10 'Toy trains' cancelled on Kalka-Shimla heritage route after track left hanging
SHIMLA: Ten trains on the Kalka-Shimla narrow gauge railway line, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, were cancelled on Sunday after heavy rain washed away .
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Phoenix Mercury sees younger players develop ahead of World Cup break
The Phoenix Mercury saw younger players take the court in the final game before the FIBA World Cup break on Aug. 29.
Chess.com launched a poker site and is planning even more classic games
Chess.com’s new poker site, Gambit, is its first expansion, and now it’s working on launching sites for more games, like go, backgammon, and mahjong.
British Masters: England's Joe Dean snatches maiden DP World Tour title with extraordinary comeback win at The Belfry
Joe Dean equalled the course record with a nine-under 63 at The Belfry, seeing him overturn a seven-shot deficit in the final round and win the British Masters; Marco Penge missed out on a home victory after a marathon Sunday
They call it the world’s most dangerous bird, and yet it does the gardening
Standing nearly six feet tall with a dagger-tipped foot and a reputation for ferocity, the southern cassowary seems built for destruction. But the rainforest...
From strange worlds to rare planets: Nasa’s Roman Telescope begins its cosmic hunt
Science News: Nasa's newest flagship space observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, blasted off from Florida on Sunday on a mission to search for planets.
World Mostly Shrugs Off Bessent’s ‘D-Day’ Iran Sanctions Threat
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent began the week vowing an “economic onslaught” against Iran and its trading partners in a fresh bid to end the war. By the we...
In 2021, Amazon shut down its US rooftop solar systems after six critical incidents across 47 North American solar sites; a later global audit found 259 major issues
US News: Rooftop solar systems are designed to produce electricity for years, but problems in their wiring and connections can create serious safety risks. Ama.
In 1966, Marlon Brando bought a private Polynesian atoll after filming ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’; it is now a wildlife sanctuary where 15,614 green turtle hatchlings emerged in one season
Rest of World News: A private Pacific atoll once owned by Hollywood actor Marlon Brando has become one of French Polynesia’s most important marine conservation sites, wit.
Caterpillar is bringing to AI deployment what it learned from automating mining | TechCrunch
Caterpillar has spent decades putting autonomous machines to work at remote mining sites. It's now bringing that experience to AI deployment.
Dirk van Duijvenbode dismisses top seed Humphries in Hungarian Darts Trophy
The World Matchplay semi-finalist rattled off four consecutive legs from 3-2 adrift to cap off a classy display...
MotoGP: Marc Marquez wins third straight Aragon Grand Prix
MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez boosts his title hopes by winning at the Aragon Grand Prix for the third year in a row.
How does your name taste? The strange science of synaesthesia
Experiencing names as tastes – a form of synaesthesia – reveals how differently people perceive the same world.
AEW women's champion Willow Nightingale heads to All In match with hand injury, vows to keep title
Willow Nightingale revealed her left hand is legitimately broken days before defending the AEW Women's World Championship at All In on Sunday.
Coles accidentally cut A$130 alcohol cases to A$27; the deal went viral before orders were cancelled
Rest of World News: An extraordinary pricing error at Australian supermarket giant Coles turned a routine online shopping trip into a rush for heavily discounted alcohol..
Why Dolly Parton’s death can feel like losing someone you knew personally
Fans worldwide describe "post-Parton depression" as Dolly Parton's death triggers intense parasocial grief that psychologists say mirrors real loss.
Google capitulates in Trump’s attempt to rename Lake Ontario.
Amidst his trade tiff with Canada, President Trump issued an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America. As it did when the president tried to rename the Gulf of Mexico, Google has caved to his whims, swapping in Lake America on Maps. Users in Canada will continue to see Lake Ontario. In a blog post, Google said, “These updates follow our long-standing policy for bodies of water with names that vary from country to country.” Update August 30th: Added link to Google’s blog post about the change. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-30-at-8.30.22-AM.png?quality=90&strip=all]