India deploys national response team to Gujarat after Chandipura virus kills 22 children; outbreak also reported in Rajasthan

Australian researchers grow human heart valve tissue from stem cells in study published in Cell Stem Cell, offering a new platform to study childhood heart disease.

Researchers at Australia's Murdoch Children's Research Institute have created human heart valve tissues from stem cells, according to a study published in Cell Stem Cell. The lab-grown tissues could advance treatments for childhood heart valve disease and help model inflammatory conditions such as rheumatic heart disease.

Indian airline captain tested positive for marijuana during August 4 flight, causing sharp descent that injured 24; co-pilot averted disaster, Times of India reports

A flight in India almost crashed because the captain was under the influence of marijuana during an August 4 flight, according to The Times of India. A test confirmed the captain lost self-control, causing a sharp descent that injured 24 people; the co-pilot helped avert a catastrophe.

Two dead in a landslide in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area early Wednesday, with several others injured or trapped under debris. A local official says a hillside collapsed onto about six shanties; rescue operations ongoing.

Two people were killed and several others injured or trapped when a landslide hit Mumbai's Ghatkopar area early Wednesday, a local official confirmed. The official said a large portion of a hillside fell on around six shanties, two bodies were recovered, and rescue work is ongoing.

Indonesia targets permanent magnet output using rare earths by 2028, seeking an integrated domestic supply chain from mineral processing to EVs, Danantara's CTO said in Jakarta.

Indonesia plans to produce permanent magnets using rare earth elements by 2028 as part of efforts to build an integrated domestic supply chain from mineral processing to electric vehicles, Danantara Chief Technology Officer Sigit Puji Santosa said Wednesday in Jakarta.