Science2:58Scientists say climate change is creating conditions that can destabilize rock and ice in high mountains, potentially contributing to disasters such as flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border, although it may not have been the only trigger.
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TechSingapore’s Police Coast Guard could fully deploy unmanned surface vessels to patrol the Johor Strait within five years. The self-piloted boats could screen unidentified vessels and warn suspicious craft away from Singapore waters. The commander says the unit must stay ahead technologically as maritime threats such as smuggling evolve.
SocietySingapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong says the government is developing additional support for persons with disabilities as part of broader efforts to strengthen help for families. An inter-agency task force is expected to present proposals later this year on school-to-work transitions and job opportunities.
PoliticsKazakhstan’s newly elected unicameral parliament has convened for its first session under a new Constitution that reshaped the country’s political system. The government resigned as required, and a new cabinet is due to be formed.
SocietyThousands commemorated the anniversary of the historic March on Washington, renewing calls for action on voting rights.
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EconomyFederal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s first Jackson Hole speech gave central bankers and investors a clearer sense of his view of the economy and the Fed’s path, while leaving open questions about when and how many rate hikes might come. Joe Weisenthal discusses the gathering, where policy debates mix with informal conversations among influential central bankers.
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PoliticsDonald Maracle, chief of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, described Donald Trump’s move to rename Lake Ontario as “disrespectful and unacceptable.”
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SocietyNepalese Society Singapore hopes to raise at least S$10,000 by next week for relief efforts after deadly floods in Nepal. Nearly S$8,000 has already been collected from Singapore’s Nepali community and concerned residents, with the money to go to Nepal’s Prime Minister’s Relief Fund.
EconomyThe United States and Canada appear headed for a prolonged trade standoff, with negotiations currently stalled. Canadian officials expect serious talks may not resume until after the US midterm elections, while both economies face pain and Canada seeks to diversify its trade.
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WorldThe conflict, now six months old, has driven gas prices higher and reduced missile stockpiles. That exceeds President Trump’s initial estimate that the war would last only four to six weeks.
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WorldThe number of people missing in Nepal’s floods has risen to nearly 3,000 as rescuers work through mud under the threat of further flooding. Emergency teams have recovered 682 bodies so far, while UNICEF says 17,000 children need aid.
EconomyA century-long oil agreement between Venezuela and Washington promises investment and economic recovery. Critics, however, question whether people exhausted by the country’s crisis will gain anything meaningful from giving a foreign power control of its most valuable resource.
WorldHundreds of Bosnian Serbs from the Sarajevo region held Friday vigils for convicted war criminal and general Ratko Mladic after his death. The notorious wartime figure remains divisive among former Balkan foes more than three decades after a conflict that killed over 100,000 people and left more than 1 million homeless.
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WorldIsha Foundation coordination leader Jyoti Jankowski discusses efforts to find people missing in the deadly Nepal-Tibet floods on Fox & Friends Weekend.
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EconomyABC’s Andrew Dymburt examines the Federal Reserve’s latest signal that interest-rate hikes may be needed and what it could mean for the economy and people’s money.
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SportsJacques Doucet, the former voice of the Montreal Expos, has died at 86. He began calling Expos games in 1969, the team’s first Major League Baseball season, and was inducted into the Quebec Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Expos Hall of Fame the next year.
WorldRussia is stepping up missile and drone attacks on Ukraine as Kyiv confronts shortages of Patriot interceptors, prompting concern over its ability to counter ballistic missiles through the winter. Analysts also examine Russia’s hybrid attacks on NATO members and the difficulty of developing less expensive defenses against increasingly sophisticated threats.
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SocietyGiveDirectly is giving eligible adults in two Malawian districts about $700 each, roughly the country’s annual per-person income, with almost no spending restrictions. Backed heavily by Canva, the program is seeing recipients invest in businesses, livestock and home improvements, testing the impact of large cash grants.
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EconomyDWS’s David Bianco says long-term Treasury yields and real rates have reached some of their highest levels in nearly 25 years, but argues inflation is not the main cause. He points instead to deficits above 6% of GDP, a rising debt-to-GDP ratio and the need to rely more on domestic funding as foreign demand becomes less dependable. The dollar still benefits from its safe-haven status.
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WorldSoldiers at a key military base in Niger rebelled against officers and fired at sensitive sites in the capital, Niamey, amid gunfire and explosions. Authorities described the apparent mutiny as a major threat to the struggling junta, while security forces deployed around the airport.
WorldSatellite images reveal how deadly floods in Nepal wiped out local communities, showing the areas before and after the disaster.
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TechMeta’s child safety settlement adds protections for young users and increases pressure on other social media platforms to follow suit. Baroness Beeban Kidron, a UK House of Lords National Security Strategy Committee member and online safety activist, says its wider effect may be to make technology companies more accountable for product design and age verification instead of relying on children and parents to stay safe.
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Society0:48King Harald’s coffin was taken from the National Hospital to the Royal Palace in Oslo after his death there early Friday. The palace said he died at 6:35 a.m. local time.
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WorldNepal says rebuilding after catastrophic floods that killed more than 600 people could cost as much as $5 billion. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh signals that rates may need to rise if inflation stays stubbornly high, while plastic surgeons report increasing demand from men who lost weight with GLP-1 drugs.
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