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After a long wait, astronomers have finally seen the stellar companion of the famous star Betelgeuse. This companion star orbits Betelgeuse in an incredibly tight orbit, which could explain one of Betelgeuse's longstanding mysteries. The star is doomed, however, and the team behind this discovery predicts that Betelgeuse will cannibalize it in a few thousand years.

The fact that Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the sky over Earth, visible with the naked eye, has made it one of the most well-known celestial bodies. And ever since the first astronomers began inspecting this fixture in the night sky, they have been baffled by the fact that its brightness varies over periods of six years.

This mystery is now solved.

Security researchers at Google and Microsoft say they have evidence that hackers backed by China are exploiting a zero-day bug in Microsoft SharePoint, as companies around the world scramble to patch the flaw.

The bug, known officially as CVE-2025-53770 and discovered last weekend, allows hackers to steal sensitive private keys from self-hosted versions of SharePoint, a software server widely used by companies and organizations to store and share internal documents. Once exploited, an attacker can use the bug to remotely plant malware and gain access to the files and data stored within, as well as gain access to other systems on the same network.

The CPSC said it believes there have been nine deaths of children between 22 months old and 3 years old after the kids gained access to the pools through footholds created by the pools' compression straps. The children's deaths occurred between 2007 and 2022 in California, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, Texas and Wisconsin.

NASA scientists are intensifying their investigation into a vision disorder that affects 70% of astronauts on long-duration space missions, as new research reveals the condition poses mounting risks for future Mars exploration 1 2. Space- Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome (SANS) causes crew members to experience blurred reading vision, swollen optic discs, and flattened eyeballs that can persist for years after returning to Earth

Corning, the US-based manufacturer of Gorilla Glass, has successfully avoided potential European Union antitrust fines of up to $1.25 billion by agreeing to a set of legally binding commitments that address concerns over its exclusive supply agreements for specialty glass used in smartphones and other handheld devices.

Africa:

• Diy-Gid-Biy Cultural Landscape of the Mandara Mountains — Cameroon
• Coastal and Marine Ecosystems of the Bijagós Archipelago – Omatí Minhô — Guinea-Bissau
• Mount Mulanje Cultural Landscape — Malawi
• Gola-Tiwai Complex — Sierra Leone

Asia:

• Cambodian Memorial Sites: From centres of repression to places of peace and reflection — Cambodia
• Cultural Heritage Sites of Ancient Khuttal — Tajikistan
• Faya Palaeolandscape — United Arab Emirates
• Maratha Military Landscapes — India
• Prehistoric Sites of the Khorramabad Valley — Iran
• Petroglyphs along the Bangucheon Stream — Republic of Korea (South Korea)
• Mount Kumgang – Diamond Mountain from the Sea — Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
• Yen Tu–Vinh Nghiem–Con Son, Kiep Bac Complex of Monuments and Landscapes — Vietnam
• Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) Forest Park Selangor — Malaysia
• Xixia Imperial Tombs — China

Australia:

• Murujuga Cultural Landscape — Australia

Europe:

• Megaliths of Carnac and of the shores of Morbihan — France
• The Palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria (Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, Schachen, Herrenchiemsee) — Germany
• Funerary Tradition in the Prehistory of Sardinia – The domus de janas — Italy
• Møns Klint — Denmark
• Minoan Palatial Centres (Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, Zakros, Zominthos, Kydonia) — Greece
• Rock Paintings of Shulgan-Tash Cave — Russian Federation
• Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe — Türkiye

North America & Caribbean:

• Wixárika Route through Sacred Sites to Wirikuta (Tatehuarí Huajuyé) — Mexico
• The Archaeological Ensemble of 17th Century Port Royal — Jamaica
• The Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá — Panama

South America:

• Peruaçu River Canyon (Cavernas do Peruaçu National Park) — Brazil

Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels on Saturday signed a declaration of principles in Qatar to end decadeslong fighting in eastern Congo that commits them to a permanent ceasefire and a comprehensive peace agreement to be signed in one month.

A final peace deal is to be signed no later than Aug. 18, and such a deal “shall align with the Peace Agreement between Congo and Rwanda” facilitated by the U.S. in June, according to a copy of the declaration seen by The Associated Press.

It is the first direct commitment by both Congo and the rebels since theys seized two key cities in eastern Congo in a major advance.

Backed by neighboring Rwanda, the M23 is the most prominent of more than 100 armed groups fighting for control in Congo’s mineral-rich east. With 7 million people displaced in Congo, the U.N. has called the conflict in eastern Congo “one of the most protracted, complex, serious humanitarian crises on Earth.”

A tourist boat in Vietnam capsized on Saturday, leaving 37 people dead and several others missing.

The vessel was carrying 53 people, when it capsized while doing a tour of northern Vietnam's famous Ha Long Bay. Most of the passengers were tourists from the capital Hanoi, local media said.

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech devices. Not only is the company reintroducing new versions of old features which would allow police to request footage directly from Ring users, it is also introducing a new feature that would allow police to request live-st

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