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Public Endorses 180MW Bunakha Hydropower Project, Clearing Path for Next Phase

The proposed 180-megawatt (MW) Bunakha Hydropower Project has received strong public backing following a consultation meeting in Chhukha, marking a significant step towards one of Bhutan’s most strategically important hydropower…

France firestorm phenomenon: monster clouds that spawn lightning and new blazes

France firestorm phenomenon: monster clouds that spawn lightning and new blazes

A wildfire in southwest France grew so powerful that its smoke column became a thunderstorm, generating lightning that struck the ground and ignited new fires beyond the original blaze, French officials said. Put another way, that means…

Bhutan’s Seismic Warning: 18 Earthquakes in 120 Years Highlight Persistent Risk

Bhutan remains highly vulnerable to earthquakes, with its location in one of the world’s most active seismic zones exposing the country to recurring geological risks, experts have warned. Over the past 120 years, Bhutan has experienced…

World-class Jodrell Bank is under threat and UK risks a physics brain drain

World-class Jodrell Bank is under threat and UK risks a physics brain drain

Funding crisis could lead to an exodus that would be a blow for British science and national growth On a chilly day in December 1945, Bernard Lovell, a physicist at the University of Manchester, struck out for the Cheshire countryside to…

This picturesque beach in the US Virgin Islands was just named the best in the world

Euronews

This picturesque beach in the US Virgin Islands was just named the best in the world

Researchers looked at the colour and clarity of the water, Google Maps reviews, and climate data to rank the best beaches in the world.

Euronews

Indonesia’s Singapore rival, India’s one-shot win over SpaceX: 7 Asia highlights

Indonesia’s Singapore rival, India’s one-shot win over SpaceX: 7 Asia highlights

We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1…

The New York Times

Drilling for Oil the Old-Fashioned Way in ‘Little Texas,’ Indonesia

Small pumps and truck engines are used to extract crude from the ground in parts of the country, which has tens of thousands of community-run oil wells.

The New York Times

‘We have lost everything’: extreme rainfall across Asia brings flash floods and typhoons

‘We have lost everything’: extreme rainfall across Asia brings flash floods and typhoons

From Afghanistan to Taiwan, unprecedented deluge highlights devastating impact of climate breakdown “It rained for 10 days and 10 nights, non-stop – I’d never seen anything like it,” says Anar Gul, a construction worker who lives in the…

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Survey: Public concern over graft, corruption in PH highest since 2021

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Survey: Public concern over graft, corruption in PH highest since 2021

MANILA, Philippines — Public concern over graft and corruption has reached its highest level since 2021, according to Octa Research’s Tugon ng Masa survey conducted from July 4 to 11. Based on face-to-face interviews with 1,200 adults, the…

Microsoft CEO on Wall Street being upset on Chinese open source AI models

Times of India

Microsoft CEO on Wall Street being upset on Chinese open source AI models

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella dismisses concerns about cheaper Chinese artificial intelligence models. He argues that global trust in American infrastructure and its open ecosystem remains key. Chinese AI models often run on American…

Times of India

Many stranded in GB for six days as flood delays repairs

Dawn

Many stranded in GB for six days as flood delays repairs

• Food, fuel, medicine shortages worsen in cut-off areas; travellers advised to wait until roads are restored • 130 homes destroyed, 20 bridges washed away in 89 flood-related incidents reported this monsoon • CM declares Tormik…

Dawn

Abuja street sweepers battle low pay, rising transportation cost

Daily Trust