WorldA Project HOPE emergency responder in Nepal says damaged roads and infrastructure are making access difficult after a catastrophic glacial collapse. About 1,500 people remain missing, including 90 Americans, while teams assess urgent humanitarian needs in affected areas.
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EconomyU.S. equity futures weakened as investors awaited Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s remarks at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium for signals on the central bank’s inflation outlook and strategy. Nvidia slipped in premarket trading after a record-setting value gain, while PayPal extended its decline amid reports that Advent and Stripe withdrew a $50 billion buyout bid. Venezuela was reportedly discussing a possible OPEC exit with the United States.
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WorldThe death toll from flooding in Nepal and Tibet continues to rise as conditions change rapidly. The Red Cross says about 93,000 people have been affected. Aid is arriving from several countries, but rescue coordination has been hindered by the remote Himalayan terrain; responders reached the disaster’s epicentre only 48 hours after the floods began.
WorldConvicted genocidaire Ratko Mladić has died aged 84 in the UN prison in The Hague, where he was serving a life sentence. He was convicted over the siege of Sarajevo and the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, in which more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were killed. Plans for a state-honours burial have divided Serbia.
PoliticsRev. Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King are at the helm of national civil-rights groups staging a commemoration of the historic March on Washington and calling for voting-rights protections. The gathering comes in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision earlier this year to gut the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which cleared the way for racial gerrymandering in Southern states before November’s midterm elections.
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PoliticsPresident Donald Trump says he has signed an order directing that Lake Ontario be known as “Lake America” in the United States, as he escalates his trade war with Canada.
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CultureEight teachers have received this year’s National Outstanding Chinese Language Teacher Awards. Though they teach different age groups at different schools, they share the goal of linking Chinese lessons to students’ lives rather than exams, while building interest, confidence and practical language skills.
CultureIn wartime Kyiv, a theatre is transforming the timeless pain of war—death, captivity, agonizing waits and the yearning for home—into a contemporary Ukrainian version of Homer’s epic Odyssey.
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EconomyThe United States is objecting to Mexico’s new trade deal with the European Union, which protects hundreds of European products linked to specific regions, including Parmigiano Reggiano, feta and manchego.
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HealthModerna CEO Stephan Bancel recalls learning that a cancer vaccine trial had succeeded while he was celebrating a friend’s birthday at a Lebanese restaurant.
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WorldDevastating floods triggered by a glacier collapse along the Nepal-Tibet border left authorities monitoring dangerous barrier lakes two days later. A debris dam burst in Nepal, raising the Bhote Koshi River and temporarily stopping rescue flights. A lake near Gyirong in China, holding more than 2.5 million cubic metres, posed a high breach risk but was said to be draining naturally.
WorldSearch and rescue efforts continue along the Nepal-Tibet border as families await word on missing relatives. Chinese national Guan Dao Xuan travelled from Sichuan to Tibet after losing contact with his wife, who was working in Nepal when the disaster struck, and called for a joint China-Nepal rescue operation.
SciencePresident Trump called the International Space Station from Houston, Texas.
EconomyU.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz discusses Canada’s trade policies under Prime Minister Mark Carney and warns that the trade dispute between the United States and Canada is “not sustainable.”
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PoliticsWith the AfD ahead in polling before Saxony-Anhalt’s state election, Germany’s long-standing political firewall faces a major test. The discussion examines whether a regional vote involving less than 3% of German voters could reshape national politics and alter how mainstream parties respond to the far right’s rise.
SocietyConstruction of a business park on part of a former Nazi concentration camp site has prompted calls to preserve the surviving remains and sparked grief and anger in Austria.
SportsCallaway has ended its relationship with golf brand and popular YouTube channel Good Good after an online driver advertisement showed co-founder Garrett Clark shoving a female golfer to the ground as she reached for his club.
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PoliticsPresident Trump takes part in the presentation of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in Houston, Texas.
WorldAn urgent search for survivors is underway in Nepal and Tibet after floods left hundreds dead and nearly 1,000 people missing overnight, including 90 Americans.
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EconomyAll eyes are on Jackson Hole as Fed Chair Kevin Warsh faces pressure to clarify his views on inflation and interest rates. Nvidia’s strong outlook has revived the AI trade and lifted technology stocks, even as much of the market trails. France’s presidential race is also refocusing investors on debt concerns.
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EconomyU.S. stocks and Treasuries moved little before Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole address, as traders sought guidance on his economic outlook and inflation strategy. Bloomberg reports that Venezuela is considering leaving OPEC, potentially dealing another setback to the oil cartel it helped establish. France’s economy unexpectedly showed no growth in the first half, narrowly avoiding recession.
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TechMore than 100 companies developing artificial intelligence have signed an open letter warning that AI-powered cyberattacks are about to become much more widespread and sophisticated.
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HealthAs weight-loss drugs help more American men shed weight, a growing number are turning to cosmetic treatments for sagging skin, hair loss and dental problems to complete their physical transformation.
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WorldSix months into the war, many Iranians are contending with rising prices, economic uncertainty and fears that fighting could resume. Views of the country’s leadership remain sharply divided as war continues to shape daily life across Iran.
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