5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (427+ words) Mugger crocodiles bask along the edge of the shrinking reservoir, waiting like everything else in Sri Lanka's drought-hit Yala National Park for the green tankers that come every day to pump in water. From next week, park managers will be…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (350+ words) The United Nations rights chief warned today that artificial intelligence could pose an "existential threat to humanity", demanding immediate action to reduce the risks. Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council, Volker Turk warned that humans currently faced "unfamiliar, even…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (980+ words) The world's food system is under growing stress, and new research is pointing to areas where this could lead to conflict. Severe droughts and extreme weather are damaging harvests in many regions. A developing El Niño event is even threatening…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (663+ words) The Daily Star Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes Shanghai Cooperation Organisation at 25: Can China, India and Russia really speak with one voice? Energy crisis forces businesses to cut output, seek alternatives…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (378+ words) Malaysia declared an emergency in a region of its Sarawak state on Borneo island after hazardous haze from fires in neighbouring Indonesia drove air pollution to critical levels, the prime minister's office said. The declaration covers the Serian division in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (537+ words) The Daily Star Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes From the Carter Doctrine to the Mecca Pact: A changing Gulf security order Bhotekoshi flood: Another warning from the Himalayas. Are we listening?...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (228+ words) Honda and Nissan recently announced they will jointly develop standardised electronic control units for software-defined vehicles, deepening their collaboration on advanced automotive technology, according to a report by Reuters. The Japanese automakers plan to introduce a shared architecture combining the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1538+ words) Three months before a wall of water, mud and rock killed hundreds when it hurtled down a Himalayan valley bordering Nepal and China, experts and officials from both countries met in Kathmandu to discuss the risk of such disasters. At…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (226+ words) India’s Uttarakhand has intensified surveillance of its Himalayan terrain after a glacial collapse near the Nepal-China border triggered deadly floods and mudflows, with 13 glacial lakes in the Indian state identified as highly sensitive. At a high-level review meeting in Dehradun…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1330+ words) Three months before a wall of water, mud and rock killed hundreds when it hurtled down a Himalayan valley bordering Nepal and China, experts and officials from both countries met in Kathmandu to discuss the risk of such disasters. At…...