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Canada’s new Study Permit rules: An officer shall not issue visa unless these conditions are met

Times of India

Canada’s new Study Permit rules: An officer shall not issue visa unless these conditions are met

Canada has updated study permit rules, increasing financial scrutiny for applicants. Immigration officers will now examine both the amount and source of applicant funds. This change broadens the assessment beyond previous high-risk…

Times of India

Firefighters in Greece struggle to save coastal resort as winds rage

Times of Israel

Firefighters in Greece struggle to save coastal resort as winds rage

Over 300 firefighters battling wildfire near Porto Germeno, one of several blazing across nation; hundreds of residents rescued by sea after ignoring evacuation warnings The post Firefighters in Greece struggle to save coastal resort as…

Times of Israel

'Le camping', an egalitarian symbol of French summers, faces a fiery future

Straits Times

'Le camping', an egalitarian symbol of French summers, faces a fiery future

BISCARROSSE, France, Aug 1 - The order to evacuate came around 8.30 p.m. — just as families were sitting down to dinner. Wildfire flames were bearing down on a campsite in southwest France, and police told manager Hadrien Folliot he had…

Straits Times

Is your windshield cleaner after road trips? It's a bad sign for bugs

CBC

Is your windshield cleaner after road trips? It's a bad sign for bugs

Many people remember road trips back in the day that left windshields splattered with insects – and may get the uncomfortable feeling that things have changed. Here's what researchers are finding.

CBC

China hopes to banish blackouts as quantum tech puts power grid in superposition

South China Morning Post

China hopes to banish blackouts as quantum tech puts power grid in superposition

After a successful trial at a substation, China plans to expand the application of quantum technologies – including precision sensors and computer simulations – across its power grid to help prevent blackouts. During the 18-month trial in…

South China Morning Post

First Australian mass mortality event suspected as deadly bird flu virus rapidly escalates among native birds

First Australian mass mortality event suspected as deadly bird flu virus rapidly escalates among native birds

Helicopter surveillance finds dead and dying greater crested terns off South Australian coast as H5 virus spreads Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast More than 80 dead and sick birds seen on rocks off the South…

Mysterious DNA: two unknown ancestors found in human genome

Mysterious DNA: two unknown ancestors found in human genome

The human family tree is gaining new branches. Researchers have found in modern humans' DNA signs of two previously unknown ancestors – extinct human forms with no fossils or decoded DNA, yet they have left traces in our genome.

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Fossil discovery suggests tigers once roamed Palawan

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Fossil discovery suggests tigers once roamed Palawan

MANILA, Philippines — Fossil evidence from Pilandok Cave indicates that tigers once inhabited Palawan and may have been hunted or skinned by prehistoric humans more than 20,000 years ago. Researchers reported the discovery of nine tiger…

Tongue tied: Humans once spoke tens of thousands of languages, so what happened?

Tongue tied: Humans once spoke tens of thousands of languages, so what happened?

According to a study published in the journal Science, today's spoken languages are the legacy of a handful that survived a major "language bottleneck" in the past.

What is Iran's Pickaxe Mountain and why does Trump say he wants to bomb it?

BBC

What is Iran's Pickaxe Mountain and why does Trump say he wants to bomb it?

BBC Verify has spoken to experts and analysed satellite imagery to piece together what we know about the site, and the potential impact of a US strike.

BBC

‘We stared into an abyss’: the heroes battling to tame France’s ‘megafire’

‘We stared into an abyss’: the heroes battling to tame France’s ‘megafire’

Exhausted firefighters wage ‘war of attrition’ against blaze that forced 200,000 people from their homes By noon it is time for a break. The temperature is about 35C, the smell of ash, cinders and burnt wood hang acrid in the air. At…

FG urges young engineers to develop home-grown solutions

Daily Trust