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Flash floods destroy villages in central Nepal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-16T10:12:48+00:00

Landslide blocks river and triggers downstream flooding, while summer temperatures persist in PortugalFlash floods have swept through Nepal’s central Gorkha district after a pre-dawn landslide on 11 October blocked the Budhi Gandaki River, triggering severe downstream flooding. Two villages in the worst-affected Chumanubri rural municipality were reportedly destroyed, with homes, roads and bridges washed away. Part of a hydropower station was also damaged.After river levels surged from 2 metres to nearly 8.5 metres within hours, the national disaster risk reduction and management authority rep

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Museum releases historical photos of island where Amelia Earhart may have crashed

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-16T10:09:14+00:00

Images from New Zealand aerial survey of Nikumaroro in 1938 offer new clues over aviator’s disappearanceA New Zealand museum has released nearly 50 photos from a 1938 aerial survey of the island where Amelia Earhart is believed to have crash-landed, offering amateur sleuths new evidence to scour for traces of the pioneering aviator and her plane.The black-and-white images were published by the Air Force Museum of New Zealand after renewed interest in one of the biggest mysteries of the 20th century, spurred by a US expedition to the Pacific atoll of Nikumaroro in search of new clues. Continue

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British man fined €3,000 for causing two-year-old son’s death in Cyprus

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-16T10:05:54+00:00

Joshua Foster pleaded guilty over death of toddler who fell from fourth-floor window of hotel during family holidayA British man has been handed a €3,000 (£2,500) fine after his two-year-old son fell nearly 12 metres (40ft) to his death from the fourth floor window of a hotel in Cyprus.Joshua Foster thought the window was closed when he placed the boy on a sill to show him the view of a waterpark and “lost control” of him, the court previously heard. Continue reading...

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Trump calls Ukraine’s renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries ‘a disgrace’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-16T10:01:58+00:00

US president says Zelenskyy ‘more difficult ​to deal with ​than Putin’ after ‘energy ceasefire’ collapsesEurope live – latest updatesDonald Trump has called Ukraine’s renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries “a disgrace”, while renewing his criticism of Volodymyr ⁠Zelenskyy after an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine collapsed.Ukraine resumed strikes on Russian oil refineries ⁠after Zelenskyy said that Kyiv was abandoning a ceasefire abruptly declared by Trump last week, one that neither Russia nor Ukraine said they had agreed to. Continue reading...

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‘Opening the lid of a horrible secret’: Jamaicans confront enslavement with taboo-busting stories on screen

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-16T10:00:02+00:00

As violent spirits are unleashed in Sky’s Possession, observers see confident creatives reclaiming the island’s narratives in a form of ‘cultural reparation’ A woman opens a 300‑year‑old box, unleashing a violent spirit – it is the spirit of colonialism and oppression roaring back to life. It is a pivotal scene in Sky’s supernatural series Possession and symbolises a wider shift in Jamaica’s film industry, where directors are increasingly using the landscape to tell Jamaican stories – including those that confront enslavement, trauma and historical memory.The series is about a biracial Briti

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Cognizant India CMD Rajesh Varrier joins Federal Bank’s Board of Directors

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-16T09:58:15+00:00

A tech industry veteran, Varrier has previously served as the EVP, Head of Global Services at Infosys Americas as well as Global Head of Infosys’ Digital and Microsoft businesses and the CIO and Digital Officer for Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance. 

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IIM Kozhikode, Accenture LearnVantage to launch Global MBA in March 2027

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-16T09:52:59+00:00

The programme will combine academic expertise, industry insights and international learning opportunities to prepare experienced professionals for technology-driven business environments

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Burnham to deliver speech in Scotland on devolution – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-10-16T09:49:50+00:00

The prime minister is expected to announce plans on devolving decision-making powers away from both Westminster and Holyrood towards regions and townsGood morning and welcome to our UK politics live blog. Prime minister Andy Burnham is in Scotland today where he is expected to invite Scotland’s first minister, John Swinney, to collaborate on devolving decision-making powers away from both Westminster and Holyrood and pushing control further down to Scottish regions and towns.The newswires have reported an extract of his speech, which he is expected to deliver in Lanarkshire around midday:Durin

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Cage-free eggs account for just 0.08% of India’s supply

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-16T09:44:48+00:00

Corporate sourcing commitments are growing, but higher production costs and a shortage of reliable, certified suppliers constrain expansion

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Pakistan to chair IMF, World Bank boards next year for first time since 1953

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-10-16T09:43:15+00:00

Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema, who is also Pakistan’s governor to the World Bank, was formally announced as the incoming chair during the plenary session of the 2026 WBG-IMF Annual Meetings in Bangkok.

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