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'Water is our red line': Info minister says IWT cannot be unilaterally revoked or amended, remains implemented

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar asserted on Monday that the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) between India and Pakistan could not be unilaterally revoked or altered, stressing that the people of Pakistan had a right to Indus waterways under…

The One Thing a Water Quality Scientist Wants You to Know About Drinking Tap

When it comes to drinking water, your senses aren't reliable guides. Here's what experts say is most commonly lurking in the tap.

IWT cannot be unilaterally revoked or amended, info minister says

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar and Climate Change Minister Musadik Malik are currently addressing a press conference. At the outset of the press briefing, Tarar said the world had endorsed that water security was important for…

Ex-Anthropic researchers raise $200M for self-improving AI

Mirendil, founded by two researchers who left Anthropic after barely a year, has raised $200m at a $1bn valuation. The pitch: sell the self-improving AI that the big labs build for themselves and guard from everyone else. The biggest AI…

Stormy weather could be behind mass death of eagle rays at Porirua beach

The discovery of at least 20 dead eagle rays and two Rig sharks was made during a beach clean-up on Sunday.

Monkeys, a rhino horn and dead pangolins: Illegal wildlife trafficking rampant across social media platforms

The ghostly white creature curled up on a weighing scale is almost unrecognisable in the Facebook post offering it for sale. Only closer inspection reveals it to be a dead pangolin. The animal, one of the world’s most endangered and…

'We're running out of specialist blood cancer scientists in NZ'

New Zealand has no clear plan for recruiting and keeping scientists, says a leading blood cancer specialist who is leaving for Australia.

Salman Khan to leave Galaxy after 52 years, gets approval for new 6-storey home: report

Nasa's ageing telescope in space is falling towards Earth. Now a robot is being sent to rescue it

NASA is partnering with startup Katalyst Space Technologies to launch a groundbreaking mission to save its aging Swift Gamma-ray burst explorer. This innovative rescue operation, set to begin soon, aims to boost Swift's orbit and extend…

European Stocks Muted as Telecoms Drop on SpaceX Disruption Fear

European stocks were muted as the telecom sector fell on concerns that SpaceX could take more of the mobile market and investors weighed a halt in hostilities between the US and Iran.

Australia, Vanuatu sign deal barring foreign military base on Pacific island

Australia and Vanuatu signed a sweeping economic and security agreement on Monday that bars the establishment of any foreign military base in the Pacific nation. Vanuatu is at the centre of strategic rivalry between China and US allies in…

Afternoon Update: ABC and SBS called to antisemitism royal commission; Biden calls Trump a ‘loser’; and Erin…

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Afternoon Update here , and start your day with our Morning Mail newsletter . Good afternoon. Representatives from the ABC and SBS will be called as witnesses to the royal…