Geopolitics
French hantavirus patient is critically ill, on artificial lung as total cases grow to 11
The Hindu – World · India
The outbreak has now reached 11 total reported cases, 9 of which have been confirmed
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Geopolitics
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump says stopping Iran's nuclear program outweighs Americans' economic pain
The Hindu – World · India
Iran’s chief negotiator said Tuesday that Washington must accept Tehran’s latest peace plan or face failure
Geopolitics
Hantavirus most contagious at onset of symptoms, WHO warns
Times of India – World · India
The World Health Organization has highlighted that Andes hantavirus is most infectious at the onset of illness, urging strict quarantine for nearly 150 individ…
Geopolitics
FPI May trade: Foreign portfolio investiors withdrew Rs 14,231 crore from Indian equities
Times of India – World · India
Foreign portfolio investors have withdrawn over Rs 2 lakh crore from Indian equities in 2026, with May seeing further outflows of Rs 14,231 crore. Persistent g…
Geopolitics
Hantavirus: Symptoms, spread, prevention — All you need to know
Times of India – World · India
Here are four clear bullet points summarizing the article: • The TOI Science Desk is a team of journalists who explore scientific discoveries to create engagi…
Startups
We expect non-Yulu business to grow to 25% by year-end: Yuma Energy MD Muthu Subramanian
Your Story · India
Yuma Energy is growing fast and moving beyond its Yulu roots. With 350+ stations already live, Managing Director Muthu Subramanian explains how the company is …
Startups
Startup news and updates: daily roundup (May 4, 2026)
Your Story · India
YourStory presents the daily news roundup for Monday, May 4, 2026.
Startups
Bluspring’s ambitious growth plan
Your Story · India
Bluspring Enterprises, one of the leading infrastructure management services companiess in India, is eyeing a 3x growth over the country’s GDP growth rate, and…
Geopolitics
Market recap: Top 10 firms add Rs 2.20 lakh crore in value; Reliance biggest gainer
Times of India – World · India
Dalal Street concluded the holiday-shortened week with gains, as the combined market valuation of India's top 10 firms surged by Rs 2.20 lakh crore, led by Rel…
Geopolitics
Rescuers release humpback whale that was stranded off German coast
The Guardian – World · Europe
Calf was transported by water-filled barge in operation deemed ‘inadvisable’ because of low chance of survivalRescuers have released a young humpback whale tha…
Geopolitics
Sounds of hope in Kent as more nightingales join dawn chorus
The Guardian – World · Europe
Elusive nightingale ‘doing well’ at Northward Hill, Kent, but experts cite concerns around loss of habitatThe dawn chorus at RSPB Northward Hill in Kent is a r…
Geopolitics
How Musk and Altman are feuding over OpenAI’s future in court
The Hindu – World · India
The documents filed by both sides on the opening day of trial tell two completely different stories — and only one can be true
Geopolitics
Tropical forest loss eases after record year: researchers
The Hindu – World · India
The world lost 4.3 million hectares (10.6 million acres) of tropical primary rainforest last year — down 36% from 2024, said researchers from the World Resourc…
Geopolitics
Top stocks to buy: Stock recommendations for April 27 week - check list
Times of India – World · India
Stock market recommendations: For the trading week starting April 27, 2026, Tata Steel, and Cyient DLM are the top stock picks from Motilal Oswal Wealth Manage…
Geopolitics
Some Hong Kong trees are behaving strangely and botanists want to know why
South China Morning Post – World · China
A citywide study should be launched to examine how global warming is affecting plants in Hong Kong and the knock-on effect on the rest of the ecosystem, botani…
Geopolitics
Conservationists hail jailing of Vietnamese pangolin scale smugglers in 900kg haul
South China Morning Post – World · China
The jailing of two Vietnamese men who brokered a sale of 900kg (2,000lbs) of pangolin scales from Africa destined for the Chinese market has returned the spotl…
Geopolitics
Dippy the injured axolotl rescued from Welsh river
The Guardian – World · Europe
Family found creature under a bridge and are documenting its recovery in a fish tank on TikTokAn injured axolotl is on the road to recovery after being rescued…
Geopolitics
1 lakh fake ENO, 50k coffee sachets seized: FSSAI shares 2 simple purity tests
Times of India – World · India
Authorities have busted two illegal manufacturing units in Delhi, seizing over 1.5 lakh counterfeit sachets of popular brands like ENO and Nescafé. This crackd…
Tech & Startups
The most interesting startups showcased at Google Cloud Next 2026
TechCrunch · US
Google wants AI startups on its cloud and has showcased a long list of them at its annual conference.
Geopolitics
Scientists develop plant-based serum that regrows hair within weeks
Times of India – World · India
A new plant-based scalp serum from Taipei shows promising early results for hair regrowth. Researchers found that volunteers using the formula for eight weeks…
Geopolitics
Asian stocks today: Markets mixed as US-Iran talks offset geopolitical jitters
Times of India – World · India
Asian markets showed a mixed performance Tuesday, with Tokyo and Seoul indices climbing on tech strength. Investors are closely watching potential US-Iran peac…
Geopolitics
How Bruce the Parrot Landed Atop the Pecking Order, Without a Beak
The New York Times – World · US
The kea gained fame for learning to use a pebble to groom himself. Scientists were astounded by his next innovation.
