Archives — August 2026

30 August 2026, Aden, Yemen – The Ministry of Public Health and Population (MoPHP) has launched Yemen's National Health Strategy (NHS) 2026–2030, a unified roadmap to guide the development of the country's health sector during the 2026-2030 period. The Strategy brings together government institutions, United Nations agencies, development partners, non-governmental organizations and the private sector around shared national priorities to improve health outcomes for people across Yemen. WHO Representative and Head of Mission in Yemen, Dr Syed Jaffar Hussain, delivers remarks during the official launch of Yemen’s National Health Strategy 2026–2030 in Aden

The UK risks becoming a laggard in the global AI race as crucial telecoms upgrades to harness the technology fall behind rival nations, according to senior industry executives. The infrastructure AI race has centred on the need to build datacentres, and to ensure they have access to the huge water and energy supplies required to cool and supply the computational power to train and run AI models. However, as adoption spreads, the UK’s broadband and mobile networks will be expected to carry an immense volume of AI-related traffic produced by consumers and businesses. While the UK has addressed its previously embarrassing status of having one of the slowest broadband speeds in Europe, as BT’s Openreach and other service providers cover the country with full-fibre connections, efforts to upgrade the nation’s 5G mobile networks are not keeping pace. Mobile coverage in the UK is worse than any of the 27 EU member states, and every other member of the G7, according to a recent report by the consumer group Which? based on data from Opensignal.

Colorado Rockies (52-84, fifth in the NL West) vs. Atlanta Braves (81-55, first in the NL East)

Brittany and Kelan Kline are the cofounders of The Savvy Couple. For Kelan and Brittany Kline, improving their finances came down to a simple idea: widen the gap between what they earned and what they spent. The couple, who once worked traditional jobs as a jail deputy and elementary school teacher, were newly married and carrying roughly $40,000 in student-loan debt when they began rethinking their finances. They attacked both sides of the equation. On the income side, they built The Savvy Couple, a personal-finance blog that eventually grew into a seven-figure online business. On the spending side, they focused on keeping their lifestyle relatively stable as their income increased. The couple said their household net worth — including the estimated value of their businesses, investments, and primary residence — surpassed $1 million in 2020. Business Insider reviewed a screenshot from their Rocket Money account showing a seven-figure net worth. Here are three principles they said helped them spend less without feeling permanently deprived.1. Think about what a purchase costs in timeOne of the biggest shifts for the Klines was mental.

With the Trump administration's promise to impose more tariffs on us in January, many Canadians are asking: What leverage should we use to get them to change course? The question suggests that there are actually real things we can do to change U. S. President Donald Trump's mind — that if Canada hits back hard enough, or demonstrates its willingness to suffer enough, we will get that policy change. Christopher Ragan, the founding director of McGill University's Max Bell School of Public Policy and former chair of Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission put it this way: "Canada is in a set of negotiations with a party that appears to be unpredictable, volatile, so I don't think anybody really knows what's going to work here. "Don Drummond, former chief economist for TD Bank, said if Canadians are willing to suffer the consequences, there are plenty of ways to punch back at the U. S. WATCH | Carney says U. S. tariffs designed to ‘hurt and divide us’:Carney says U. S. tariffs designed to ‘hurt and divide us’August 22|Duration 0:38Prime Minister Mark Carney called U. S.

British ColumbiaNew research, conducted by the Angus Reid Institute and commissioned by Intrepid Travel, suggests fewer than half of British Columbians feel confident finding and choosing an Indigenous-led tourism experience. On Vancouver Island, operators say they’re seeing the opposite during their busiest seasons yet.3 operators are experiencing growth, despite new research that suggests an awareness gapEmilee Gilpin · CBC News · Posted: Aug 30, 2026 9:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: August 30Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Indigenous-led tourism is a tourism experience owned and operated by an Indigenous group or person, with this image being taken from a grizzly bear-watching experience run by Sea Wolf Adventures. Though a new poll suggests many British Columbians are unfamiliar with the idea, Indigenous tourism operators on Vancouver Island say business is booming.

