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Nepal-Tibet floods: number of missing climbs to nearly 3,000 as search for survivors enters fourth day – latest updates

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-29T07:47:08+00:00

Nepali minister estimates cost of rebuilding could be up to $5bn, as death toll rises to 626 with seven confirmed dead in Tibet‘The flood took everything I have’: survivors grieve for relatives and homes swept away in NepalChinese rescuers find ‘nothing but ruins’ at border crossing as Nepal seeks help to ID and store the deadIndia said it is increasing surveillance of glaciers and glacial lakes in its Himalayan regions bordering Nepal and China.The deadly floods on the Nepal-Tibet border were believed to have been triggered by a glacial collapse that was detected as a magnitude 5.2 seismic ev

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Tata Sons gets RoC nod to hold AGM by December-end

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-29T07:43:29+00:00

A quorum dispute involving a key shareholder has delayed crucial corporate decisions, prompting Tata Sons to seek additional time for compliance

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Vietnam restates readiness for ‘constructive’ US trade talks

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-29T07:26:46+00:00

US Trade Representative Greer informed Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Thang that the US aims to quickly conclude negotiations on the reciprocal trade agreement

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Cotton yarn prices rise 60%; apparel exporters seek export curbs

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-29T07:11:26+00:00

The industry says higher raw material and fuel costs are squeezing manufacturers just as new international market opportunities are expanding.

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РФ готується до ескалації, попереду критичні 7-8 місяців, - Туск

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-29T07:10:00+00:00

Прем’єр Польщі заявив, що Москва демонструє дедалі більше ознак підготовки до нового загострення, а осінь і зима можуть стати вирішальними для безпеки всього регіону.

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‘In walked this big bundle of energy’: the day Dolly Parton came to Rotherham

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-29T07:00:21+00:00

Country star came to South Yorkshire town in 2007 for UK launch of the Imagination Library, her book donation schemeShane Jarman was up a ladder decorating a Christmas tree at the school where he was deputy headteacher when he got a call asking him to come to Rotherham hospital ASAP. It was December 2007 and Jarman’s wife, Claire, had given birth the previous day to their first child, a girl called Emma, so of course he rushed to the phone. All was well, he was told, but that “everything would become clear” when he got to the hospital.Once there, his wife told him – somewhat unexpectedly – tha

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Nepal’s flood damage may cost up to a tenth of economy to rebuild

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-29T06:42:38+00:00

“The ‌initial ⁠estimate is between $4-$5 billion, we will require much less than what we needed for the 2015 earthquake,” ‌Finance Minister said

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Питерского парня бросили из-за ИИ: главные ИИ-глюки недели

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-08-29T06:41:51+00:00

Искусственный интеллект (ИИ) на минувшей неделе подвел российского влюбленного, дизайнеров Apple, американского миллиардера, популярного диджея. «Ведомости» собрали самые яркие новости из мира искусственного интеллекта.

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Nepal-Tibet floods: death toll rises to 626 and number missing climbs to nearly 3,000 – latest updates

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-29T06:40:42+00:00

Rescue workers and military personnel have been working around the clock since Wednesday’s disaster‘The flood took everything I have’: survivors grieve for relatives and homes swept away in NepalChinese rescuers find ‘nothing but ruins’ at border crossing as Nepal seeks help to ID and store the deadThe risk of a lake formed after the glacier collapse bursting near the China-Nepal border where the ⁠devastating flood occurred earlier ⁠this week has decreased, ​Chinese authorities said today, as its size appears to have shrunk.Satellite images from Thursday this morning suggest water in the lake

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Nepal allo stremo, il pericolo di un’altra alluvione. Oltre 675 morti, quasi tremila i dispersi

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-29T06:35:29+00:00

“Non abbiamo bisogno di soccorritori, Mandate tecnici e denaro”: secondo il ministro delle Finanze, il Paese necessita di 4-5 miliardi di dollari per la ricostruzione. E di assistenza tecnica estera per le operazioni di soccorso nei tunnel, i test del dna e il ripristino dei trasporti

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