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Mountain river terrain along the Budhi Gandaki in Gorkha District, Nepal.

October 12, 2026

Budhi Gandaki flash flood: 5 reported missing after landslide-dam breach

A flash flood struck the Budhi Gandaki River in Nepal’s Gorkha District on October 11, with residents alerted by the sounds of rushing streams but with little advance warning in the upper-valley

Wide exterior view of the facade and papal balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica overlooking St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City.

Health·World

Pope Leo lung surgery: What a small, well-localized nodule means

Pope Leo XIV announced during his Sunday Angelus address in St. Peter’s Square on October 11 that he has a lung nodule and is scheduled for surgery early this week. For the first American-born pope, now 71 and 17 months

October 12, 2026

Riyadh airport attack and oil prices: What US entry could change

Energy·World

A projectile strike on Saudi Arabia’s main international airport killed at least 12 people on October 10, including one American citizen. The Trump administration

Cumberland Island Land Exchange Proposal: What the NPS Plan Would Do

Environment·Nature·World

A proposed exchange of federal and private land on Georgia’s Cumberland Island is open for public comment until 16 October, putting a long-running question

Latin America·Nature·News

Colombia Votes to End Bullfighting: 93 Yes to 2 No — A Landmark Decision for Animal Rights

The House of Representatives of Colombia approved the prohibition of bullfighting on Tuesday. In a half-filled chamber, there were 93 votes in favor and 2 against —out of a total of 188

Govind Tekale

May 30, 2024

China·Mobility

BYD Launches Fifth-Generation DM Hybrid: Up to 2000 km on a Single Tank and Full Charge

Zhang Zhuo, the general manager of BYD’s Ocean Online Sales Division, posted on Weibo that the fifth-generation DM hybrid technology will usher in the “2 Era” of fuel consumption. This means that

Karmactive Team

May 29, 2024

Methane burns from a flaring unit at a solid waste landfill.

Europe·News·Pollution

EU Tackles Methane: New Rules to Slash Emissions by 30x More Than CO2

The European Union today adopted new requirements to measure, report, and verify methane emissions in the energy sector to limit the climate impact of this greenhouse gas, which is 30 times more

Sunita Somvanshi

May 29, 2024

Activism·News·World

Candy-Flavored E-Cigarettes on the Rise: How the Tobacco Industry is Hooking the Next Generation with 16,000 Flavors

About 37 million adolescents aged 13 to 15 consume tobacco, and in many countries, the rate of electronic cigarette use among adolescents surpasses that of adults, according to the report “Hooking the

Tejal Somvanshi

May 28, 2024

Europe·News

EU Cracks Down: New Waste Shipment Rules to Protect Global Health and Environment Kick in This Month

The 27 member states of the European Union (EU) gave their final green light this Monday to the update of the European regulation on transboundary waste shipments to ensure that these are

Tejal Somvanshi

May 28, 2024

Automobiles release nitrogen oxides (NOx) into the atmosphere and can be a significant source on nitrogen pollution to coastal areas.

Europe·Politics

EU Combustion Engine Ban Controversy: CDU Faces Backlash and Allegations of Vote Tampering

The CDU halted an online survey about the EU-wide ban on combustion engines after just a few hours. “This survey has been massively manipulated. Tens of thousands of votes have been cast

Govind Tekale

May 27, 2024

Business·China·Electric

SAIC Audi’s 2025 All-Electric Model to Debut 30% Faster with Anting Factory Upgrade

Audi and SAIC Motor have officially signed a cooperation agreement to launch the joint development of the Advanced Digitized Platform. Four days later, SAIC Volkswagen officially announced the upgrade and renewal of

Sunita Somvanshi

May 26, 2024

Health·World

How COVID-19 Wiped Out a Decade of Life Expectancy Advances Globally

There is a struggle for existence. Owing to better health care, life expectancy had improved. However, due to the pandemic, this trend fell by 1.8 years. According to the World Health Organization

Govind Tekale

May 25, 2024

Watermelon in Chinese Supermarket, Photo Credit: HOM Ruasmska NAM (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)

Business·China·Food & Drinks

China Consumes 70% of Global Watermelons: Discover the 70 Million Ton Appetite

Recently, the topic “Chinese People Eat 70% of the World’s Watermelons” became a trending topic on Weibo. Is there any fact to this viral topic? According to reports from multiple domestic media

Sunita Somvanshi

May 25, 2024

Europe·Space

SpaceX Sacrifices Falcon 9 Booster to Launch EU’s Latest Galileo Satellites: 146 Flights Without a Loss

With a military salute, SpaceX, bid farewell to the B1060 rocket, which the company sacrificed on Sunday with the goal of launching two Galileo satellites for the European Commission. A high-flying mission

Rahul Somvanshi

May 23, 2024

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