The Supreme Court has mandated that the Centre set up specialized clinics for captive elephants, ensuring they receive essential periodic health checkups. Additionally, the ruling requires DNA mapping of each captive elephant to combat illegal trade. The court emphasizes the importance of maintaining these animals' welfare, instructing states to complete DNA profiling to thwart unlawful commercial activities and transfers.

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Un accident grave a eu lieu à Faa'a, près de l'hôtel Intercontinental, ce mercredi 19 août en début d'après-midi. Selon les premières informations, un scootériste serait entré en collision avec un camion. Le conducteur du deux-roues est décédé.

Mardi 18 août, les agents de la Brigade de Surveillance Extérieure (BSE) des douanes de l'aéroport de Tahiti-Faa'a ont découvert deux têtes d'alligators du Mississippi (Alligator mississippiensis) transportées sans autorisation.

Près de trois décennies après la disparition à Tahiti du journaliste Jean-Pascal Couraud, dit “JPK”, l’enquête arrive à une étape décisive. La juge d’instruction a signifié la fin de ses investigations. Quatre personnes restent poursuivies dans ce dossier hors norme, où les pistes politique et sentimentale continuent d’être examinées.

Former Fauci adviser David Morens has pleaded guilty to conspiring to hide government records related to Covid-19 research Read Full Article at RT.com

Politics forgotten as soldiers, mothers, taxi drivers and grandmothers unite for extraordinary homecoming — with military escort leading Scorchers through the dark to a heroes’ welcome For one unforgettable evening, Malawi wasn’t divided by politics, tribe or rivalry — it was simply united, standing together in the darkness to welcome home its footballing heroines. The […] The post “Kuzapita, kuzabwelera mbuyo”: Through the dark, united as one, Malawi welcomes home the Scorchers appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Controversial businessman Mahmood Azhar Chaudhry is heading back to court on Monday — with a growing pile of fraud claims against him, including a shock £1.6million lawsuit. Chaudhry and wife Neelam have DODGED arrest so far, thanks to stay orders blocking cops from enforcing warrants against them. But Monday’s Limbe Magistrate’s Court hearing will decide […] The post Court to rule on Chaudhry arrest warrants amid fraud allegations appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s Scorchers have been showered with fresh praise from across the continent, after the African Union Sports Council (Ausc) Region 5 saluted the team for becoming the ONLY side from the entire Southern African region to earn automatic qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The continental body didn’t hold back in its admiration […] The post Scorchers hailed as region’s only automatic World Cup qualifiers appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

None of the 303 inmates who have completed vocational training at a Zomba reformatory since 2021 has reoffended, according to the organisation implementing the programme, as officials called for continued investment in prison education. Speaking at the graduation of 56 inmates who completed courses in carpentry, tailoring, cosmetology and bricklaying, Malawi Prison Services Eastern Regional […] The post Vocational training helps inmates avoid reoffending, officials say appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi recorded a K349.9 billion fiscal surplus in June 2026, its first monthly surplus in more than a year, according to Reserve Bank of Malawi data — a development that comes as government prepares to rely more heavily on domestic tax revenue to fund public spending. Finance minister Joseph Mwanamvekha said Malawi’s government will increasingly […] The post Malawi’s fiscal surplus offers rare bright spot amid declining donor support appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

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NCERT has recast the team for preparing political science textbooks for Classes XI and XII, with one of the two books slated to be ready by Nov. The 20-member panel includes faculty from JNU, DU, IGNOU and NLU Delhi, among others. At least four members have links, past or present, with organisations associated with RSS-BJP.

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A 57-year-old man allegedly assaulted his 17-year-old twin children after suspecting his daughter of using a drug-laced vaporiser.The accused, who cannot be named due to a gag order, faced eight charges including voluntarily causing hurt, affray, offences under the Protection from Harassment Act as well as breaches of the Women's Charter, Shin Min Daily News reported.On Wednesday (Aug 19), he pleaded guilty to four of the charges, with the remaining charges to be taken into consideration during sentencing.According to court documents, the man continued to live together with his ex-wife and their children after their divorce.The incident occurred on Jan 13 night. The man, who had noticed his daughter holding an item resembling a Kpod at home, woke the sleeping teen by kicking at her legs.He then snatched the item from her hands.

