WHO validates Bhutan as South-East Asia’s first country to eliminate dog-transmitted human rabies
Asia

WHO validates Bhutan as South-East Asia’s first country to eliminate dog-transmitted human rabies

Bhutan has recorded no human deaths from dog-mediated rabies since June 2023 and passed a WHO evidence review, but vaccination…
ISRO’s GSLV-F17 places EOS-05 into transfer orbit, opening a new geosynchronous imaging mission
India

ISRO’s GSLV-F17 places EOS-05 into transfer orbit, opening a new geosynchronous imaging mission

India’s 19th GSLV flight successfully deployed EOS-05, the country’s first imaging satellite intended to operate from geosynchronous orbit.
Tesla opens limited Cybercab rides in Austin as NHTSA audits federal safety compliance
News

Tesla opens limited Cybercab rides in Austin as NHTSA audits federal safety compliance

Tesla’s steering-wheel-free Cybercab is carrying riders in a limited Austin area while US regulators examine the basis for its safety…
US sanctions Türkiye-based Golden Global Bank over alleged Iran oil-revenue network
Finance

US sanctions Türkiye-based Golden Global Bank over alleged Iran oil-revenue network

The US Treasury designated Golden Global Bank and two subsidiaries, alleging they enabled Iran-linked transactions; the action is an administrative…
US judge extends block on new postal rules for 2026 midterm mail ballots
Current events

US judge extends block on new postal rules for 2026 midterm mail ballots

A preliminary injunction stops mandatory use of the new US Postal Service ballot system while litigation and an administration appeal…
Nepal’s ‘DNA-coded burial’ system explained: how numbered records can identify victims later
Asia

Nepal’s ‘DNA-coded burial’ system explained: how numbered records can identify victims later

Nepal is linking each temporarily interred unidentified victim to preserved DNA, photographs and a reference record so families can seek…
Climate change has reduced suitable habitat for European bumblebees, attribution study finds
Environmental and Agricultural Sustainability

Climate change has reduced suitable habitat for European bumblebees, attribution study finds

A peer-reviewed reconstruction attributes an average 5% reduction in habitat suitability to historical warming, with much larger local losses.
Australia and US discuss expanded force posture as AUKUS submarine rotation nears
Australia

Australia and US discuss expanded force posture as AUKUS submarine rotation nears

Defence talks confirmed preparations for US and UK submarine rotations in Western Australia, while additional cooperation remains under discussion.
WHO moves to expand hydroxyurea access for children with sickle-cell disease
Health

WHO moves to expand hydroxyurea access for children with sickle-cell disease

New WHO standards and procurement work aim to make evidence-based paediatric sickle-cell treatment easier to obtain, especially in high-burden countries.
AI can design viable physics experiments, Nature study shows—but scientists still set the rules
Science

AI can design viable physics experiments, Nature study shows—but scientists still set the rules

Researchers show how optimisation systems can assemble experimental designs from available components while human experts define and validate the objective.
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