A thick, smokey haze continues to envelop the Greater Toronto Area as an orange-level air quality warning is still in place Thursday from Environment Canada.

Karnataka cabinet expansion is expected to occur very soon. Senior Congress leaders met in Delhi to discuss the long-pending cabinet appointments. Consultations are underway to fill twenty vacant ministerial positions and the Speaker's post. The party aims to balance regional and caste equations for the selections. This expansion is anticipated before the upcoming assembly session begins in August.

Urban regions are increasingly battling monsoon flooding, exacerbated by extensive concretisation. With impermeable surfaces dominating, rainwater struggles to seep in, leading to heightened runoff. Meanwhile, the decline of natural water reservoirs like wetlands further complicates the situation. In response, authorities are encouraging the use of permeable materials and green spaces. While initiatives for de-concretisation are on the rise, the swift pace of construction poses significant hurdles.

Vickrum Digwa, 23, admitted to his brother, Gurpreet, that he had used a kirpan - a Sikh ceremonial knife - to stab Mr Nowak in the face and chest.

One of Hnappadalur's salmon fishing gems, the Haffjarðará River, richly rewarded one of its most loyal visitors of more than fifty years a few days ago.

Yury Kokov drew attention to the final declaration of the NATO summit in Ankara held this month, under which «alliance members increased defense investments by more than $139 billion in 2025 alone»

Previously installed services and applications continue to function normally without restrictions

The event will take place in the Russian capital in October

Meetings of the OPEC+ ministerial monitoring committee are held every two months

Since 2023, Russia and China have been «annually reaching the bar» of over $200 bln in their combined trade turnover, Russian Ambassador to China Igor Morgulov said

[allAfrica] South Africa is mourning the death of veteran actor and theatre stalwart Seputla Sebogodi, who had a distinguished career spanning more than five decades and helped shape the country's television and stage industry.

Malawi’s Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Chimwemwe Mazabuka Chipungu, is set to deliver a statement during the opening segment of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on the Midterm Review of the New Urban Agenda, taking place in New York. Malawi is co-chairing the process alongside Poland, jointly leading global consultations and […] The post Malawi to co-chair UN’s midterm review of global urban development agenda appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Three more Malawians have won K5 million ($2,900) each in the ninth draw of Airtel Money’s Tola Promotion, a cash-incentive scheme designed to encourage greater use of mobile financial services across the country. The latest winners span a cross-section of Malawi’s economy, from small-scale traders to public sector workers, illustrating the promotion’s reach beyond urban […] The post Airtel Money’s cash-prize promotion names three new millionaires in Malawi appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s Parliamentary Committee on Education, Science and Technology has called for increased government subventions to public universities, warning that persistent underfunding is undermining the quality of higher education across the country. In a report presented to Parliament on Wednesday by chairperson Mutani Elliam Tambala, the committee said inadequate funding, infrastructure deficits, staffing shortages, procurement delays […] The post Malawi Parliament committee flags funding gaps at public universities, calls for increased subventions appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Neill had previously battled lymphoma with success after undergoing CAR-T therapy, a new treatment, his manager said.

Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, took down Transport for London (TfL) in a four-day cyber attack that threatened to cause £56billion of 'catastrophic damage'.

If you're finding it harder to breathe in Britain, you're not imagining things. A new study has warned that Saharan dust has driven up pollution in the UK by 50 per cent over the last decade.

Jude Bellingham became embroiled in a feisty row with Argentina's Valentin Barco following the final whistle of England's World Cup semi-final, but tensions appeared to be building far earlier.

The most deadly poison in the natural world is tetrodotoxin. It might sound like the invention of a mad scientist in a bestselling thriller... but in fact it occurs naturally, in the liver of one type of fish.

A new camera angle has called into question whether Enzo Fernandez - who equalised against England to spark Argentina's late comeback - should have been on the pitch to score.

After the collision, Horsfall did not stop the vehicle to call an ambulance or check on Eddie, who was left lying severely injured on the pavement.

No10 backed calls for an inquiry into the politicising of the match, swiping: 'The World Cup might not be ours, but the Falkland Islands definitely are.'

A 67-year-old man died after the car he was driving crashed into the rear of an SBS Transit bus in Ang Mo Kio on Thursday (July 16) morning.The police told AsiaOne that they were alerted to the accident involving a car and a bus along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 towards Upper Thomson Road at about 8.35am.The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said two people were taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.The man was taken unconscious to the hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.A 61-year-old woman who was travelling in the car was taken to the same hospital while conscious.Video of the aftermath posted on TikTok showed a red car with its front badly crumpled after it collided with the rear of an SBS Transit bus that had stopped at a bus stop.The footage also showed SCDF officers performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a person. Two ambulances, two SCDF pump ladders, and a Traffic Police car were also present at the scene.In response to AsiaOne's queries, SBS Transit spokesperson Grace Wu said that «a Service 165 bus was rear-ended by a car while at a bus stop along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1».

Police have issued an advisory on the resurgence of a scam campaign which utilises the GST Voucher (GSTV) scheme to take over Telegram accounts.In a statement on Thursday (July 16), the police said victims received Telegram messages containing infographics and a fake link, which encouraged them to check their eligibility for the upcoming GSTV disbursements in August.Upon clicking the links, victims would be asked to disclose personal information such as mobile numbers, names and NRIC numbers.They may also be prompted to provide Telegram verification codes which would allow scammers to take over their accounts.Using the victims' Telegram accounts, the scammers would disseminate phishing links to the victims' contacts or add them into chat groups promoting fraudulent investment schemes.Members of the public are reminded that they will never be asked to disclose personal credentials or bank log-in details to claim their GST Vouchers.

The upcoming Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link is expected to intensify cross-border competition, and local businesses will need to sharpen their value propositions instead of competing primarily on price.A study commissioned by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), Restaurant Association of Singapore (RAS) and Singapore Retailers Association (SRA) projects that Singaporeans will spend an additional $1.05 billion annually on retail and F&B purchases in Johor Bahru (JB) once the RTS Link opens.At the same time, local businesses stand to gain an estimated $756 million annually from JB visitors, resulting in an additional net annual spending outflow of about $290 million — 0.4 per cent of Singapore's total retail and F&B sales in 2025.Released on Thursday (July 16), the study was conducted in March 2026 and surveyed around 1,700 people in Singapore and 400 in Johor. It also drew on Mastercard historical transaction data, government statistics and a case study of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen high-speed rail network.

Iceland's Rare Birds Committee will determine whether the sighting of the American Tree Sparrow in Kjós will be officially confirmed. The committee has not been convened specifically because of the bird's appearance, as it normally reviews and confirms rare bird records for the entire year at the end of the year.

The Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham will take place in the city from Friday, Aug. 14 to Sunday, Aug. 16, and the city says it’s ready to welcome the drivers, along with tens of thousands of race fans.

Two Manitoba women are calling for access to a safer supply of pharmaceutical-grade drugs, giving people who use substances an alternative to the illicit supply.

From a towering dinosaur in Drumheller, Alta., to a giant nickel coin in Sudbury, Ont., quirky landmarks have drawn visitors for decades. But as tourism changes and maintenance costs rise, some communities in Canada are questioning their future.