2026/08/09 Daily Edition

Veterinarians are gingerly embracing the honeybee, a vital pollinator for agriculture but one that’s in increasing danger.

Jérôme Dupras is a member of one of Quebec’s most popular folk rock bands. Now, as the province’s chief scientist, he will help shape its environmental destiny.

An episode this week focuses on the dangerous effects of warming, without mentioning climate change.

Looking for respite from European heat waves, summer tourists are flocking to the diplomatic hub. But city leaders are wary of overcrowding.

Highest-ever resolution pictures of our star could help show why its corona is millions of degrees hotter than its surface Golden bands and swirling vortices have been spotted on the sun in the most detailed images ever captured of the turbulent surface of our home star. Astronomers observed the sun with the Inouye solar telescope in Hawaii, the world’s most powerful solar telescope, and saw new features smaller than 20km (12 miles) across in a magnetically active region close to a sun spot...

They may keep your feet cool but some styles could be doing more harm than good.

Used to chronicling other people’s vacation disasters, a travel reporter faced the new normal on her own long-awaited family trip.

Up to 95% of younger women who are at higher risk of developing breast cancer are being missed by current NHS checks, researchers warn.

An NHS trust could lose up to 330 posts and a union says there will be "consequences" for patients.

Just picked your holiday book? Our choices can subconsciously reveal important parts of our personality, studies show.

Theo became the first British baby to be operated on in the womb to correct complex gastroschisis, as part of a pioneering clinical trial.

Wildfire activity has increased in British Columbia, with thousands evacuated from the Okanagan Valley, weeks after smoke from blazes in Ontario choked the East Coast.

A new study tests the scent of fathers and newborns recognition of dad's smell

Despite a huge batting collapse, Manchester Super Giants do enough to beat Southern Brave by 10 runs in Southampton, to keep their hopes alive of qualifying for the knockout stages of the men's Hundred.

Scientists say global blazes account for 10% of UK’s particle pollution – and climate crisis could make the problem worse Smoke rising above wildlife habitats, thousands of people evacuated and homes and livelihoods reduced to ashes – this is fast becoming the defining image of Britain and European summers. Dr Mark Parrington, a senior scientist at the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, said: “Recent wildfires in south-western Europe produced large quantities of smoke, which caused significant degradation air quality across southern France and central regions of Spain...

Watching episodes of Gavin & Stacey reminds The Masked Singer judge of childhood visits to Wales.

The professional dancers, who married in 2003, both spent several series on the BBC programme.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Bombay High Court that Tejpal had shown “no remorse” and urged the Bench to send a clear message that “no means no”

The delay in forming the Town Vending Committee, empowered to designate vending zones and pitches, is hurting hawkers across the city

The minor from Nagpur went missing on August 2; using technical information, police traced her location and rescued her; she has been admitted to a hospital, police said

Court states litigation does not seek to interfere with religious practices; when the Bench asked the counsel if he could place any old Hindu scripture that mandated an idol of Ganesh must be made of PoP, he responded that when the scriptures were being written, PoP was not discovered

Insists it is a social organisation and will not support or oppose any political parties but will seek to change political discourse; plans crowdfunding initiative; announces leaders for five zones across the country

Additional Municipal Commissioner Abhijeet Bangar presented a presentation during the standing committee, stating that the project will help supply the desalinated water

Counselling at the right age and at the right time is the need of the hour. We need to take a preventive measure to prevent youth from the clutches of addiction, says Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Congress President Harshvardhan Sapkal alleged that the paper leak has ruined the hard work of lakhs of students, yet government machinery is silent

Chancellor Friedrich Merz held a call on Friday to discuss the incident earlier this week at a German airport, when a drone laden with explosives crashed but did not detonate. Federal prosecutors have launched a counterterrorism probe into the incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport.

The remains of 56 people were found improperly stored and decomposing Thursday at a Chicago funeral home run by a couple who previously operated a crematory that was similarly shut down because of mishandled remains, authorities said.

Yemen's Houthis said on Friday that they struck Saudi-backed forces, depots, vehicles and military equipment at the Sahn al-Jinn camp with a number of missiles and drones.

Under pressure from far-right factions, European Union politicians blamed Spain for the mass crossing at its border with Morocco last week. Their reaction missed the larger human tragedy at play, say migration researchers.

Women in Gaza experienced nearly 4,000 miscarriages between January and June this year, according to a UN report that suggests that rate is more than three times higher than in the second half of 2025. Though it's not yet clear exactly what is behind the spike, a doctor in central Gaza says harsh living conditions as well as fear and anxiety are contributing factors.

Canada and the U.S. are shadowing two Chinese icebreakers operating in Arctic waters off Alaska, amid growing concern their scientific missions could also gather strategically valuable undersea data. Defence experts warn China’s expanding Arctic presence is testing Canada's already stretched military capabilities.

While U.S. President Donald Trump has accused Canada of allowing illegal drugs and traffickers across the border, the reality on the ground appears very different. CBC News recently spent two days with U.S. Customs and Border Protection in and around Detroit.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday in a new but narrower attempt to curtail birthright citizenship, once again challenging a provision of the U.S. Constitution after the Supreme Court rejected his previous effort.

Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy asks District Collectors to guide farmers correctly on raising crops under projects, suggests farmers against going for water-intensive crops due to El Nino conditions

Ministers for implementation of contingency plan at mandal and village levels

“Hindalco’s milestone performance was driven by favourable macro tailwinds and the Company’s strategic focus on resource security, premium product innovation and relentless operational excellence,” the company said in a filing

During the month electric two-wheelers retail sales crossed the two-lakh mark for the first time and surged to 204,362 units up 88% YoY. This segment achieved a market share of 11.2% as compared with a share of 7.7% a year ago. This segment was led by TVS Motor which retailed 55,499 units, up 135% YoY

"The BIT is under review, and we are looking at many other clauses based on our experience in the negotiations and based on global practices...it is a work in progress. Consultations are underway, and we are reviewing the Model BIT," says Anuradha Thakur

Markandayan, who was recently arrested for his remarks and is out on bail, was participating in the debate on the Budget in the Assembly, when Minister R. Nirmalkumar intervened and requested action against him

In letter to PM, CM asks him to ‘advise’ Veterinary Council of India to review decision to introduce common entrance exam; says the determination of admission criteria should be left to the States

He complained of uneasiness upon arrival at Madurai Central Prison on Friday evening, after being in the custody of the CB-CID for three days while being questioned in connection with the case