Geopolitics
Breakthrough Prizes award $18.75 million to 2026 research leaders
The Hindu – World · India
The prizes, now in their 14th year, have awarded more than $340 million to scientists since their founding
Geopolitics
Israel military says suspected militant killed in West Bank
The Hindu – World · India
"Earlier today, a terrorist who infiltrated the community of Negohot in Judea and Samaria was identified and eliminated," the military said, using the biblical…
AI / Deep Tech
The noise we make is hurting animals. Can we learn to shut up?
MIT Technology Review · Global
When the covid-19 pandemic started, Jennifer Phillips thought about the songs of the sparrows. They were easier to hear, because the world had suddenly become …
AI / Deep Tech
No one’s sure if synthetic mirror life will kill us all
MIT Technology Review · Global
For four days in February 2019, some 30 synthetic biologists and ethicists hunkered down at a conference center in Northern Virginia to brainstorm high-risk, c…
Tech & Startups
Marine Animals in the Strait of Hormuz Don’t Get a Ceasefire
Wired · Global
As ships return to the Strait of Hormuz, mines, sonar, and congestion continue to reshape the Gulf beneath the surface.
Geopolitics
In the Desert, a ‘Cleaning Station’ for Ants
The New York Times – World · US
A unique “choreography” between two ant species suggests a distinctive partnership in which one provides a carwash service to the other.
Geopolitics
Strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5, leave 1 survivor in eastern Pacific, says U.S. military
The Hindu – World · India
U.S. Southern Command said it targeted the alleged drug traffickers along known smuggling routes
Startups
Rethinking education for an AI-driven world; OG Capital bets on execution
Your Story · India
Dreamtime Learning is rethinking traditional education through microschools and real-world, personalised learning, while Sayan Ghosh identified an execution ga…
Startups
Faster breast cancer detection; Tekion’s AI-native pivot
Your Story · India
UE LifeSciences is rethinking breast cancer screening with iBreastExam, and Tekion’s bold shift to becoming an AI-native organisation.
Geopolitics
Washington officials say 21 dead canines that washed ashore were foxes, solving local mystery
The Guardian – World · Europe
Animals were used legally as fishing bait, sheriff’s office confirms after incident shook locals in Guemes IslandA Washington state sheriff’s office says it ha…
Geopolitics
Greenland: What has Trump said so far?
The Hindu – World · India
Donald Trump’s post on Truth Social reignites debates on U.S. government’s recent plans to takeover ‘Greenland’ to broaden ‘National Security’
Geopolitics
Bangladesh police arrest Hasina-era former parliament speaker
The Hindu – World · India
Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, the South Asian nation's first female speaker, who also served as Minister in Hasina's administration, was arrested at a relative's r…
Geopolitics
Centre doubles 5kg LPG cylinder allocation to states amid Iran war; focus on migrant workers
Times of India – World · India
The Centre has doubled the allocation of 5-kg Free Trade LPG cylinders for migrant workers nationwide. This move, based on recent supply data, aims to ease acc…
Geopolitics
Young gray whale dies after swimming up river in Washington state
BBC News – World · Europe
Hunger is a likely reason the whale, dubbed Willapa Willy, travelled inland, experts say.
Geopolitics
Three-week-old mountain lion cub rescued by California biologists
The Guardian – World · Europe
Crimson, seen alone in Santa Monica mountains for days, gets care in Oakland zoo after mother nowhere to be foundIt was an unusual scene. A lion cub alone for …
Geopolitics
HKTVmall parent firm under fire for testing how long detached animal heads can survive
South China Morning Post – World · China
The parent company of Hong Kong online retailer HKTVmall has defended its life science project involving testing the viability of detached animal heads and lim…
Geopolitics
Scientists discover snake that survives by borrowing poison from its prey
Times of India – World · India
- TOI Lifestyle Desk is a dedicated team curating lifestyle news for The Times of India readers. - Focuses on extraordinary insights beyond routine content, …
Geopolitics
Can mice save astronauts on Mars? Scientists discover surprising fitness solution in space
Times of India – World · India
- TOI Science Desk is a team of journalists dedicated to covering science news, features, and discoveries for The Times of India readers. - They focus on top…
Geopolitics
Why are smugglers swarming East Africa for ants to send to China and Europe?
South China Morning Post – World · China
For most people, ants are unwelcome guests at a picnic, but international demand for the insects is driving a new black market in East Africa, where it could t…
Geopolitics
Scientists film whale giving birth while other whales work together to help her
The Guardian – World · Europe
Female named Rounder surrounded by family members when about to give birth to her second calfScientists have managed to film a sperm whale giving birth while o…
Geopolitics
Endangered monarch butterfly population surges 64 percent
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Mexico's monarch butterfly population surged 64 percent this winter.
Geopolitics
Sex in space? Sperm struggles to navigate without gravity, scientists find
South China Morning Post – World · China
Scientists have used a tiny plastic “obstacle course” to test how much sperm would struggle to navigate during sex in the weightlessness of space. Some particu…
Geopolitics
Sperm get lost in space, Australian research into microgravity impacts suggests
The Guardian – World · Europe
Study into how fertilisation could work in space finds sperm may get disorientated when trying to find an eggSperm in space are likely to get disoriented and l…
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