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One-Day Disaster, Multi-Season Economic Shock: Nepal's Sisyphean Curse
Nepal Flash Floods: Nepal cannot prevent every earthquake, landslide or glacial collapse. But it can reduce how much each disaster costs.
They Dragged Body Of Nepal Victim From River By Hair, Stole Earrings
Nepal police later reshared the 41-second video, saying the two men have been taken into custody for stealing the earrings from the ear of the dead woman.
Nepal Flood Deaths Rise To 469, Over 170 Indians Missing Amid New Threat
Chinese state media had earlier confirmed three dead, taking the total killed to at least 472. More than 1,400 people are missing, including hundreds of foreigners.
US Scammers Made Rs 70 Lakh Staging Fake Car Crashes, Viral Video Exposed Them
Fraudsters allegedly targeted drivers in staged crashes on New York highways and claimed over $80,000, or about Rs 70 lakh, in insurance payouts before a viral video helped authorities uncover the fraud.
Karoline Leavitt Exits White House Press Role, Successor Yet To Be Named
Karoline Leavitt ended her tenure as White House press secretary after serving as President Donald Trump's chief public spokesperson for more than 19 months.
China Warns Barrier Lake On Tibet-Nepal Border Could Breach Within 72 Hours
Authorities in Beijing have also identified a risk from a barrier lake upstream from the Himalayan border crossing that could complicate rescue efforts, CCTV reported.
White House Construction Led To Trump Helicopter's Close Call With Jet
Technicians discovered after the fact that the reason Marine One was having trouble talking to the tower at times was because the helicopter shifted to a new location during the White House construction.
Dolphin dies from H5 bird flu in SA as researchers withdrawn from sub-Antarctic island over ‘psychosocial risk’
Expeditioners at research station on Macquarie Island will be evacuated over possible ‘psychological stress’, while 100 dead little penguins found on Tasmanian islandGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA dolphin has died from H5 bird flu in South Australia, marking the second native mammal species known to have contracted the virus.On Friday afternoon, the Tasmanian government said it was assessing the discovery of about 100 dead little penguins on King Island but it was unable to test them for H5 bird flu due to their “decayed condition”. Continue reading...
‘So desperately loved’: ADF member among dozens of Australians missing in Nepal floods as families pray for safe return
Relatives ‘really worried, but hopeful’ as they wait anxiously for news in the aftermath of the flash flooding disasterFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe families of an Australian defence force member and two Sydney boys who went missing with their parents in Nepal remain hopeful they will be found safe.Dozens of Australians are missing after devastating flooding on the Nepal-Tibet border. Nepal police on Friday said more than 1,500 people remained missing and 469 have been confirmed dead after massive flash floods and landslides tore through the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river basins. Continue reading...
Nepal-Tibet flash flood: helicopter rescue operations suspended as lake overflows; death toll rises to 469 – latest updates
Operations in Rasuwa in Nepal suspended amid fears of further destruction; 1,500 people still missing amid race to find survivorsFlood risk forces halt to rescues in Tibet, as Nepal death toll rises to 469Visual guide: how the deadly flooding unfoldedTell us: have you been affected by the flash floods?More now on the Nepali army’s rescue operation to save about 100 people trapped in a tunnel at a hydropower project swamped by Wednesday’s flooding.“Two helicopters have been dispatched but it is challenging because it is tough to even locate the entry points of the tunnel,” army spokesperson Raja Ram Basnet told AFP.Relief efforts are also under way to provide the rescued people what they need.The army is still working to safely evacuate more than 100 people trapped in the same tunnel. Continue reading...
Norway’s King Harald dies leaving stormy succession over crown princess’s Epstein links
Crown Prince Haakon’s wife, Mette-Marit, corresponded with late US sex offender between 2011 and 2014, long after he was convictedKing Harald V of Norway has died at the age of 89, the palace in Oslo has announced, triggering the succession of his son, Haakon, whose wife Mette-Marit’s association with Jeffrey Epstein has sparked fierce recent controversy.“It is with deep sadness that we announce that His Majesty King Harald passed away today. King Harald passed away peacefully at Oslo University Hospital on Friday, August 28 at 6.35 am,” the palace said in a statement. Continue reading...
Despite Opposition, US Immigration Agents To Buy Thousands Of Electric Shock Gloves
ICE moved forward with the purchase despite opposition from civil rights advocates and Democratic members of Congress, who said ICE officers cannot be trusted to use them appropriately.
