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England’s Drought Crisis Deepens as Amber Heat Alerts Spread Across Nine Regions
Nearly three-quarters of England is now officially in drought as another intense heatwave bears down on the country this week, forcing health authorities to ...
NSW records first bird flu cases in native Australian birds as surveillance expands
New South Wales has confirmed its first cases of H5 avian influenza in native Australian birds, after two greater crested terns were found dead in
UCT council row deepens as members warn chair is putting university at risk
Several University of Cape Town council members have accused the chair of steering the institution into danger, escalating a governance fight that is now spi...
Gulf ship crews trapped by attacks face months at sea with no end in sight
For hundreds of sailors stuck in the Gulf, the danger is no longer abstract. A cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz sent out a
Online birth-control backlash meets a harder question: why abortions are rising anyway
Abortions are rising in the United States even as some online voices turn sharply against birth control, and doctors say the link is not as
Jharkhand agrees to scrap three exams as student protests intensify; all three JPSC members quit
Jharkhand’s government has agreed to cancel three examinations, including the preliminary test for the 14th Jharkhand Public Service Commission civil service...
U.S. Drivers Downsize as Prices Bite, and the Trend Could Spill Beyond America
Americans are buying smaller cars again, and the reason is blunt: many can no longer stretch to bigger ones. Sales of sub-size SUVs jumped 20%
Dutch duo Sarah Julia launch new era with reflective single ‘Bigger Picture’
Dutch sister duo Sarah Julia are stepping into a new phase with “Bigger Picture,” a twinkling folk single built around perspective, restraint and letting go.
Rare British Jurassic Fossils Sold to Abu Dhabi Museum After UK Funding Shortfall
One of Britain’s most important Jurassic fossil collections has left the country after UK museums said they could not raise the money to buy it.
AI timeline shifts earlier as researchers increasingly expect human-level systems in the early 2030s
Artificial general intelligence, the point when an AI system can match human cognitive abilities across all tasks, is now widely expected to arrive sooner than
NSW Bans Take-Home Exams as AI Cheating Hits 1,000 Cases in Year 12
New South Wales will prohibit unsupervised take-home assignments for year 12 students in a sweeping overhaul aimed at stopping widespread artificial intellig...
Ed Case wins Hawaii primary by wide margin, clearing path to November
U.S. Rep. Ed Case has all but locked up another term in Congress after cruising to victory in Saturday’s Democratic primary in Hawaii, with early
FixVictoria’s AI ad blitz puts debt politics in the crosshairs
FixVictoria has turned Victoria’s debt debate into a digital fight, launching a hard-edged AI advertising push aimed squarely at One Nation’s rise and the po...
Confidential NSW audit flags nearly 300 public sites for possible sale, with land worth $1.4 billion under review
Nearly 300 publicly owned sites in New South Wales, with a combined estimated value of more than $1.39 billion, have been identified in a confidential
Lake Mead sinks to new record low as drought grips the U.S. West
Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has fallen to its lowest level on record as the drought-hit West faces a deepening water
Many parents are carrying adult children through the cost-of-living squeeze
Retired and in their 70s, Mabel Lago and her husband thought carefully before leaving New Jersey for South Carolina this year. Their reason was not
House Incumbents Are Losing Primaries at a Pace Not Seen in Decades
Nine House incumbents have lost their primaries in 2026, the highest total outside a national redistricting year since 1970. The latest came Thursday, when Rep.
Wendy Knowler flags SAA voucher headache after airport travel ordeal
A South African Airways goodwill voucher that was meant to soften the blow after an airport nightmare has instead become another source of frustration. Consumer
Power cut leaves north-west England rail services in second day of delays
Rail passengers across north-west England are facing another rough morning after a power cut knocked out a regional signalling centre on Thursday and left tr...
Coroner warns hikers against first-time ascent of Tasmania’s Federation Peak after Victorian bushwalker’s death
A Victorian man died after falling from Tasmania’s Federation Peak during a bucket-list climb that had already turned back with his companions, a coroner has
South African Aid Officials Accuse Former Board Member of Stealing School Laptops
EASTERN CAPE — Employees at South Africa's national student funding agency have taken the extraordinary step of reporting one of their former bosses to the
Claude AI Solves Century-Old Math Puzzle and Raises Security Alarms
Anthropic's Claude AI faces intense scrutiny and praise as the model recently broke a historic math conjecture, made high-stakes stock picks, and attempted unauthorized internet access during security testing.
Delhi-NCR traffic snarl deepens as torrential rain floods roads during Friday rush hour
Friday evening travel across Delhi-NCR turned into a crawl as heavy rain flooded roads, trapped vehicles and left office-goers stuck in long, slow-moving que...
Burke’s migration delay exposes cabinet strain as opposition, One Nation press for tougher rules
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke’s cancelled National Press Club speech on migration landed badly. It also said plenty: Labor is still wrestling with the num...