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Hunt Underway After Deadly Shooting at Swiss Rave

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-30T16:01:48+00:00

One reveler was killed, and five were injured early Sunday at a dance party at a horseracing track in Switzerland’s north.

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Rohingya crisis: Aid falls and hope fades

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-30T16:00:11+00:00

UNHCR's Bangladesh representative, Ivo Freisen, warns that dwindling aid is driving hope down among Rohingya refugees.

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PM Modi arrives in Kyrgyzstan to attend SCO summit

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-30T15:50:20+00:00

PM Modi is visiting Kyrgyzstan at the invitation of President Sadyr Zhaparov to participate in the 26th SCO Summit on August 31-September 1

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A growth story written by global Indians

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-30T15:46:48+00:00

Why a rising number of non-resident Indians are eyeing their home country as a long-term investment destination

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Nepal-Tibet deaths from flash flooding rise amid race to free workers in tunnel

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-30T15:43:57+00:00

Total of confirmed 797 dead and more than 3,000 missing amid threat of fresh inundationNepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates‘Their whole village has disappeared’: frantic hunt for survivors in Kathmandu hospitalRescuers in Nepal and Tibet have battled through leg-sucking mud amid the threat of fresh flooding to search for thousands of people still missing after a deadly wall of water swept through the Himalayan border zone, engulfing entire villages.The latest updates on Sunday put the number of missing at 3,048, including hundreds of foreigners. There was a total of 797 confirmed deaths ac

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Atlassian bets big on India as AI changes software development

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-30T15:43:30+00:00

The India site has grown to more than 2,700 employees, with a large portion working across engineering, product and design, while the company is also expanding its sales workforce in the country

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Older, savvier, and more ambitious

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-30T15:39:45+00:00

Public sector life insurer believes age is on its side as it aims to reach newer places and age groups

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Telangana panel seeks minor irrigation act, tank protection measures

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-30T15:35:54+00:00

In a report submitted to Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy here, the Commission recommended re-establishing a dedicated minor irrigation system equipped with modern technical units to improve water-use efficiency

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Jason Arday accuser given three-month teaching ban but can continue research

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-30T15:35:11+00:00

Nathan Cofnas allowed to resume Ghent University work, as US ambassador claims credit for lifting of suspensionProf Jason Arday’s accuser Nathan Cofnas has been barred from teaching on Ghent University campus for three months but has been allowed to continue his research position.Earlier this month Cofnas, an American academic, was suspended from his postdoctoral research position at the Belgian institution pending a “preliminary investigation” launched after Arday’s death. Continue reading...

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Chypre : au moins 7 morts dans le naufrage d’un bateau de croisière

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-30T15:29:49+00:00

Les causes du naufrage du ferry, à bord duquel avaient embarqué quelque 270 personnes, ne sont pas connues, mais un témoin a évoqué une explosion qui aurait fait plonger l’avant du bateau.

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Editorial. Right prescription

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-30T15:20:01+00:00

Public needs full information on drugs recalls

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Au Niger, la tentative de coup d’Etat met en lumière les faiblesses de la junte du général Tiani

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-30T15:13:34+00:00

Après avoir été menacé durant une journée, le régime de Niamey est parvenu à mettre fin à une tentative de putsch, grâce à ses alliés russes d’Africa Corps. Mais cette mutinerie révèle sa fragilité, alors que le pays est en proie aux attaques de plusieurs groupes djihadistes.

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Nepal floods: lessons in managing Himalayan rivers

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-30T15:13:34+00:00

Conventional flood-risk assessments may no longer capture the risks facing mountain communities and downstream infra

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At least seven dead and 23 missing after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-30T15:12:03+00:00

Authorities say 237 people rescued and search under way for those who remain unaccounted forNorthern Cyprus ferry disaster – latest updatesAt least seven people have died and 23 people are missing after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, local authorities said.The territory’s prime minister, Ünal Üstel, told the state-run TRT news channel on Sunday that 237 people had been rescued. A search was under way for those who remained unaccounted for. Continue reading...

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At least eight dead and 22 missing after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-30T15:12:03+00:00

Authorities say 237 people rescued and search under way for those who remain unaccounted forNorthern Cyprus ferry disaster – latest updatesAt least eight people have died and 22 people are missing after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, local authorities said.The territory’s prime minister, Ünal Üstel, told the state-run TRT news channel on Sunday that 237 people had been rescued. A search was under way for those who remained unaccounted for. Continue reading...

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At least eight dead and 17 missing after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-30T15:12:03+00:00

Authorities say 237 people rescued and search under way for those who remain unaccounted forNorthern Cyprus ferry disaster – latest updatesAt least eight people have died and 17 people are missing after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, local authorities said.The territory’s prime minister, Ünal Üstel, told the state-run TRT news channel on Sunday that 237 people had been rescued. A search was under way for those who remained unaccounted for. Continue reading...

