Meet the 13-year-old who designed affordable ‘allergy spoons'
Times of India •

Meet the 13-year-old who designed affordable ‘allergy spoons'

Abigail Stein developed an ingenious spoon designed to identify food allergens, providing a safety net for students with severe allergies during school meals. This innovative Allergy Spoon changes color upon detecting specific allergens, enhancing awareness and safety. Abigail was celebrated as a leading finalist in a prestigious young scientist challenge, with aspirations that her practical solut...

'Two options' for Trump in Middle East war: 'he waits or he escalates massively'
France 24 •

'Two options' for Trump in Middle East war: 'he waits or he escalates massively'

US President Donald Trump confirmed on Fox News that the US and Saudi Arabia coordinated attacks on Iran-backed Iraqi militias with the Iraqi government itself. But Iraq has called the strikes a 'blatant violation', and its prime minister has called off a meeting with the Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salmane due to the attack. This comes as the US struggles to put an end to the war with Iran. FRANCE ...

【震度5弱】川内原発 玄海原発 異常確認されず

NHK World •

原子力規制庁によりますと、鹿児島県薩摩川内市にある九州電力の川内原子力発電所は1号機と2号機が運転中で、地震による異常は確認されていないということです。佐賀県玄海町にある九州電力の玄海原発は3号機が定期検査で停止中、4号機が運転中で、地震による異常は確認されていないということです。いずれの原発も周辺の放射線量を測定するモニタリングポストの値に変化はないということです。

Drones and bulldozers: how the army is helping battle the blaze in France's southwest

Drones and bulldozers: how the army is helping battle the blaze in France's southwest

France 24 •

Some 1,500 French soldiers have been deployed to help combat the Gironde fire. A team of France Television reporters was granted permission to embed with some of them to see how they help support local firefighters. From widening forest trails to helping identify hotspots, potential looters or civilians trapped by the flames, they are proving useful support to firefighters.

French wildfires: FRANCE 24 goes on the ground with firefighters

French wildfires: FRANCE 24 goes on the ground with firefighters

France 24 •

In France, the Gironde prefecture reported a second calm night and said the massive fire in the southwest was stable - but conditions are set to worsen as the country is about to be hit by a fourth heatwave, with temperatures expected to go above 40 degree celsius in the afflicted area. FRANCE 24 went with firefighters on the ground to understand what areas are considered sensitive as they battle ...

Australia built a $187,000 electric fence across Wild Horse Plain, but the real reason lies beneath one of its rarest alpine wetlands

Australia built a $187,000 electric fence across Wild Horse Plain, but the real reason lies beneath one of its rarest alpine wetlands

Times of India •

A new electrified fence protects rare alpine wetlands in Kosciuszko National Park. This enclosure safeguards endangered sphagnum bogs and associated fens from wild horse impacts. Horse activity damages these vital peatland ecosystems and their stored carbon. The $187,000 project was funded by biodiversity offsets from Snowy 2.0. This targeted measure protects a small but environmentally import...

A trekking pole pierced a nurse through the torso; he then hiked 10 miles for...

A trekking pole pierced a nurse through the torso; he then hiked 10 miles for...

Times of India •

In an incredible display of resilience, a nurse endured a life-threatening injury on Granite Peak in Montana. With a pole piercing his side, he bravely trekked over ten miles down the treacherous terrain. Relying on his medical expertise, he evaluated his injuries and chose to make the strenuous descent, aided by his friends. Now on the mend, he dreams of conquering the mountain again next year.

Hong Kong raises alert on AI voices as 150 WhatsApp hijackings lead to HK$26m losses

Hong Kong raises alert on AI voices as 150 WhatsApp hijackings lead to HK$26m losses

SCMP •

Hong Kong police have recorded 150 WhatsApp account hijacking cases in the past two weeks, with total losses exceeding HK$26 million (US$3.31 million), including one in which a victim was scammed out of HK$10 million by fraudsters impersonating his father. In a social media post on Wednesday, the force’s Cyberdefender platform warned residents against “blindly” trusting voice messages as fraudster...

【地震速報】熊本県で震度5弱 津波の心配なし(22:19)

NHK World •

29日午後10時19分ごろ地震がありました。この地震による津波の心配はありません。震源地は熊本県天草・芦北地方で震源の深さはごく浅く、地震の規模を示すマグニチュードは5.8と推定されます。各市町村の震度は以下のとおりです。▼震度5弱が、熊本県八代市、熊本県上天草市、熊本県天草市。▼震度4が、長崎県南島原市、熊本県水俣市、熊本県美里町、熊本県氷川町、熊本県芦北町、熊本県津奈木町、鹿児島県長島町。▼震度3が、愛媛県伊方町、福岡県柳川市、福岡県大川市、佐賀市、佐賀県上峰町、佐賀県白石町、長崎県諫早市、長崎県雲仙市、熊本市西区、熊本市南区、熊本市北区、熊本県人吉市、熊本県玉名市、熊本県山鹿市、熊本県宇土市、熊本県宇城市、熊本県阿蘇市、熊本県合志市、熊本県和水町、熊本県高森町、熊本県西原村、熊本県南阿蘇村、熊本県嘉島町、熊本県益城町、熊本県甲佐町、熊本県山都町、熊本県多良木町、熊本県山江村、熊本県球...

