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Nepal’s Anti-Establishment RSP Sweeps Election, Balen Shah Poised for Premiership

Balendra “Balen” Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra Party routs Nepal’s old guard after 2025 Gen Z protests, setting up a powerful new government. ...Read more

#nepal, #elections, #balenshah, #rsp, #genz

PAHO Warns Cuba Faces ‘Very High’ Disease Risk as Mosquito Outbreaks Collide With Blackouts and Food Shortages

PAHO reports surging chikungunya, dengue and Oropouche in Cuba, worsened by power cuts, storm damage and shortages straining hospitals. ...Read more

#cuba, #paho, #dengue, #chikungunya, #oropouche

U.S. payrolls fall in February as strikes, storms and federal cuts cool hiring

Employers cut 92,000 jobs in February and unemployment rose to 4.4%, complicating the Fed’s outlook as oil-driven inflation risks build. ...Read more

#jobsreport, #unemployment, #federalreserve, #inflation, #oilprices

Punjab Unveils Menu-Style Subsidy Policy to Lure $9 Billion in Investment

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann rolled out Punjab’s Industrial and Business Development Policy 2026, offering customizable subsidies and 15-year incentives to draw $9B. ...Read more

#punjab, #india, #investment, #subsidies, #manufacturing

Smoke and Drought Shut Down Alligator Alley as Big Cypress Wildfire Burns 35,000 Acres

Florida’s National Fire has charred 35,000 acres in Big Cypress, forcing I-75 closures and raising new concerns about drought-driven fire risk. ...Read more

#florida, #wildfire, #drought, #bigcypress, #i75

Deadly Flash Floods Hit Nairobi as Long Rains Begin, Exposing Infrastructure Gaps

Torrential overnight rains killed at least 25 in Nairobi and up to 49 nationwide, flooding informal settlements and renewing calls for drainage upgrades. ...Read more

#kenya, #nairobi, #flooding, #climatechange, #infrastructure

Oil leak at Xcel’s Monticello nuclear plant reaches Mississippi River, testing public trust

Xcel first said a 200-gallon mineral-oil leak was contained at its Monticello nuclear plant. A day later, a sheen appeared on the Mississippi. ...Read more

#mississippi, #nuclear, #oilspill, #minnesota, #xcelenergy

Norway Shatters Winter Olympic Records With 18 Gold Medals and 41 Overall in Milan-Cortina

A Norwegian sweep in the men’s 50K capped a historic Milan-Cortina Games: 18 golds and 41 medals, the most ever at a Winter Olympics. ...Read more

#winterolympics, #norway, #crosscountryskiing, #biathlon, #milancortina

New LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA Catalog Lists 218 Gravitational-Wave Events, Nearly Doubling Known Cosmic Mergers

GWTC-4 adds 128 new detections from 2023–24, expanding the menagerie of black-hole and neutron-star mergers and sharpening tests of cosmology. ...Read more

#ligo, #gravitationalwaves, #blackholes, #astronomy, #cosmology

U.N. Security Council Heads for Vetoes as Rival Resolutions Clash Over Iran War

Security Council votes on competing Gulf- and Russia-led drafts over the widening Iran conflict, with vetoes expected and little chance of action. ...Read more

#unsecuritycouncil, #iran, #middleeast, #diplomacy, #straitofhormuz

NIO Posts First-Ever Quarterly Profit as China’s EV Price War Intensifies

NIO reports its first quarterly net profit, driven by higher deliveries, richer mix and cost cuts—though full-year losses and a strained balance sheet persist. ...Read more

#nio, #electricvehicles, #china, #earnings, #stocks

Apple goes down-market with $599 iPhone 17e and MacBook Neo, eyeing schools and first-time buyers

Apple launches a $599 iPhone 17e and $599 MacBook Neo ($499 for education), betting on on-device AI and long support to broaden its base. ...Read more

#apple, #iphone, #macbook, #education, #ai

China Sets Modest 2026 Growth Target as Beijing Doubles Down on AI-Driven Industrial Policy

Premier Li set a 4.5%–5% 2026 growth goal while unveiling bigger AI, advanced manufacturing and green-tech bets backed by bonds and state investment. ...Read more

#china, #ai, #industrialpolicy, #growth, #manufacturing

Open-Source ‘DNA GPT’ Evo 2 Hits the Internet, Raising Hopes for Medicine—and New Biosecurity Questions

A new 40B-parameter genome AI, Evo 2, is released with open weights and data—boosting research while testing safeguards against biological misuse. ...Read more

#ai, #genomics, #biosecurity, #openai, #biotech

China sets lowest growth target in more than 30 years, doubles down on deficit spending

Beijing targets 4.5%–5% growth for 2026 while keeping a record 4% deficit and ramping up bond sales to fund tech, welfare and local debt relief. ...Read more

#china, #gdp, #fiscalpolicy, #nationalspeoplescongress, #bonds