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Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant cuts output due to high river temperature

Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant cut output on one of its four reactors by 243 MW due to high water temperature on the Danube River during a record heatwave, its operator MVM said on Saturday.A measurement taken in the morning showed the cooling water temperature downstream from the plant at 29.7…

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Strong earthquake hits Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region, 20 injured

A strong earthquake struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said, sending out tremors that could be felt from the capital Kabul across the border into neighbouring Pakistan.There were no immediate official reports of casualties or damage f…

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US close to allowing Anthropic to restore Fable 5 model, Axios reports

The Trump administration is close to allowing Anthropic to restore access to its Fable 5 model, Axios reported on Saturday, citing a source close to the situation.Reuters could not immediately confirm the report. Anthropic and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.Anth…

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Vespa riders take to roads in Rome to mark 80th birthday

The Vespa, the wasp-waisted scooter that put postwar Italians on wheels and went on to carry Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn through the streets of Rome, is returning to the capital this week to celebrate its 80th birthday.From June 25 to 28, Rome is hosting "Vespa Roma 2026 – 80 Years of an Icon"…

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India's Kotak Mahindra Bank CEO Vaswani to step down for personal reasons

By Gopika Gopakumar and Rishika SadamKotak Mahindra Bank NSE:KOTAKBANK said on Saturday its CEO and managing director, Ashok Vaswani, will not seek reappointment after his term ends on December 31, 2026 for personal reasons, prompting India's fourth-largest private lender to begin a search for a su…

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India's Kotak Bank CEO Vaswani to step down for personal reasons

India's fourth largest private lender Kotak Mahindra Bank NSE:KOTAKBANK said on Saturday its CEO and managing director, Ashok Vaswani, will not seek reappointment after the end of his term on December 31, 2026 for personal reasons.The board has started the process of appointing a new CEO, the bank…

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Beijing investigating rare light aircraft crash which killed pilot, injured 13

A light aircraft crash into Beijing's tallest building on Friday killed the pilot and injured 13 people who were not on board, the local government said following the unusual accident for the Chinese capital, where airspace is heavily restricted.Those injured are receiving medical treatment and aut…

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French city-dwellers swap stifling apartments for cool hotel rooms

By Mathieu RosemainAs France sweltered under one of the worst heatwaves ever recorded this week, city dwellers scrambled for any escape they could find, with many checking into hotels to benefit from air conditioning and access to pools.Temperatures in Paris hit a June record of 40.9 degrees Celsiu…

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US safety agency ends power steering probe into 376,000 Tesla EVs

U.S. safety regulators said on Saturday they had closed their probe into Tesla NASDAQ:TSLA vehicles over power steering loss, in view of a company recall which was carried out last year.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said the investigation, which had the status of an eng…

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Small aircraft crash in Beijing kills one person, injures 13, local govt says

A light aircraft crash into a high-rise building in Beijing's Chaoyang district on Friday killed one person and injured 13, the district government said on Saturday in a statement posted on its social media account.The injured are receiving full medical treatment, and relevant authorities are inves…

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World Bank approves $1.1 billion emergency financing for Bangladesh

The World Bank approved $1.1 billion in emergency financing for Bangladesh to help secure food supplies, support vulnerable households and businesses due to the rising prices of fertiliser, fuel and food from the Middle East conflict.Bangladesh is also seeking additional external financing from dev…

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