Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and introduce child-safety measures on Facebook and Instagram. The deal would end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims brought by 47 states.

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Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.7 billion and introduce new limits on teenagers’ use of Facebook and Instagram under a California lawsuit brought by several US states over addiction and excessive use. The settlement still needs court approval.

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Meta has reached a settlement with US states in a landmark case alleging that it intentionally designed addictive platforms that harmed young people’s mental health.

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Meta settled its latest kids’ online safety trial with 29 state attorneys general, avoiding the rest of a case that could have cost hundreds of billions of dollars. The agreement requires independently tested age assurance, lets teens disable personalized feeds, suspends overnight push notifications, and limits app use to two hours a day, with exceptions for messaging and longform content.

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Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $16.7 billion to settle a landmark social media case involving multiple US states, according to a court filing submitted Wednesday.

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Meta and a coalition of state attorneys general have settled a federal trial focused on allegations that the social media company misrepresented the extent of mental-health harms involving children.

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Meta Platforms reached a settlement with states across the United States over claims that it designed Instagram and Facebook to addict children and misled consumers about the platforms’ safety.

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Experts said a glacier’s lower section may have broken away and plunged hundreds of metres onto the valley floor, potentially triggering Wednesday’s deadly flash flood near Nepal’s border with Tibet. They cited satellite imagery from Planet Labs.

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Nepal’s army and police have joined rescue teams searching for hundreds of people still missing after powerful flash floods devastated the Nepal-Tibet border region.

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Nepali labourer Bibek Kumal was digging a toilet pit outside a newly built house on Wednesday when a torrent of water, mud and rock surged down, sweeping him and everything nearby away. He survived after being saved by a mango tree.

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Nepal’s infrastructure minister, Sunil Lamsal, said devastating floods that killed at least 95 people caused about 200 billion Nepalese rupees ($1.3 billion) in infrastructure damage. At least 22 concrete bridges and five Bailey bridges were washed away, with major damage in the Bhotekoshi River valley. Authorities report nearly 300 foreign tourists missing.

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Local police say the devastating flood in northern Nepal has killed 95 people. At least 384 tourists, including 291 foreigners and 105 Indian citizens, are missing. Preliminary reports link the flooding to a snow-and-rock avalanche near the Nepal-China border, while search and rescue operations continue.

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Massive flash floods swept through Nepal on Wednesday, killing at least 22 people and leaving hundreds of tourists, workers and others missing. Communities were inundated and travel was halted in parts of the Himalayan country. China also launched search-and-rescue operations across the northern border, with CCTV reporting major casualties in Gyirong, though no death toll was immediately given.

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Flooding near Tibet killed dozens in Nepal on Wednesday, while hundreds remained out of contact hours later. Mud and debris surged from a river between China and Nepal, burying buildings and prompting an urgent search for survivors.

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Flash floods struck a border crossing between Tibet and Nepal, engulfing roads and villages in mud. Hundreds of people are reported missing, including more than 300 tourists, while flood alerts have been issued in India’s Bihar and Uttar Pradesh states.

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At least 55 people have died and hundreds of tourists are missing near Nepal’s border with Tibet in a disaster that is still unfolding. Verified videos showed dozens being swept away, while authorities on both sides feared the true toll and destruction could be far greater.

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Northern Nepal’s flooding has killed 31 people, injured 93 and led to 93 rescues, police said. The disaster struck Wednesday morning and may have been triggered by a snow-and-rock avalanche near the Nepal-China border, about 20 kilometers northeast of Rasuwagadhi. Hundreds, including many foreign tourists, are reportedly missing as rescue efforts continue.

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CCTV shows people fleeing just seconds before a massive mudslide engulfed a crossing on the Nepal-China border, sweeping across roads, buildings and vehicles. At least nine people were killed and hundreds were reported missing after torrential flooding.

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The report examines what caused the catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-Tibet border and outlines the current situation.

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Officials said Wednesday that at least 22 bodies had been recovered and 384 people were reported missing after a massive flash flood swept through parts of Nepal and Tibet. Chinese state media said the mudslide disaster at Gyirong Port on the Tibetan side caused major casualties and left people missing.

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An ice-and-rock avalanche triggered flash floods along Nepal’s Bhotekoshi River, destroying villages, roads and hydropower projects. Officials say at least eight people died and 384 tourists, including 291 foreigners, remain unaccounted for. Authorities have sought rescue assistance from India and China.

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Nineteen people have been found dead after a flash flood hit northern Nepal on Wednesday, AFP reports, citing police.

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Torrential flooding and a mudslide along the Nepal-Tibet border have killed at least nine people and swept away homes, roads, bridges and power projects. Officials fear more casualties, with people missing in Tibet’s Gyirong county, while rescue helicopters have been unable to land in Nepal’s worst-hit areas.

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A massive flash flood has swept through Himalayan villages along the Nepal-China border, with many people feared dead.

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A major flash flood in Nepal’s northern Rasuwa district killed at least eight people and damaged villages, roads, bridges and power projects. Authorities warned casualties and property losses could be higher. Across the border, Tibet reported major casualties and missing people after a mudslide disrupted roads, communications and power at Gyirong port.

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At least 17 people were killed when a major flash flood and mudslide in Nepal’s Rasuwa district washed away villages and damaged roads and infrastructure. Search efforts are under way on both sides of the border, with 12 people rescued, while police officers and others remain uncontactable. Roads, communications and power have been disrupted.

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A major flash flood struck the Himalayan border areas of Nepal and adjoining Tibet on Wednesday, killing at least nine people. Villages were swept away and roads, bridges and power projects damaged, while authorities warned that the toll could rise.

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Flash floods in Nepal’s Himalayan Rasuwa region swept away villages and damaged bridges, killing at least eight people. Chinese authorities said a mudslide in Tibet caused “major casualties.” Rescue helicopters could not land because of high water, while Nepal and China ordered all-out rescue efforts.

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Dolly Parton, the country music legend and actress who was among the rare US celebrities able to transcend the country’s divides, died on August 25 at the age of 80.

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BBC music correspondent Mark Savage reflects on Dolly Parton’s enduring legacy, from creating the “9 to 5” anthem with her fingernails to confronting sexism in the music industry. Her disputes over “I Will Always Love You” also showed a determined artist who could remain generous without surrendering her rights.

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The world mourns country music legend Dolly Parton after her death. Paul McCartney wrote that it is hard to imagine living in a world without Dolly.

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Beloved American singer-songwriter, actor and philanthropist Dolly Parton died on 25 August at the age of 80. The article looks at six songs, including “Coat of Many Colors”, “Jolene”, “I Will Always Love You” and “9 To 5”, tracing themes of poverty, love and loss, female empowerment and spiritual faith.

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Americans across political and social divides joined in mourning country music legend Dolly Parton, as presidents from both parties and prominent figures paid tribute. President Donald Trump ordered flags lowered across the United States for a week, calling the 80-year-old singer’s death a “true loss for millions of people.”

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Country music icon Dolly Parton has died in Nashville at 80. Her soaring vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes helped carry her from a log cabin in Tennessee to stardom, while her wit and distinctive image made her one of music’s most beloved personalities across generations, places and politics.

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