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At least eight dead and 18 missing after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-30T15:12:03+00:00

Authorities say 237 people rescued and search under way for those who remain unaccounted forNorthern Cyprus ferry disaster – latest updatesAt least eight people have died and 18 people are missing after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, local authorities said.The territory’s prime minister, Ünal Üstel, told the state-run TRT news channel on Sunday that 237 people had been rescued. A search was under way for those who remained unaccounted for. Continue reading...

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Economics and education reform

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-30T15:09:25+00:00

Everyone talks of reform without any analytical framework

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Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez says oil deal with Trump has ‘endless’ benefits

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-30T15:08:33+00:00

Deal that will reportedly see US take control of 65bn barrels of Venezuelan oil has provoked outrage in her countryVenezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has defended her government’s highly controversial energy deal with Donald Trump, insisting the South American country will maintain ownership and sovereignty over its massive oil reserves.Rodríguez, who assumed power in January after Trump ordered the abduction of the president, Nicolás Maduro, took to the airwaves on Saturday to push back against criticism of what the US president has called “the biggest oil deal in world history”.

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Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez defends ‘endless’ benefits of her oil deal with Trump

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-30T15:08:33+00:00

Deal that will reportedly see US take control of 65bn barrels of Venezuelan oil has provoked outrage in her countryVenezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has defended her government’s highly controversial energy deal with Donald Trump, insisting the South American country will maintain ownership and sovereignty over its massive oil reserves.Rodríguez, who assumed power in January after Trump ordered the abduction of the president, Nicolás Maduro, took to the airwaves on Saturday to push back against criticism of what the US president has called “the biggest oil deal in world history”.

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Atlassian bets big on India as AI changes software development

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-30T15:05:24+00:00

The India site has grown to more than 2,700 employees, with a large portion working across engineering, product and design, while the company is also expanding its sales workforce in the country

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Cash settlements on home insurance claims leaving vulnerable Australians short-changed, Asic says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-30T15:01:00+00:00

Corporate regulator finds insurers settling most claims with cash rather than by managing repairs or rebuilding, warning of ‘unfair outcomes’ for homeownersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHome insurers are overwhelmingly paying cash to settle claims, leaving Australians to foot blowouts in repair costs for their cyclone-damaged homes.The corporate regulator is calling for “realistic” bigger payouts, warning the practice could cause “unfair outcomes” for people already in vulnerable positions. Continue reading...

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Woman, 22, killed and five injured in shooting at Swiss rave

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-30T15:00:51+00:00

Manhunt under way after Italian dies from her injuries in the town of Aarau in the early hours of Sunday A manhunt is under way in Switzerland after a 22-year-old woman was killed ⁠and five people were injured, ⁠some seriously, in a ​shooting at a rave in the northern town of Aarau, local police have said.In the attack in the early hours of Sunday at a techno party at a covered horse racetrack , an Italian woman died from her injuries at the scene, authorities said. All those caught up in the shooting were residents of Switzerland and in their 20s. Continue reading...

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Smartglasses should automatically blur people’s faces while filming, Australia’s online safety regulator says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-30T15:00:01+00:00

Smartglasses with cameras can benefit the vision impaired but companies might pit ‘accessibility benefits against safety and privacy’, eSafety saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s online safety regulator has urged smart glasses companies to automatically blur people’s faces filmed on the devices, and make it clearer when someone is filming, as the federal government faces pressure to ban the technology.In advice to industry published on Monday, the office of the eSafety commissioner warned that while sm

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Iceland rejects EU accession talks after divisive referendum campaign

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-30T14:57:49+00:00

Well-funded no camp prevails, winning 52.8% of votes and gaining plaudits from Eurosceptic figures across EuropeAnalysis: Definitely no or maybe yes – what tipped the Icelandic referendumVoters in Iceland have ⁠rejected ⁠a government proposal ​to reopen ⁠accession talks with ⁠the ​EU after a closely fought referendum campaign that divided the country against a backdrop of global volatility.After a long and anxious night for those on both sides of the debate, the no camp ended up with 52.8% of votes on Sunday morning and the yes camp with 47.2%. Voter turnout was high at 82.5%. Continue reading

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Canada erects giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign as spat with Trump over name escalates

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-30T14:55:55+00:00

Meanwhile, Trump posts video of himself kicking over a Lake Ontario sign and replacing it with Lake America signDonald Trump and Canada continued a verbal duel on Saturday over the US government’s administrative renaming of Lake Ontario, with the country erecting a giant sign saying “Lake Ontario. Now and Always” – and the American president posting a video of him tearing down an avatar of that sign, erecting a replacement saying Lake America, and dancing to YMCA.Rhetoric over the naming of Lake Ontario is the public face of an escalating trade dispute between the US and its northern neighbor

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