Former Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen has no plans to follow the path of other retired politicians into corporate boardrooms, saying he would rather reclaim the life he had before entering politics.Dr Ng, who retired from politics in 2025 after 24 years in public service, told Chinese-language daily Lianhe Zaobao in an interview published on Tuesday (Aug 18) that he is now «in a good place», with family life and his five grandchildren keeping him busy.«I keep my mind active ... my five grandchildren [are an] absolute delight,» he said.«My wife and I, we were very fortunate. [Our] children allow us to go out with them, and we take them out quite often.»Dr Ng was elected to Parliament in 2001 and served in several Cabinet portfolios before becoming Defence Minister in 2011. He held the defence portfolio for 14 years before announcing in April 2025 that he would not contest the General Election and would retire from politics.'It's my Liberation Day'Dr Ng said retirement was a conscious decision to step away from public life and recover aspects of everyday life that had taken a back seat during his political career.

Transgender defendant Ryan English has been sentenced to prison for plotting to kill US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump has threatened to hit Iran with an “economic D-Day,” warning all countries against dealing with Tehran Read Full Article at RT.com

Les vingt sapeurs-pompiers polynésiens, partis le 31 juillet dernier pour prêter main-forte à leurs collègues de l'Hexagone, sont de retour au fenua.

La nouvelle piste de 120 mètres est fin prête à Taaone. Elle peut y accueillir les contrôles techniques ainsi que l'épreuve hors circulation des permis de conduire des catégories A et A1 (moto et motocyclette).

Les pompiers de Papeete et la police ont été mobilisés ce mercredi 19 août à Papeete en raison d'émanations de gaz. Plusieurs immeubles ont été évacués par précaution et le boulevard du front de mer a été fermé à la circulation dans les deux sens.

Après l'audition de Gaston Flosse, la juge d'instruction Mathilde Panici a transmis un avis de fin d'information judiciaire dans l'affaire JPK, surnom du journaliste d'opposition Jean-Pascal Couraud, a appris l'AFP ce mercredi. La famille de JPK attend désormais le procès.

The landmark number was reached in part because of lost revenue from invalidated tariffs.

Smell a rat? Hopefully not.The National Environment Agency (NEA) has reported a 40 per cent decline in rat burrows in the first four months of 2026, as the agency steps up enforcement and surveillance efforts across Singapore. NEA has doubled down on rat enforcement in recent years, leveraging new surveillance technologies and tapping into new tools, such as artificial intelligence, to improve its operations.According to NEA's two-monthly surveillance, the average number of rat burrows detected per cycle fell from about 4,900 in 2025 to about 2,900 in the January-February and March-April 2026 surveillance cycles.The majority of burrows were found in public housing estates, followed by grass verges along roadsides and industrial estates.AsiaOne spoke to NEA officers on the ground to better understand Singapore's rat problem and the measures the agency has been taking to tackle it.Senior Executive Faizal Hamzah from NEA's Sanitation and Vector Control Branch explained how rats possess exceptional survival skills.«Rats are good at finding what they need to survive,» Hamzah stated. 

After a man suddenly collapsed on the platform at Woodleigh MRT station on June 27, three SBS Transit staff, along with other commuters, sprung into action to save his life.The rail and bus operator said in a Facebook post on Wednesday (Aug 19) that station staff Eric Tan and Jonathan Ching were by the man's side within minutes of him falling ill, while another commuter helped to call for an ambulance.However, things took a turn for the worse when the man stopped breathing.Realising this, the female commuter began to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), while Tan rushed to retrieve the station's automated external defibrillator (AED). Another male commuter also stepped forward to assist, and they used the AED on the man who collapsed. Meanwhile, station staff Thangavel Siva, who had just arrived at the scene, joined in to perform CPR. Commuters and the station staff then took turns performing CPR until paramedics arrived.SBS Transit noted that other commuters also stepped in to help where they could.«Thanks to their swift actions, the man began breathing again and was taken to hospital,» SBS Transit said.

Zelensky has fired Irina Mudraya, deputy head of his office, after reports she was involved in an alleged $3.3 million laundering scheme Read Full Article at RT.com

Croatian police have arrested a Ukrainian accused by German authorities of being involved in the 2022 Nord Stream sabotage Read Full Article at RT.com