Death toll from Nepal-Tibet flood passes 470 as barrier lake threatens
Over 1,500 people remain missing as rescue paused near the Nepal-China border amid fears of further flooding.
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Our parents were crossing the border an hour before the flood hit
Authorities say more than 1,300 people are missing, including dozens of Americans and Canadians, as families await word…
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Serial rapist police officer passed vetting despite warnings, BBC reveals
Alan Greer was investigated by police in 2002 and 2005 for making inappropriate phone calls to women, with one case…
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E-bike and e-scooter battery fires cause of 18 deaths and nearly 700 injuries
Fatalities included people who inhaled toxic fumes from fires or became trapped inside burning homes.
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Matt Lucas and Hugh Bonneville among actors calling for law on AI voice cloning
The performers are asking the government to give every person in the UK a legal right to own their voice.
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Algeria residents mourn neighbours lost in wildfire aftermath
Residents of Algeria’s northeastern Jijel province are inspecting the aftermath of wildfires.
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Please don’t rearrange our shoes when we turn up, paramedics in Japan urge
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Six months of war between Iran, US leave Arab states facing tough questions
The Iran war is settling into attrition, with no regime collapse and Gulf economies facing growing uncertainty.
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Dolphin dies from H5 bird flu in SA as researchers withdrawn from sub-Antarctic island over ‘psychosocial risk’
Australian government announces 24 expeditioners based at research station on Macquarie Island will be evacuated over…
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Record drought grips Europe as rivers and crops dry up
Drought and extreme heat are drying up rivers and farmland across Europe.
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Flood risk forces halt to rescues in Tibet, as Nepal death toll rises to 469
Lake has formed at epicentre of flood, forcing rescue teams to withdraw, Chinese state media reportNepal flash flood –…
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U.S., South Korea and Japan to hold drill as North Korea ramps up pressure on U.S.
The announcement that the three countries will go ahead with a trilateral military drill comes a day after North Korea…
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'High risk' of lake bursting and causing second flood, warns China
China says a lake formed after a recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border may burst in the coming days.
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Nepal’s mudslide wiped out areas of eastern China, army helps search
China has dispatched hundreds of military personnel to the border town of Gyirong in Tibet, after a deadly mudslide.
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DRC begins vaccinating front-line healthcare workers against Ebola
Trials for a vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain are ongoing as DRC authorities try to control the Ebola outbreak.
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How Nepali diaspora is responding to flood disaster and how Australians can help in relief effort
Nepali and Tibetan communities plan vigils and work to raise funds for recovery in ‘devastating’ timeGet our breaking…
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Trump downplays Moscow visit by CIA director as ‘semi-routine’
President denies visit was to gain support for Iran sanctions or due to fears that Putin plans to ‘test Nato…
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‘Nature thrives when given a chance’: restored Cheshire wetland now a haven for rare grebe
Woolston Eyes in Warrington, a dumping ground for canal dredgings, has become best place in UK for black-necked grebeA…
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‘No precedent’: Lorde and Little Simz to star at world-first festival run on clean power
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What could Meta’s US settlement mean around the world – and what now for other claims against firm?
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Seven charged with damaging Trump’s Scottish golf course accused of ‘terrorist connection’
Course at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort was painted with words ‘Gaza is not 4 sale’ and clubhouse was sprayed with…
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Former AFL star Nicky Winmar jailed for six months for assault on woman
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Identity of high-profile Queensland man drawn into extortion case to remain secret after court ruling
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