Scalpers snap up local paper after profile on Fields winner Wang Hong goes viral

Scalpers snap up local paper after profile on Fields winner Wang Hong goes viral

SCMP •

Copies of the official paper of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee of the Communist Party of China are not usually a hot commodity. But the Saturday edition of Guangxi Daily became an overnight collector’s item after its front-page story on Wang Hong – who last week received the prestigious Fields Medal alongside her compatriot Deng Yu – went viral online. Wang, who hails from the sout...

Fauci invokes fifth amendment and declines to testify in Senate Covid hearing

Fauci invokes fifth amendment and declines to testify in Senate Covid hearing

The Guardian •

Adviser to Trump and Biden for pandemic says Republican senator has ‘unhinged obsession’ with himAnthony Fauci, who served as a key adviser to Donald Trump and Joe Biden during the Covid-19 pandemic, has refused to answer questions at a high-profile congressional hearing, accusing a Republican senator of having an “unhinged obsession” with him.Fauci, the veteran former director of the National Ins...

‘Each day feels like the last’: Haitians with TPS on edge as confusion clouds US work status

‘Each day feels like the last’: Haitians with TPS on edge as confusion clouds US work status

The Guardian •

US employers and Haitian immigrants live in constant uncertainty as status of work permits remains in limboFor more than a month, Bobby Kuchinsky arrived at his Florida restaurant each morning worried about whether he still had enough staff or if this might be the last shift for some of his Haitian workers, who have spent more than a decade as cooks, busboys and oyster shuckers.On Tuesday, he susp...

【地震速報】熊本県で震度5弱 津波の心配なし

NHK World •

29日午後10時19分ごろ地震がありました。この地震による津波の心配はありません。震源地は熊本県天草・芦北地方で震源の深さはごく浅く、地震の規模を示すマグニチュードは5.8と推定されます。各市町村の震度は以下のとおりです。▼震度5弱が、熊本県八代市、熊本県上天草市、熊本県天草市。▼震度4が、長崎県南島原市、熊本県水俣市、熊本県美里町、熊本県氷川町、熊本県芦北町、熊本県津奈木町、鹿児島県長島町。▼震度3が、愛媛県伊方町、福岡県柳川市、福岡県大川市、佐賀市、佐賀県上峰町、佐賀県白石町、長崎県諫早市、長崎県雲仙市、熊本市西区、熊本市南区、熊本市北区、熊本県人吉市、熊本県玉名市、熊本県山鹿市、熊本県宇土市、熊本県宇城市、熊本県阿蘇市、熊本県合志市、熊本県和水町、熊本県高森町、熊本県西原村、熊本県南阿蘇村、熊本県嘉島町、熊本県益城町、熊本県甲佐町、熊本県山都町、熊本県多良木町、熊本県山江村、熊本県球...

Newly released surveillance video appears to show missing American in Grenada

CBS News •

Newly released video appears to show missing North Carolina mom Elizabeth Waddell's last known movements in Grenada as she entered the water, but does not show her returning. Two people on Jet Skis told local media they saw a woman, possibly Waddell, far from shore later that day and asked if she needed help but the woman declined. Cristian Benavides reports.

【地震速報】熊本県で震度5弱

NHK World •

29日午後10時19分ごろ地震がありました。現在、震度3以上が観測されている地域は以下のとおりです。▼震度5弱が、熊本県熊本地方、熊本県天草・芦北。▼震度4が、島原半島。▼震度3が、佐賀県南部、長崎県南西部、熊本県阿蘇地方、熊本県球磨地方、大分県西部、宮崎県北部山沿い、宮崎県南部山沿い、鹿児島県薩摩地方。今後の情報に注意してください。

Famed French DJ Kavinsky found dead in Paris

Famed French DJ Kavinsky found dead in Paris

SCMP •

French DJ and musician Kavinsky, known for his electronic classic “Nightcall”, has been found dead at his home in Paris, prosecutors said on Wednesday. The self-taught pianist, whose real name is Vincent Belorgey, would have turned 51 on Friday. It was not immediately clear how he died, but emergency crews late on Tuesday noted nothing suspicious, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. “Nightcall” be...

Comoros welcomes addition of centuries-old medinas to Unesco list

Comoros welcomes addition of centuries-old medinas to Unesco list

France 24 •

UNESCO has added six centuries–old medinas in the Comoros to its World Heritage List, drawing praise from the country's authorities as well as conservationists. Build as far back as the 12th century these ancient palaces, mosques and public squares were linked by a series of narrow streets and protected by imposing medieval walls.