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Новый король Норвегии: кто такой Хокон VIII

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-08-28T12:28:28+00:00

Король Норвегии Харальд V умер на 90-м году жизни после 35 лет пребывания на престоле. Новым монархом стал его сын – кронпринц Хокон, взявший тронное имя Хокон VIII (полное имя – Хокон Магнус). В Норвегии король является формальным главой государства, хотя его полномочия носят скорее церемониальный характер, реальная власть принадлежит парламенту во главе с премьер-министром (сейчас – Йонас Гар Стёре). Подробнее о седьмом норвежском короле из династии Глюксбургов – в справке «Ведомостей».

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Monsoon surge in East India could raise flood risk in Nepal: WMO centre

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-28T12:27:12+00:00

With flood-hit Nepal still vulnerable, Beijing centre of World Meteorological Organisation is keeping a close watch on monsoon systems driving next rounds of rain in neighbouring India

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TalkTV criticised for not saying reporter who made migrant crossing was Reform member

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-28T12:26:38+00:00

Christian Drogan crossed the channel in a small boat from France into England for a TalkTV documentaryRupert Murdoch’s online channel TalkTV is facing criticism after it did not disclose that a journalist who travelled to Britain in a small boat for a documentary was a Reform party member and activist.The channel revealed the “world exclusive” this week, stating that the treacherous journey had made the former builder turned journalist Christian Drogan the first British man “to invade his own country”. Continue reading...

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First Thing: Rescue efforts continue as death toll rises in Nepal-Tibet flood

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-28T12:24:32+00:00

More than 1,300 people are missing in Nepal and in Tibet after catastrophic flash floods swept through the region, killing at least 469. Plus: Six months of the war in IranDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Rescue operations have resumed in Nepal and Tibet after a pause when a lake at the border began to overflow. The lake was formed when a wall of mud and debris hit the hub of Gyirong in Tibet on Wednesday, causing catastrophic flash floods that thundered down valleys and obliterated villages.What could have caused this deadly flash floods? Satellite imagery

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Nepal-Tibet flash flood: death toll rises above 540 as rescue operations resume – latest updates

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-28T12:22:30+00:00

More than 1,500 people are missing, including hundreds of foreign nationals and tourists, amid race to find survivorsFlood risk forces halt to rescues in Tibet, as Nepal death toll rises to 469Visual guide: how the deadly flooding unfoldedTell us: have you been affected by the flash floods?More now on the Nepali army’s rescue operation to save about 100 people trapped in a tunnel at a hydropower project swamped by Wednesday’s flooding.“Two helicopters have been dispatched but it is challenging because it is tough to even locate the entry points of the tunnel,” army spokesperson Raja Ram Basnet

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The e-ternal flame

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-28T12:05:06+00:00

The Mercedes-Benz E220d does understated elegance like nothing else as we drive it to find out if the E-Class nameplate can still hold its own

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Trump rollback of US forest protections could accelerate extinction of 400 endangered species

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-28T12:00:58+00:00

Decision to rescind ‘roadless rule’ opens more than 45m acres of national forests to roads, drilling and loggingMore than 400 endangered animal and plant species could face accelerated extinction after the Donald Trump administration’s decision to rescind a rule that has protected old-growth forests for more than two decades.According to a new report from the Center for Biological Diversity, the rollback of the Bill Clinton-era “roadless rule” could put 7.4m acres of endangered-species habitat and nearly 1,800 miles of protected rivers and streams at risk, while opening more than 45m acres of

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The Prize of Cool

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-28T12:00:43+00:00

The Land Rover Defender Trophy Edition is anything but subtle. And yet, it might just be the most sensible of the lot

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En Turquie, des cérémonies funéraires publiques organisées en hommage aux combattants tués du PKK

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-28T12:00:15+00:00

Le Parti des travailleurs du Kurdistan, engagé dans un processus de négociations avec l’Etat turc, a publié, depuis le 21 août, une liste d’une centaine de noms de combattants morts ces dernières années. Des cérémonies funéraires ont lieu un peu partout dans les grandes villes, notamment dans le Sud-Est.

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UK petrol prices hit highest level in almost four years as bank holiday getaway looms

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-28T11:56:52+00:00

Average cost of petrol reaches 161.6p a litre, while diesel costs average of 183.4p, according to the AAUK petrol prices have hit their highest level since 2022, piling more financial pressure on motorists before the bank holiday weekend.The average cost of petrol has reached 161.6p a litre, while diesel costs an average of 183.4p a litre, according to the breakdown company the AA. Continue reading...

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India could hit $5.1 trillion by FY29, says OmniScience Capital

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-28T11:56:13+00:00

The investment firm projects nominal GDP growth of 8% annually in US dollar terms, assuming 6.5% real growth, 4% inflation and 2.5% rupee depreciation per year

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