World News

August 14, 2026

Indian-origin man rejected for H-1B visa three times compiled 700 pages of evidence and spent $13,000 to secure another way to stay in US

August 14, 2026

In 2025, coral cover in the Great Barrier Reef’s northern region fell to 30% after its largest annual decline on record; a year later, surveys of 192 reefs found it had risen to 35.1% despite another bleaching event

August 14, 2026

Shakespeare’s birth home was about to be shipped to the US in 1847; the Shakespeare Trust had to buy it for £3,000 to save it from a showman who wanted to make it a theme park attraction

August 14, 2026

Thousands of tiny earthquakes went unnoticed beneath Alaska for years, but scientists have now used them to trace the hidden edge of a tectonic plate

August 14, 2026

Quote of the day by Paul Walker: “If you play with people who are better than you, then…” – a lesson on growth, humility and choosing challenge over comfort

August 14, 2026

In 2021, an Ohio family set out to restore 60 acres of abandoned mine land; five years later, native trees are bringing it back to life

August 14, 2026

Morocco is testing a ‘sponge’ pavement to replace black asphalt on roads in Marrakech and Agadir, can run up to 16°F cooler by itself

August 14, 2026

Iowa man faces 124 charges after allegedly capturing Alabama’s critically endangered turtle found only in the state

August 14, 2026

‘Water is our red line’: Shehbaz Sharif threatens India with ‘direct response’ over Indus Treaty

August 14, 2026

North Carolina woman fell from 14,500 feet after both parachutes failed, crashed onto a fire-ant mound and survived more than 200 stings