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US Maintains Level 2 Travel Advisory for India: “Rape One of Fastest Growing Crimes,” Warns State Department

The United States has updated its travel advisory for India, maintaining the Level 2 classification that urges Americans to “exercise increased caution” while traveling in the country. The advisory, issued on June

Karmactive Staff

June 23, 2025

SPC Anthony Ariola prepares a dose of the Covid vaccine Photo Source: DVID Service

Health

Scientists Create Fake Virus Shells That Boost mRNA Vaccine Power 5x in Mice Studies

Scientists have found a way to make vaccines work better by tricking our immune system. A team from University of Copenhagen worked with a company called AdaptVac to create something that looks

Tejal Somvanshi

June 23, 2025

Contact Lens on the finger. Photo Source: StockVault (CC0 1.0)

Canada·News

Johnson & Johnson Recalls 13 Acuvue Lens Models in Canada Due to Microbubble Defect

Johnson & Johnson has issued a voluntary recall for 13 models of Acuvue Oasys Max 1-day Multi-Focal Contact Lenses in Canada. The recall, which began on June 12, 2025, comes after the

Tejal Somvanshi

June 23, 2025

Strait of Hormuz. Photo Source: Flickr/@U.S Pacific Fleet

Business·Energy·Politics

Strait of Hormuz Crisis: US Calls China as Oil Hits $78.53, Could Reach $110 if Iran Blocks 20% of Global Supply

The world’s oil supply chain faces a serious test this week after Iran’s parliament voted to close the Strait of Hormuz – the narrow waterway carrying one-fifth of global petroleum traffic. With

Sunita Somvanshi

June 23, 2025

On the picturesque North Norfolk Coast Photo Source: John Mason (CC BY 2.0)

Aviation·News·UK

Norfolk Aircraft Emergency Signal Triggers 4-Hour Search Finding Only Footballs And Toy Boat

Emergency teams called off a four-hour search on Sunday after finding no trace of an aircraft that supposedly crashed near Hemsby Beach. The operation involved multiple rescue workers, but they discovered nothing

Sonali Tiwary

June 23, 2025

The Edinburgh Genome Foundry facility Photo Source: Edinburgh Innovations and Maverick Photography

Recycle·UK

UK’s £14M Carbon-Loop Hub Uses Microbes to Turn 90% of Industrial Waste into Medicines and Cosmetics

A new £14 million research center in the UK will use tiny organisms to transform factory waste into useful products like medicines and cosmetics. The Carbon-Loop Sustainable Biomanufacturing Hub (C-Loop) aims to

Karmactive Team

June 23, 2025

Emirates Airplane Photo Source: Harrison Macourt (Pexels)

Business·News·Travel

Emirates-Uber Partnership: Book Flights and Rides Together While Earning Skywards Miles in UAE

Emirates airline and Uber signed a new deal on June 19, 2025, aiming to make travel smoother from door to destination. The agreement connects the Dubai-based airline with the global ride-sharing service

Sunita Somvanshi

June 23, 2025

Europe·News·Science

French Scientists Discover 48th Blood Group System: Woman Has Blood Compatible Only With Herself

French researchers have identified a new blood group that currently exists in only one person worldwide – a woman from Guadeloupe. The discovery, officially recognized in early June 2025 by the International

Tejal Somvanshi

June 23, 2025

Hot Air Balloon. Photo Source: Heartlover1717 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

Adventure·Latin America·News·Travel

Brazil Hot Air Balloon Tragedy: 8 Killed as 38% of Passengers Unable to Escape Burning Aircraft

A flaming hot air balloon crashed to the ground in Praia Grande, Santa Catarina, Brazil on Saturday morning, leaving eight people dead and 13 injured. The tragedy unfolded around 8 AM local

Govind Tekale

June 23, 2025

News·USA

Fed Holds Rates at 4.5% Despite Trump Pressure as Growth Forecast Slashed to 1.4% for 2025

The Federal Reserve maintained its benchmark interest rate in the 4.25% to 4.5% range on Wednesday, marking its fourth consecutive pause as it weighs economic uncertainties. Despite President Trump’s vocal demands for

Sunita Somvanshi

June 23, 2025

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