This article is part of a series in which we speak to individuals who – due to a unique job, location or experience – share an insight they wish others could know. What's the one thing people should know? We’re all thinking differently about the same thing. As a child, Constantina Makridakis, a 28-year-old jewellery designer from Greece, thought everyone could taste voices and names. Her father’s name, Nicholas, tasted like caramel-coated chocolate, while her mother’s name, Maria, was pasta with prawns. The tastes were usually pleasant; the name Paul, a rich chocolate liquor, was particularly delicious. “I thought everyone had this ability,” she explained. “It seemed natural to me. We talk from our mouth, so it made sense [that] we also taste names and voices … it seemed connected to me, so I didn't ask anyone about this.”That was until one day in her late teens, when her sister, Amelia, whose name tasted sweet - often in the form of syrup or jam - told her about a documentary on synaesthesia. After watching it, Makridakis realised she had a form of synaesthesia, a perceptual phenomenon in which sensory experience triggers another.

I recently dug out my CDs and started reripping them all. I’ve found a few forgotten gems in there, but few hit harder for me than the beautifully concise Professor Murder Rides the Subway EP. There was a period of time in the mid-aughts in NYC where it seemed like every indie band wanted you to let loose, dance like no one was watching, and just have some damn fun. Few embodied that as much as New York dance punk band Professor Murder. LCD Soundsystem and The Rapture were the biggest names of the dance punk revival. But there were also bands like Rahim, Liars, Dan Deacon, and countless lesser-known acts on DFA that you could see on any given weekend around NYC. And I spent a lot of time in those venues, shamelessly dancing my ass off to all of them. There’s something about Professor Murder’s specific blend of cheap synth blasts, shouted vocal chants, busy syncopated percussion, and throbbing bass that perfectly captures the vibe of the NYC music scene circa 2006. At their heart, the tracks on the 16-minute EP are built around a simple disco stomp (save for the brief a cappella of “Pedigree”). They’re dressed up with cowbell and other tuned percussion elements to add complexity.

Scientists engineered transfer RNA to bypass premature genetic stop signals and restore production of full-length proteins in cystic fibrosis models. A single chemical modification increased some engineered tRNAs’ activity, while a custom lipid nanoparticle delivered the therapy to key airway cells. Because the same premature stop signals appear across many genes, the approach could eventually provide a common treatment strategy for multiple genetic diseases. A small error in genetic instructions can bring protein production to an abrupt halt. Instead of building the complete molecule a cell needs, its machinery encounters a premature stop signal and produces a shortened protein, or sometimes almost none at all. Scientists at the University of Toronto have now developed an RNA-based approach designed to get past those faulty stop signs. By chemically modifying transfer RNA, or tRNA, and packaging it inside specially designed lipid nanoparticles, the researchers restored full-length proteins in laboratory, animal and patient-derived models of cystic fibrosis. The study focuses on so-called nonsense mutations, which account for about 11% of inherited genetic disorders.

Star Entertainment Group (ASX:SGR) cut its annual loss by nearly a third, the Australian casino operator said Monday, as aggressive restructuring measures and stronger Gold Coast volumes helped cushion a persistent decline in Sydney table games. The company posted a statutory net loss after tax of A$307.3 million (US$220 million) for the fiscal year ended June 30, down from A$427.9 million a year earlier. Normalised revenue slipped 2.2% to A$1.10 billion, while the EBITDA loss before significant items narrowed sharply to A$16.1 million from A$76.2 million.

