Accel Closes Oversubscribed $550M India Fund in Weeks
Venture capital firm Accel has closed a $550 million India fund within weeks of its previous raise, marking the ninth India-focused vehicle in 18 months and … Read more
Libya: Drone Strikes Ignite Fire at Zawiya Oil Refinery
Drone strikes ignited a massive fire at Libya’s Zawiya oil refinery on August 10, 2026, as tensions escalated between western Libyan authorities and local warlords, with … Read more
Lebanon Becomes First Arab Country to Abolish Death Penalty
Lebanon’s parliament voted to abolish the death penalty on Tuesday, becoming the first Arab country to do so, replacing it with life imprisonment with hard labor. … Read more
Priyanka Chopra visits Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple
Priyanka Chopra visited Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple to seek blessings ahead of her preparation for the upcoming film Varanasi, according to multiple reports. The actress, who is … Read more
US Treasury Ends Beneficial Ownership Reporting for Domestic Companies
The U.S. Treasury Department permanently repealed a rule requiring domestic companies to report beneficial ownership information to federal investigators, effective immediately. Foreign entities and pooled investment … Read more
T Cell Exhaustion in Transplantation Reveals New Therapeutic Opportunities
A comprehensive review of T cell exhaustion in organ transplantation reveals how this immune state balances graft tolerance and infection risks, with mechanisms involving epigenetic changes, … Read more
US Targets Iranian-Bound Ship in Gulf of Oman
The U.S. military targeted a Panamanian-flagged ship in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday, marking the third use of force since reinstating its blockade on Iranian … Read more
Skenes Struggles as Marlins Shut Out Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes struggled in a 2-0 loss to the Miami Marlins on August 11, 2026, as Eury Perez and Esteury Ruiz led Miami … Read more
Bencic Withdraws from Toronto Quarterfinals Due to Hip Injury
Swiss tennis player Belinda Bencic withdrew from the National Bank Open quarterfinal in Toronto on August 11, 2026, due to a hip injury, allowing Coco Gauff … Read more
Kylie Jenner’s Princess Kitty Birthday Bash
Kylie Jenner celebrated her 29th birthday with a “Princess Kitty” party, featuring a strict pink dress code, themed cakes, and appearances by Kim Kardashian, Hailey Bieber, … Read more
Asha Sharma Highlights Elder Scrolls VI Amid Microsoft Layoffs Protest
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma praised The Elder Scrolls VI during a visit to Bethesda, while workers protested Microsoft’s layoffs with a giant inflatable rat and 800 … Read more
Neptune’s Storms Vanish Quickly, Unlike Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
In 1989, NASA’s Voyager 2 measured winds up to 2,100 km/h around Neptune’s Great Dark Spot, a storm the size of Earth. By 1994, Hubble found … Read more