Scientists revisit a forgotten Soviet plan to dam the Bering Strait and see if it could help protect Earth’s climate | World News

Ideas for reshaping the planet have appeared long before the term geoengineering entered public discussion. During the Cold War, some engineers believed that large-scale construction projects could permanently alter climate, rivers and even entire regions. Among the boldest was a proposal to block the Bering Strait, the narrow stretch of water between Siberia and Alaska,…

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Uber lays off 10% of customer support employees, orders remote staff back to offices, and the reason it gave is a first for the company

Second Uber layoff in eight weeks—and the first one AI gets blamed for. Uber has cut 10% of the roles inside its customer service operations, and for the first time the company is putting artificial intelligence at the centre of the explanation. The reductions hit the community operations team and were announced internally on Wednesday,…

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France Heatwave Deaths: France’s deadly June heatwave caused nearly 5,800 excess deaths, highest toll since 2003

File photo: France recorded its hottest June since records began in 1947 France recorded 5,764 more deaths than expected during a record-breaking heatwave that swept the country between June 17 and July 2, health authorities said on Wednesday, highlighting the deadly impact of increasingly frequent extreme weather events linked to climate change.According to France’s public…

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Dhamaal 4 Full Movie Collection: ‘Dhamaal 4’ box office collection Day 14 [LIVE]: Ajay Devgn film crosses Rs 135 crore India net, eyes Rs 185 crore worldwide finish before third weekend | Hindi Movie News

Dhamaal 4 Day 14 box office collection (Image Credits IMDb) ‘Dhamaal 4’ continues to enjoy a successful theatrical run as it enters Day 14. The comedy entertainer has maintained a healthy hold in its second week despite the expected weekday slowdown and fresh competition at the box office. Having already crossed the prestigious Rs. 100…

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Thousands of idle ships trapped near the Strait of Hormuz could become floating nurseries for invasive marine species and spread them worldwide when trade resumes |

(Representative Image) Image source: Getty Images Having escalated into open hostilities on February 28, 2026, the current United States and Iran war has been going on for nearly five months. In this period, the Strait of Hormuz, the only open-ocean exit for major producers like Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and the UAE has been…

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Indian judoka Arun Kumar withdrawn from 2026 Commonwealth Games after failing dope test | Commonwealth Games News

India’s Commonwealth Games contingent has suffered a setback on the day of the Glasgow 2026 opening ceremony, with judoka Arun Kumar withdrawn from the competition after failing a dope test.The rising 73kg judoka was declared ineligible following an adverse analytical finding in an out-of-competition test conducted by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). His withdrawal reduces…

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‘Jana Nayagan’ fever goes global: Japanese fans in kimonos attend Thalapathy Vijay’s FDFS in Chennai | Tamil Movie News

‘Jana Nayagan’ fever goes global: Japanese fans in kimonos attend Thalapathy Vijay’s FDFS in Chennai The release of ‘Jana Nayagan’, the final film starring Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, turned into a grand celebration across Tamil Nadu on Thursday. While thousands of fans gathered outside theatres for the first-day-first-show, two visitors from Japan…

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‘Sent four formal proposals’: MoS Jitendra Singh invites protesters for talks at JP Nadda’s place | India News

Centre invites CJP for talks NEW DELHI: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday invited the protesters against NEET paper leak for talks at JP Nadda’s place on the central government’s behalf. This comes after the talk on Monday with the Cockroach Janta Party’s spokespersons failed to bear any results.“The govt has sent four formal proposals…

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