Safety manager accused of killing 5-year-old boy in hyperbaric oxygen chamber fire sentenced to prison
2026-09-04
A man has been sentenced to more than a year in prison in connection with the death of a boy who was killed in a fiery explosion inside a hyperbaric oxygen chamber last year., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Can the Green Party’s Polanski take on Labour and win Starmer’s old seat?
2026-09-04
Analysts say although Polanski has gained popularity, toppling Labour in its traditional stronghold may be difficult., When Britain’s former Prime Minister Keir Starmer stood down as the member of parliament for Holborn and St Pancras this week, he ended more than a decade representing a seat that has never electedContinue Reading
Two Muslim women journalists allege police assault in India
2026-09-04
Two Muslim female journalists allege they were detained and brutally assaulted by police in India’s capital, Delhi., NewsFeed Two Muslim female journalists allege they were detained and brutally assaulted by police in India’s capital, Delhi. Police have denied the allegations, claiming the journalists were brought to the station over anContinue Reading
The Global Story
2026-09-04
Episode details World Service , 04 Sep 2026 , 26 mins Available for over a year Lindsay Clancy faces first-degree murder charges over the deaths of her three young children. But if her case had happened elsewhere, the charges might have looked very different. Clancy’s trial in Massachusetts has capturedContinue Reading
Malaysia declares air quality emergency as haze linked to Indonesia fires reaches critical level
2026-09-04
Haze is a recurring seasonal problem in Southeast Asia, where smoke from forest and peat fires in Indonesia can travel across national borders and affect neighbouring Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore.Continue Reading
Tanker captain arrested over cargo ship sinking off Istanbul, prosecutors say
2026-09-04
Search and resuce operations are ongoing with teams yet to reach the wreckage of the Tuğberk İmamoğlu or locate its voyage data recorder (VDR) or “black box.”Continue Reading
US envoys headed to Russia and Ukraine to relaunch mediation
2026-09-04
The return of Washington’s negotiators raises hope of progress towards a settlement to end Moscow’s war on Ukraine., The return of Washington’s negotiators raises hope of progress towards a settlement to end Moscow’s war on Ukraine. United States envoys are expected to arrive in Kyiv and Moscow over the weekend,Continue Reading
As the China-US AI race reaches Cairo, Egypt faces a strategic decision
2026-09-04
Egypt walks a tightrope as China and the US vie for dominance in AI data centre development., Chinese President Xi Jinping’s three-day visit to Egypt, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations, marked his first trip to the Middle East in four years and the firstContinue Reading
South Africa’s CHARGE upgrades its off-grid EV charging network
2026-09-04
Three months after launching its off-grid, solar-powered EV charging network on South Africa’s N3 highway corridor, Zero Carbon Charge (aka CHARGE) has confirmed plans to double charging capacity at both the company’s CHARGE hubs in response to growing demand. CHARGE generates solar energy on-site, delivering off-grid charging for both passengerContinue Reading
Asahi Kasei opens wet-process separator coating line at Celgard’s Charlotte plant
2026-09-04
Asahi Kasei has opened a Hipore wet-process lithium-ion battery separator coating line at its Celgard manufacturing facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, establishing North America-based coating and supply capability for its wet-process separators. The coating line adds wet-process separators to a plant that has produced dry-process separators in the US sinceContinue Reading
Looking Back at 16 Years of the Scruffiest and Hottest Unretouched Men in Print
2026-09-04
When Adrian Lourie launched meat back in 2010, he just wanted to make a physical zine before print media disappeared completely. Sixteen years, 76 issues, and over 800 naked men later, that side project has grown into a massive archive of queer culture. To mark the milestone, Lourie is releasingContinue Reading