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Read more: https://sc.mp/cc3d3c A landslide at the China-Nepal border has hit a key checkpoint with Tibet, resulting in “major casualties”, according to state media and footage shared online. The landslide began in Nepal’s Rasuwa region on Wednesday and struck Tibet’s bordering southwestern county Gyirong, according to Xinhua.
Google sister company Waymo plans to launch driverless taxi services with robotaxis in Bavaria's capital from next year. In the coming weeks, Waymo cars with drivers will first map the city.
Cleveland police not ruling out links to organised crime as force also continues to investigate circumstances around fatal A66 crashA murder investigation has been launched after a house fire in Middlesbrough killed two people, with police not ruling out links to organised crime.The blaze in the early hours of Wednesday came as police continue to investigate the wider circumstances around a collis...
Iran’s deputy foreign minister announced a temporary shipping corridor in the Strait of Hormuz.
A roughly 12-metre-long whale has been found dead on a beach in Tijuana, Mexico.
Donald Trump's order for flags to be lowered at half-mast to honour Dolly Parton has been met with applause. However, some fans are pointing out that Trump's tribute rings a false note, as Parton's literacy initiative is suffering under Republican rule...
After two years of a cautious thaw, China and India are heading towards a pivotal test: can the relationship move beyond managed optics to meaningful engagement? President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are expected to cross paths next week at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Sources expect a short, tightly managed encounter on the side...
After two years of a cautious thaw, China and India are heading towards a pivotal test: can the relationship move beyond managed optics to meaningful engagement? President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are expected to cross paths next week at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Sources expect a short, tightly managed encounter on the side...
Piketon datacenter promises to generate thousands of jobs, but environmental groups voice concern over projectOn a winding road tucked away behind forests in the Appalachian foothills of southern Ohio is where OpenAI, Nvidia and Japanese investors are set to spend $500bn on one of the largest artificial intelligence datacenters on the planet.Last March, the energy secretary, Chris Wright, the comm...
Pezeshkian's words of defiance came as Iran's deputy foreign minister said a deal with Oman would bar all military vessels from the Strait of Hormuz in an escalation of Tehran's demands that drew opposition from Washington, which has previously threatened to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way".
A hospital official told the BBC that the door to the ward was not locked, but manned with security guards, to protect the babies.
Suwarrow atoll, once the secluded refuge of hermit Tom Neale, has transformed into the Cook Islands' inaugural conservation sanctuary. After Neale spent sixteen years in seclusion on Anchorage Island, the atoll was designated as a national park and bird haven. This vital area now protects critical seabird nesting grounds and marine ecosystems, allowing Neale's legacy to be honored through his pres...
European countries have spent unforeseen billions of euros on fossil fuel imports due to the drastic surge in prices that followed the war against Iran. Meanwhile, European and international groups are urging Ursula von der Leyen to set out a plan to phase out fossil fuels.
Fire at hospital in Pakistan’s capital kills 14 newborns, officials say
Flash flooding tore through a valley in Nepal, sweeping away villages and hundreds of tourists, including Americans, authorities say.
Dolly Parton was one of the rare celebrities that transcended divides in the United States. The country music legend and actress died, aged 80, on August 25.
New policy allows India’s private sector to produce advanced weaponry, supporting its goal of military self-sufficiency.
BBC music correspondent Mark Savage looks back on the legacy of the "irreplaceable" late singer.
BBC music correspondent Mark Savage looks back on the legacy of the "irreplaceable" late singer.
At least 72 people were dead and hundreds of others – many of them foreign tourists – were missing on Wednesday night, hours after massive flash floods and landslides engulfed a border area between China and Nepal. Chinese state media reported that the disaster struck Nepal at around 9am, spilling over into Gyirong county in the Tibet autonomous region, causing “major casualties and missing person...
Hundreds of people – many of them foreign tourists – were missing on Wednesday night, hours after a massive landslide engulfed a border area between China and Nepal. Chinese state media reported that the disaster struck Nepal at around 9am, spilling over into Gyirong county in the Tibet autonomous region, causing “major casualties and missing persons” at a border checkpoint in the county, which is...
Rescue operations are under way after a landslide at the China-Nepal border engulfed a key border checkpoint, resulting in “major casualties”, according to Chinese state media. The landslide began in Nepal at around 9am on Wednesday and also struck Tibet’s Gyirong county, which is under the administration of Shigatse city, according to Xinhua. Footage circulating online showed the landslide engulf...
The 4 Lazy F Ranch in Wyoming remained with the Frew family for decades after they bought it in 1927. Emily Frew Oliver turned the family summer retreat into a dude ranch in 1950. In 1967, she sold the property to the federal government but kept a life estate. She voluntarily gave it up in 2006, ending her family’s long connection with the historic ranch.
Less than three months before the midterm elections, Republicans are already facing tough headwinds – and now an unlikely issue has the potential to galvanise voters against them even further.
Devasted parents gathered outside a hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Wednesday after a fire tore through a mother-and-baby ward, killing at least 14 newborns. Witnesses described chaotic and harrowing scenes, including intense smoke and broken glass, while local media blamed the tragedy on a faulty air conditioning system.
Mother and daughter detained by ICE in hospital after car crash
Over 20,000 participants hurled 165 tonnes of tomatoes in Buñol's streets during Spain's famed La Tomatina festival.
