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This article is an on-site version of our Energy Source newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Tuesday and Thursday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newslettersHello and welcome to Energy Source, coming to you from London.Extreme heat is not only making life uncomfortable across Europe but is also beginning to hit the continent’s economy, with drought threatening Hungary’s power supply and disrupting trade along Germany’s Rhine river.Hungary is preparing for electricity rationing after record-low water levels on the Danube river forced the country’s only nuclear power plant, which supplies up…

Earlier this summer, nearly 160,000 applicants took the entrance exam for UNAM, Mexico’s largest university. For the first time, they did it completely remotely, using a “lockdown” browser and AI-powered webcam proctoring software, over several weeks from late May through early June. It was a disaster. When exam results came in, they bore little resemblance to past results, especially at the top. Between 2021 and 2025, 3.5 percent of test takers scored 100 or more on the 120-question UNAM test. This year, 16.3 percent did so. The story was even worse at the highest of the high end. Between 2021…

The outbreak is concentrated in the province of Ituri, which accounts for nearly 90 percent of reported cases.Published On 4 Aug 20264 Aug 2026The death toll from the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak has risen above 1,700, as the World Health Organization (WHO) says trials of experimental treatments, preventive medicines and vaccines are advancing at unprecedented speed.The outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus, has killed 1,707 people out of 3,802 recorded cases since it was declared on May 15, according to the latest government figures. More than 17,000 contacts are being monitored,…

‘Blushing is the most peculiar and most human of all expressions,” Charles Darwin once wrote, and he wasn’t wrong. Though certain species of bird pinken up as a means of communication, and uakari monkeys have red faces when in good health, we seem to be the only animal that flushes as a sign of embarrassment.“It’s a very truthful signal,” says Prof Sophie Scott, the director of the Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London. “It’s not fakeable, and there aren’t many things that humans do that fall into that category. You can’t blush on command.”You might, of course, hate…

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said the decision to scrap FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s controversial plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup was “absolutely necessary and beyond question”. Wenger works as FIFA’s chief of global football development — he was appointed in 2019 — and the Frenchman became the latest high-profile figure to criticise Infantino’s scheme on Tuesday. Infantino wanted to sell a 20 per cent stake in the World Cup to private equity investors through his FIFA Forward Enterprise. The plan sparked a barrage of criticism for Infantino and has been rejected by three continental confederations, forcing…

Paramount Skydance CEO David Elliosn is breaking his silence on the antitrust lawsuit that seeks to to halt his company’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing in a New York Times op-ed that politics is at the root cause of the issue. “I believe that anyone who oversees a news organization — I am chief executive of Paramount, which owns CBS — shouldn’t put a finger on the scale, especially on matters involving his own company,” he writes. “So, when California’s attorney general, 11 other state attorneys general and, a day later, the Writers Guild of America sued to stop…

Get the latest updates on Kanwar Yatra 2026 school holidays in UP, Uttarakhand, and Delhi-NCR. Check district-wise closure details and stay updated.The annual Kanwar Yatra 2026 under way, millions of Kanwariyas, Lord Shiva devotees are marching through major national highways and state roads to collect holy water from the Ganges. To make sure the public safety, manage massive crowds on roads, and handle major traffic diversions, district administrations across the major routes in Uttar Pradesh, UP, and Uttarakhand have ordered the temporary closure of educational institutions. Check out the complete article for detailed information on school closures. Are Schools Closed Across…

FIFA executive Arsene Wenger backs decision to drop FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan.Published On 4 Aug 20264 Aug 2026FIFA executive Arsene Wenger has distanced himself from President Gianni Infantino’s failed plan to sell stakes in future World Cup profits to private investors and says it was “absolutely necessary” to drop the proposal.Wenger’s statement on Tuesday on the controversy came after a preservation letter from UEFA, confirmed to Al Jazeera by European football’s governing body, was sent to FIFA, the world governing body.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listUpon confirming the legal request was sent, UEFA said…

Shares of Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc closed among the five best-performing stocks on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) on Thursday, gaining 7% even as the broader market extended a two-session sell-off that lowered total equities value by more than N1.65 trillion. The benchmark NGX All-Share Index fell 0.66% to 245,362.26 points, with market capitalisation easing to N158.34 trillion. Decliners outnumbered advancers 45 to 17, and the NGX Banking Index shed 2.04% as investors continued to take profit following the market’s July rally. Analysts at Cowry Asset Management said profit-taking was likely to persist across most sectors in the near term.…

Late last week, federal authorities issued a stern warning saying “malicious cyber actors” were targeting water and wastewater facilities in at least seven states across the US. Minnesota appeared to be the hardest hit with 30 of its water systems hit by cyber-attacks, leading to disruptions in the state’s water supply.The problems ranged from low-pressure water flow in people’s homes to some utilities announcing boil-water notices. But there have been no reports of drinking water contamination.“These threat actors are targeting water entities of all sizes,” the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said in a statement last Thursday.The agency…