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Total Solar Eclipse on August 12, 2026: Date, time and check its visibility in India

Times of India

Total Solar Eclipse on August 12, 2026: Date, time and check its visibility in India

A captivating total solar eclipse is set to grace the sky on August 12, 2026, starting at 09:04 PM and concluding the following day. Astrophysics enthusiasts are buzzing with excitement for this extraordinary event. However, the eclipse…

Times of India

Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’

Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’

Power cable linking UK and Ireland now passes near Bronze Age human burial remains instead of fictional grave on Welsh beach Harry Potter fans have forced a new multimillion-pound power cable between the UK and Ireland to be relocated…

UK temperatures could hit 36C as fifth heatwave of summer looms

UK temperatures could hit 36C as fifth heatwave of summer looms

Met Office considers amber or red warning as forecasters say Thursday is likely to be hottest day of the week Temperatures could reach 36C (97F) or higher this week, forecaster have said, with possible disruption to railway lines and power…

Solar eclipse tracker: What time will it hit your location on August 12?

Al Jazeera

Solar eclipse tracker: What time will it hit your location on August 12?

On August 12, nearly one billion people could see a partial solar eclipse, with 15 million in its path of totality.

Al Jazeera

Discovery of almost 1,000 weapons in Indonesian school fuels safety fears

Discovery of almost 1,000 weapons in Indonesian school fuels safety fears

An Indonesian minister has called for better protection of students after nearly 1,000 weapons were found at a private school in South Jakarta. Police seized 995 airsoft guns and one live firearm from a school run by the Harapan Ibu…

'Work is work, it has to be done': Brickmakers in Pakistan scorched by sun above and fire below

Dawn

'Work is work, it has to be done': Brickmakers in Pakistan scorched by sun above and fire below

As dark plumes billow from overhead smokestacks, brickmakers at a kiln in Sheikhupura district crush coal through small holes beneath their feet into the fiery chambers below. Workers already have to endure extreme conditions at…

Dawn

President says Portugal has failed to deliver on wildfire promises

Portugal Resident

President says Portugal has failed to deliver on wildfire promises

President António José Seguro has criticised the failure to implement measures proposed after Portugal’s devastating wildfires, warning that too many recommendations and promises have remained unfulfilled since the deadly fires The post…

Portugal Resident

Adelaide waterfalls roar to life as reservoirs receive decade-high deluge

ABC News

Adelaide waterfalls roar to life as reservoirs receive decade-high deluge

In scenes reminiscent of tropical Queensland, waterfalls in the Adelaide Hills have been whipped into raging torrents as reservoirs receive 18 billion litres of water in just 24 hours.

ABC News

Chinese researchers use microbubbles to shrink aggressive liver tumours: paper

Chinese researchers use microbubbles to shrink aggressive liver tumours: paper

Chinese researchers have found a safe way to shrink advanced tumours from an aggressive form of liver cancer, an advance that could see microbubbles used to enhance current treatments. The tiny gas-filled bubbles, typically a few…

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Lacson: DPWH will soon order halt to ongoing Taguig lakeshore projects

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Lacson: DPWH will soon order halt to ongoing Taguig lakeshore projects

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Monday said the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will soon begin issuing cease-and-desist orders against ongoing slope protection and mitigation projects in Taguig City…

From Solar corona to human emotions: What can we learn from eclipses? (2/4)

France 24

From Solar corona to human emotions: What can we learn from eclipses? (2/4)

Total solar eclipse (2/4) A total solar eclipse will sweep across northern Spain on August 12 in one of Europe's most anticipated astronomical events of the decade. From the Sun's corona to animal behaviour and human emotions, these rare…

France 24

Three midlife health factors could delay dementia by 13 years, study finds

Euronews