpiles with the UAE,” Akazawa told reporters in Paris after finishing his Middle East tour. “The UAE has promised to replenish the crude oil already released and to expand the stockpiles further,” he added. Crude oil from the UAE makes up about 40 per cent of Japan’s total crude oil imports. The UAE withdrew from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries on Friday and plans to gradually raise production at its own discretion. In his meeting with Jaber, Akazawa also asked the UAE to increase oil supplies to Japan steadily. He proposed…
Some of the cars left stranded in the flash floods in the Klang Valley this afternoon. (JBPM pics) PETALING JAYA: Eight vehicles were trapped in flash floods following a downpour in several parts of the Klang Valley this afternoon. The Kuala Lumpur fire and rescue department said its operations control centre received emergency calls from three separate locations – Jalan Awan Kecil in Taman OUG, Jalan Kuchai Lama heading towards Jalan Klang Lama, and inside the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Highway tunnel. Firefighters from the Sri Petaling station arrived at Jalan Awan Kecil, where five cars were trapped, at 4.30pm after receiving…
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced that the 22nd Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship 2026 will take place from July 27 to August 2 at Thyagraj Stadium in New Delhi. The event is jointly organised by the Government of Delhi and the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), marking a significant return of top-level international sports competitions to the national capital, according to a press release from the Office of the Education Minister. Players and representatives from over 35 Commonwealth countries, including England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, Scotland, Wales, Nigeria, Kenya, Jamaica, and Trinidad & Tobago, are…
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PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s competitiveness rests on three key factors — timing in relation to global conditions, its strategic geographical and economic position, and its diverse, skilled workforce, said Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong.Drawing on principles from The Art of War, Sim said success in uncertain times comes down to tian shi, di li, ren he — timing, geographical advantage and human unity.He said these strengths put Malaysia in a better position to navigate ongoing global uncertainties, including geopolitical tensions and economic volatility, while continuing to support business growth and innovation.“The crisis is not unique to Malaysia;…
On the night of May 6-7 last year, India launched Operation Sindoor, targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The operation was in response to a gruesome terrorist attack at Pahalgam in the Kashmir Valley on April 22, 2025, which left 26 people, all male civilians and mostly Hindu, dead. The Indian government pointed to the “cross-border linkages of the terrorist attack” and blamed Pakistan. Operation Sindoor began with India carrying out air and missile strikes on terrorist camps, including the headquarters of the Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Jaish-e-Mohammed. Pakistan retaliated the following day, and the exchanges quickly escalated into…