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Empty university lecture hall with tiered wooden seats and a lectern

August 16, 2026

World

Ex-Cambridge Professor Jason Arday Dies at 41 Days After Resigning Over Plagiarism Controversy

A Cambridge professor who became Britain’s youngest Black academic has died at 41, weeks after resigning amid allegations of plagiarism that friends say left him devastated. Jason Arday, 37 when he reached

Stacked gold bars and gold coins arranged on a white surface

World

Belgian Construction Workers Unearth €9 Million in Gold Coins and Bars Behind Brewery Walls

Construction workers expected an ordinary Tuesday. Instead, they found a fortune. This week, in Sint-Gillis-Dendermonde in Belgium's East Flanders region, a drilling crew laid bare a life-changing mystery—hundreds of gold coins and tens of gold bars hidden behind a former

August 16, 2026

France Court Blocks Macron’s Under-15 Social Media Ban — Freedom of Expression Wins

News·Policy·Technology·World

France’s Constitutional Council rejected President Emmanuel Macron’s signature policy to ban social media for children under 15, ruling Friday that the law violates freedom

Belgian Worker Strikes €9M Gold in Brewery Wall — Hidden Since WWII Era

Culture·News·Science·World

An ordinary summer job turned extraordinary when Kobe, 18, and his colleagues uncovered €9 million in gold coins, nuggets, and bullion bars buried in

Aerial view of the Danube River at record low water levels, showing extensive sandbanks exposed along the riverbank with a nuclear cooling tower visible in the distance.

Energy·Environment·Latest·UK·World

Romania Nuclear Shutdown: Danube Drought Forces First Blackout in 23 Years

Romania shuts its only nuclear plant as Danube river hits record lows, cutting 20% of national electricity and threatening Moldova's power supply.

Sunita Somvanshi

August 15, 2026

A nearly deserted Via del Corso in central Rome during a heatwave red alert, with building shutters closed against the midday sun. Deserted streets signal how extreme heat reshapes urban life across Southern Europe, where 135 million people baked under 35C-plus temperatures on August 13, 2026.

Environment·Europe

UK Hits 38.1C as France Logs 17th Day of Heatwave While 135 Million Europeans Bake

Western Europe baked Aug 13 as UK hit 38.1C at Kew Gardens and France marked day 17 above 35C. Some 135 million faced extreme heat.

Sonali Tiwary

August 14, 2026

Satellite view of Super Typhoon Dolphin, a Category 5 storm with a well-defined eye churning over the western Pacific Ocean, with spiral rainbands extending outward - the same weather system that preceded Tropical Depression Peilou's record-breaking rainfall in Japan's Chiba Prefecture.

News·World

Record Rainfall in Japan’s Chiba Prefecture Triggers Level 5 Emergency Alert, 8 Dead, 7,000 Stranded at Narita

Record rainfall in Japan's Chiba Prefecture triggers Level 5 emergency as Peilou dumps 100mm/hour, killing 8 and stranding 7,000 at Narita. Back-to-back storms leave 20,000 without power.

Sonali Tiwary

August 14, 2026

A ferry approaching the port of Lombok, Indonesia.

News·Transportation·World

KM Putri Yasmin ferry fire kills one passenger; second maritime disaster in ten days

TITLE: Ferry Fire in Lombok Strait Kills One, Second Deadly Incident in Ten Days James Scooth was floating in the Lombok Strait when the KM Putri Yasmin caught fire around dawn on

Sonali Tiwary

August 13, 2026

Empty street in Rome with shutters closed during heatwave

Health·World

Italy Heatwave Red Alert Grips 27 Cities as Temperatures Soar Past 42C

Italy’s Heat-Warning System Flashing Red as Fourth Heatwave Grips Europe Italy’s entire heat-warning system is flashing red. All 27 major cities are now under maximum alert as a fourth summer heatwave shows

Rahul Somvanshi

August 13, 2026

Total solar eclipse totality over Valladolid, Spain on August 12, 2026

Science·World

Spain Eclipse Darkness After 121 Years Stuns Europe

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 121 YEARS, TOTAL ECLIPSE DARKENS SPAIN’S MIDDAY SKY *August 12 solar event traces path from Siberia to Portugal, revealing sun’s corona as NASA streams observations* For the

Sonali Tiwary

August 13, 2026

Collapsed buildings in Pereira, Colombia after the 7.4 earthquake

Environment·World

Colombia Earthquake Kills 181 in President’s First Week

Colombia’s new president faced his first test three days into office as a magnitude 7.4 earthquake killed at least 181 people, with citizen databases listing over 4,000 missing and rescue teams racing

Sonali Tiwary

August 13, 2026

Crested terns on an Australian coastline where H5N1 bird flu was detected

Disaster·Health·World

H5N1 Bird Flu Reaches Australia: First Mass Seabird Deaths Confirmed as Pandemic Risk Rises

H5N1 bird flu confirmed in Australia after 49 dead seabirds found off Adelaide coast. First time H5N1 spreads to Australian continent. Global panzootic affects hundreds of millions of birds and mammals. Human

Rahul Somvanshi

August 10, 2026

Ice-covered rocky island surrounded by ocean waves in the Weddell Sea, identified during the 2026 AWI Polarstern Antarctic expedition.

Climate·Weather·World

Antarctica’s Grip: When New Zealand’s Capital Sees Snow for the First Time in Over a Decade

Wellington saw its first snow in 11 years as an Antarctic blast gripped New Zealand, closing roads and delighting Dunedin's Baldwin Street skiers.

Karmactive Staff

August 6, 2026

Labelled sagittal anatomical diagram of the human brain showing the thalamus, hypothalamus, infundibulum and the anterior and posterior pituitary lobes in colour

Asia·Health·Science

Orexin Neurons Drive Sustained Motivation, Nagoya University Brain Study Finds

Nagoya University researchers found orexin neurons in the hypothalamus control sustained motivation and goal-directed effort, pointing to new treatment routes for depression and addiction.

Rahul Somvanshi

August 6, 2026

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