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Close-up of a melanoma skin lesion marked for biopsy

Moderna-Merck mRNA Cancer Vaccine Beats Keytruda Alone in Phase 3 Melanoma Trial

Merck and Moderna announced on August 19, 2026, that their personalized mRNA-based cancer vaccine met the main goals of a late-stage trial in melanoma, a result oncologists are calling a milestone for

Tejal Somvanshi

August 20, 2026

Aerial view of the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula

News·World

UAE Suspends Trade with Iran After Missile Activity: $28 Billion Tie Severed

The United Arab Emirates announced it is suspending all trade, commercial exchange and financial transactions with Iran, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement this week, a sharp break in

Sunita Somvanshi

August 20, 2026

Evergrande International Center skyscraper in Guangzhou, China

Business·News·Technology

Once Asia’s Richest Man, Now Life in Prison: China Evergrande Founder Hui Ka Yan Sentenced

The founder of China’s most indebted property developer, China Evergrande, was sentenced to life in prison by a Shenzhen court on August 20, 2026, capping the dramatic fall of a man who

Sunita Somvanshi

August 20, 2026

India·Policy

Delhi Court Jails Ex-Minister Jain in Jal Board STP Tender Corruption Case

A Delhi court sent former water minister Satyendar Jain and four others to 14-day judicial custody on Wednesday, deepening a corruption investigation that centers on the tendering process for Delhi Jal Board

Govind Tekale

August 20, 2026

Health·UK

Weekly Diabetes Jab Could Replace Daily Injections, UK NICE Says

For the millions of people who live with type 2 diabetes, the daily ritual of injecting insulin may soon become a weekly event. A new weekly insulin jab could cut the number

Tejal Somvanshi

August 20, 2026

Business·USA

US National Debt Crosses $40 Trillion as Interest Costs Top $1 Trillion

The U.S. national debt crossed $40 trillion this week, breaching a threshold that economists once considered theoretical. The Treasury Department confirmed that the total public debt outstanding reached $40 trillion on August

Sunita Somvanshi

August 20, 2026

Marine Life·News·UK·Wildlife

Bluefin Tuna Return to English Fishing Town After 60 Years

A fishing crew based in the Yorkshire port of Whitby has made a rare catch. Within days of each other, they landed two bluefin tuna, each weighing over 300 kilograms. The last

Govind Tekale

August 19, 2026

A person sleeping rough on a street in Belfast

News·Politics·UK

New PM Pledges £442m to House Rough Sleepers by Christmas

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced a new plan to provide accommodation to everyone sleeping rough by Christmas. The initiative is backed by £442 million in government funding allocated for emergency housing

Sunita Somvanshi

August 19, 2026

Business·News·UK

UK Inflation Climbs as Energy Bills Squeeze Household Budgets

Britain’s cost of living pressures have intensified, with inflation rising faster than expected for the first time in months. The Office for National Statistics reported today that annual inflation reached 2.9 percent

Sunita Somvanshi

August 19, 2026

Politics·World

Trump orders early end to US-South Korea military drills

The United States and South Korea have shortened their annual joint military exercises after President Donald Trump ordered a reduction, citing his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The Ulchi

Govind Tekale

August 19, 2026

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