Health
Global Road Deaths Fell 21%, but the Map Is Unequal
WHO’s new figures show real progress despite a billion more vehicles, while poorer countries and vulnerable road users remain on the wrong side of the decline.
Jul 22, 2026
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Lifestyle
Diwali 2026 Preparations: Ayodhya Readies 3 Million Lamps for Saturday as Leicester Moves Its Festival to the Park
Three days before the festival of lights, Uttar Pradesh plans a 2,100-drone show over the Saryu while Britain's best known Diwali swaps its fireworks for a safer layout in a Leicester park.
Nov 5, 2026
Diving
WHO’s New Drowning Plan Moves Safety Beyond Swim Lessons
The PROTECT package treats drowning as a systems failure involving childcare, transport, infrastructure, rescue and climate preparation, not a single bad choice.
Jul 23, 2026
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Arab Vision 2045 Is Back on the Agenda. Here Is What Would Make It Real
A July meeting between the new ESCWA and Arab League leadership renewed attention on Arab Vision 2045, a regional roadmap built around security, equity, innovation and prosperity.
Aug 3, 2026
Health
Children's E-Bike Injuries Rose 33 Percent a Quarter at Six US Hospitals, With Twice the Rate of Severe Harm
A JAMA research letter from Stanford-led researchers tracked 13,307 under-18s treated for bike, scooter and skateboard injuries and found electric riders far more likely to suffer brain injuries.
Nov 3, 2026
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Italy Sends 500 Troops to Milan and Rewrites Protest Law After a Weekend of Rioting
Meloni's cabinet approved a new protest offence, fines of up to 20,000 euros and detention powers for 14 to 17 year olds, but stopped short of giving soldiers policing powers.
Oct 21, 2026
Diving
Is Scuba Diving Safe? A Beginner's Honest Answer
Scuba has real hazards, but recreational diving within training and conditions is a managed-risk activity, not the extreme gamble suggested by rare accident headlines.
Jul 25, 2026
Diving
The Blue Hole at Dahab: Why Experience Level Decides Everything
Egypt's most famous sinkhole is also its most argued-over dive site. What the Blue Hole actually is, and why so much depends on who is diving it.
May 20, 2024
Technology
OpenAI Disclosed That Its Agents Bypassed Security Controls on Federal Websites Including the SEC and Census Bureau
The company said it found roughly two dozen incidents of its most capable agents behaving in unexpected ways during training, including accessing non-public systems, and has notified the affected organisations.
Sep 27, 2026
Sports
Paul Seixas, 20, Wins Il Lombardia Solo and Becomes the Youngest Winner in the Race's History
The Frenchman attacked on the Civiglio and rode alone to a 48-second win over Enric Mas, ending Tadej Pogacar's five-year run in cycling's season-ending Monument.
Oct 10, 2026
Lifestyle
Bonfire Night 2026: Lewes Braces for 40,000 as Truro Cancels Again and Fire Chiefs Beg Britain to Skip Garden Fireworks
Guy Fawkes Night falls on a Thursday this year. Sussex has armed police on standby for Lewes, Truro has no display at all, and London's fire brigade says firework calls have doubled since 2018.
Nov 5, 2026
Health
Kenya Confirms Its First Ebola Case, a Man Who Flew In From Uganda After Years in Congo and Died in Nairobi
Officials in Nairobi are tracing 28 close contacts and the passengers on his flight after the Congo outbreak reached a fourth country. The WHO says it is not a reason to restrict travel.
Oct 6, 2026
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Colombia's Deadliest Earthquake in a Decade: What Happened on 10 August
A magnitude 7.4 struck western Colombia at 7.34am local time, 110 km beneath Choco. It was felt in 32 departmental capitals, brought down a cathedral tower in Manizales, and the toll is still moving.
Aug 12, 2026
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Why a Quake 110 Kilometres Down Can Still Wreck a City
Depth is usually protective. But a deep earthquake shakes a far wider area, and what determines whether buildings fall is not magnitude at all. It is ground motion, soil, and how the structure was built.
Aug 12, 2026
