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Arizona teen hailed for helping save woman with dementia wandering in 103F heat

Arizona teen hailed for helping save woman with dementia wandering in 103F heat

Fire crew in Gilbert to honor Royal Cothrun, 14, for helping elderly woman who became disoriented amid heatwave An Arizona fire department is formally honoring a 14-year-old boy who recently helped save an elderly woman with dementia after…

Poultry sector growth plan risks UK national security, campaigners warn

Poultry sector growth plan risks UK national security, campaigners warn

Government’s food security push is said to rely on animal feed imports with vulnerability to supply chain shocks The government’s planned poultry sector growth plan is a risk to national security, campaigners have warned. Earlier this…

Water firms in England and Wales ‘leak five times what hosepipe ban would save’

Water firms in England and Wales ‘leak five times what hosepipe ban would save’

Greenpeace UK says 2.87bn litres lost daily, a fifth of all water pumped through network Water companies are wasting five times more water through leaky pipes than even a nationwide hosepipe ban could save, environmental campaigners say…

Ecopha DrukBees Pvt Ltd: An Australia-Bhutan collaboration targets sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production

A new era of sustainable technology has arrived in Bhutan with the official opening of Ecopha DrukBees Private Limited. This Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) company establishes a world-class hub for research and model development. It…

The Mother of All Economic Shocks Is Chinese Mercantilism

By Arvind Subramanian WASHINGTON, DC—In the long sweep of history, China’s economic performance over the past 50 years will obviously stand out for the sheer scale and pace of quality-of-life improvements within that country. But China’s…

1 missing, 6 injured in glacier burst incident in Swat's Kalam: Rescue 1122

1 missing, 6 injured in glacier burst incident in Swat's Kalam: Rescue 1122

SWAT: Search efforts were underway to trace a person who went missing after a glacier burst incident in Upper Swat’s Kalam Valley, Rescue 1122 said on Saturday. Six others were injured in the incident that took place in Kalam’s Matiltan…

Donald Trump blames Canada for smoke pollution

France 24

Donald Trump blames Canada for smoke pollution

More than 800 wildfires are burning across Canada, including around 190 in northern Ontario, with the surge in fires widely linked to climate change. Thick smoke has created hazardous air quality not only across parts of Canada but also in…

France 24

Why Marie Curie’s belongings are still kept in lead-lined boxes

Times of India

Why Marie Curie’s belongings are still kept in lead-lined boxes

In a humble Paris shed, Marie and Pierre Curie painstakingly extracted radium from pitchblende, embarking on a journey that would earn them Nobel Prizes and revolutionize cancer treatments. Their meticulous research not only revealed the…

Times of India

India's Skyroot launches Vikram-1 in first private orbital rocket mission

India's Skyroot launches Vikram-1 in first private orbital rocket mission

Indian space startup Skyroot Aerospace on Saturday launched the country’s first privately developed orbital rocket, a key test of national efforts to compete for a bigger share of the global commercial launch market. The Vikram-1 rocket…

'Just stop burning fossil fuels.' Scientists stress that our smoky skies have only one true fix

CBC

'Just stop burning fossil fuels.' Scientists stress that our smoky skies have only one true fix

Smoky skies in Toronto have led to new scrutiny of government efforts to fight fires and manage forests. But scientists say the realistic way to tackle the smoke is fighting climate change itself.

CBC

Bangkok Post

Vietnamese gang linked to Tokyo-bound ‘ice’ in tamarind paste

Thai police are tracking three Vietnamese drug trafficking suspects believed to be using Thailand as a base after a hired courier alerted police, leading to the discovery of crystal methamphetamine hidden in jars of tamarind paste intended…

Bangkok Post

Straits Times