Scheffler has now earned more than $130 million in his PGA Tour career Scottie Scheffler is accustomed to holding a No. 1 ranking, and on Sunday, the top active player in the world became the highest-earning player in PGA Tour history. With his second Tour Championship and FedEx Cup victory on Sunday at East Lake Golf Club, Scheffler took home $10 million and surged ahead of Tiger Woods to grab the top spot on the PGA Tour's all-time money list. Scheffler entered the week $600,000 behind Woods' $120,999,166 career total, and he will now move well clear of Woods after earning $14.1 million over the last three weeks. Tiger remained in the top spot for nearly a quarter century, originally taking over No. 1 on the all-time list on Feb. 13, 2000. Scheffler has now earned $130,390,661 in his career, standing more than $11 million ahead of Rory McIlroy among active PGA Tour stars. McIlroy similarly inched closer to Woods with a $1.7 million check for a T4 finish that got him to just over $119.5 million in career earnings.

Ever since Whatcom County voters passed the Public Health, Safety and Justice sales tax increase in 2023, there has been a great deal of discussion about reimagining our local justice system. Behavioral health, community safety and booking restrictions are bellwethers in these conversations. But they often become pitted against each other as if they’re adversaries instead of commingling ideas that can be woven together if political will and leadership prevail.

Increasing numbers of people are starting a business in France, but what help can they expect at a national or regional level? Catharine Higginson explores the availability of grants and other assistance for entrepreneurs While France has a reputation for being a nation of fonctionnaires (civil servants), the reality is far more nuanced, and the last few years have seen increasing numbers of people starting their own businesses. This is probably in part due to the simplicity of starting up as a micro-entrepreneur, but the extensive grants or aides available in France also play a part.

Among tabletop RPGs, World of Darkness once reigned as the de facto number two behind the iconic dungeon crawling classic. The series quietly built up a cult following so vast that would make upholding the Masquerade a near impossible task.  Yet despite its popularity, the World of Darkness never got as many adaptations as it deserved. Such a deep world has so many stories to tell, and for the longest time, that itch went unscratched. That is, until the premiere of a now iconic web serial. Hunter: The Parenting is a web series developed by Ogre Popenang, the team behind Warhammer 40k fan darling "What if the Emperor had a Text to Speech Device? " While it's unfortunate that the series never made it to the Warhammer 40k 11th edition era, it spawned a worthy successor. Hunter: The Parenting follows a bombastic man of an "Imperial" persuasion alongside his massive family of misfits as they hunt down all that stalks in the night. Though the series' foundations are built upon the pre-existing characters from their 40k forebear, it has undoubtedly created a world all its own.

WATERVILLE — Prize-winning produce lined the tables, livestock filled the barns and carnival lights cut through the night as the North Central Washington Fair brought four days of agriculture, exhibits and entertainment to Waterville Aug. 27-30. The annual fair combined the livestock and agricultural traditions at the heart of the event with carnival rides and games, concerts, midway entertainment and the Big Bend Round-Up.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day continues to dominate the box office. As of writing, it has grossed a whopping $2.333 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing Spider-Man film. But that's not all—the Marvel movie is also the highest-grossing film of 2026 and the third-highest-grossing film of all time. It even beat out Titanic and Avatar: The Way of Water. (Avengers: Endgame and Avatar are still ahead of it, though.)'Spider-Man: Brand New Day's Tom Holland Beats Chris Pratt to Become Third-Highest-Grossing Actor in HistoryThe blockbuster is breaking records left and right and has established a new milestone for its lead. Tom Holland, who plays the titular hero, is now the third-highest-grossing lead actor of all time. He surpassed Chris Pratt to achieve that cushy third-place spot, with only Scarlett Johansson and Zoe Saldaña above him, but not by a wide margin. To top it all off, Holland is the youngest actor in the top 10. It seems like a no-brainer for Sony and Marvel to greenlight a sequel to Brand New Day (which would be the fifth film in the franchise). The tentpole has crossed that billion-dollar threshold with ease, and it's only been in theaters for one month.

NewsFeedOntario premier Doug Ford has unveiled a massive billboard-size ‘Lake Ontario’ sign in response to Trump ordering US federal agencies to refer to it as ‘Lake America’ amid a trade war between Canada and the US. Ford said Trump can ‘call it whatever he wants’ but that the world will keep using its original name. Published On 30 Aug 2026