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Global US immigrant visa pause: the fallout across China, Asia and Hong Kong
Scientists found that DNA once dismissed as "junk" helps chromosomes find their partners
Repetitive DNA near chromosome centers forms a unique barcode for partner recognition. This barcode guides chromosomes to their correct partners during egg cell development. When this DNA barcode is disrupted, chromosomes pair incorrectly or fail to pair. A quality-control system eliminates eggs with such errors before they mature. This discovery revives an old idea about "junk" DNA's role in repr...
China-Nepal flash flood: 362 dead and over 1,000 missing, including hundreds of foreigners
Rescue teams struggled to reach the site of a massive Himalayan mudslide and flash flood on the China-Nepal border on Thursday as the toll from the disaster rose to 362 dead, with more than 1,000 missing. As of Thursday afternoon, three people were confirmed dead and 558 missing on the Chinese side, with 359 dead and at least 667 missing in Nepal. “Nearly 100” Chinese nationals were missing on the...
China-Nepal flash flood: nearly 300 dead and over 1,000 missing, including hundreds of foreigners
At least 292 people have been killed and more than 1,000 are missing after a massive Himalayan mudslide and flash flood struck the Gyirong Port area along the China-Nepal border on Wednesday. As of Thursday afternoon, three people were confirmed dead and 558 missing on the Chinese side, with 289 dead and more than 644 missing in Nepal. “Nearly 100” Chinese nationals were missing on the Nepalese si...
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China-Nepal flash flood: over 800 missing as glacial collapse brings death downstream
At least 180 people have been killed and more than 800 are missing after a massive Himalayan mudslide and flash flood struck the Gyirong Port area along the China-Nepal border on Wednesday. As of Thursday afternoon, three people are confirmed dead and 265 missing on the Chinese side, with 177 dead and over 644 missing in Nepal. The Nepali prime minister’s office said 484 tourists were missing, i...
China-Nepal border disaster: 1,000-plus missing as Beijing sends rescue teams
A massive mudslide and flash flood struck the Gyirong Port area along the China-Nepal border on Wednesday, leaving at least 160 people dead and more than 1,000 missing across both sides of the divide. According to the latest official update from the Shigatse municipal government press conference on Thursday morning, three people have been confirmed dead and 558 remain missing on the Chinese side. ...
Nepal flash flood live updates: more than 500 missing in Tibet, reports China, amid search for hundreds of tourists
At least 165 people have died, while officials believe 340 foreign nationals from India, the US, UK, Australia, Malaysia and Ukraine among those missing. Follow the latest newsFlash floods on Nepal-Tibet border leave scores dead and hundreds missingTell us: have you been affected by the flash floods?Hundreds of foreign nationals are missing in Nepal after the catastrophic flash flooding killed at ...
Japan’s sumo chiefs trim tour dates, demand air con to beat summer heat
Sumo chiefs are planning measures to beat Japan’s increasingly punishing summer heat, including avoiding venues that do not have air conditioning and lightening the load on weary wrestlers. Japan sweltered through its hottest summer on record last year and parts of the country have hit 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in recent days. Hakata ward in the southwestern city of Fukuoka on We...
Qatar’s prime minister to visit Tehran, seeking to revive US-Iran talks
Sheikh Mohammed's visit comes as US-Israel war on Iran nears its sixth month with no diplomatic breakthrough in sight.
Australia news live: most banks now predict another rate hike; Ken Henry delivers warning over ‘stupid’ GST deal
Fallout from Wednesday’s hotter than expected inflation number continues. Follow today’s news liveNepal flash flood disaster – live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says Dfat officials are ready to provide consular assistance to Australians in Nepal, after the devastating flooding in the country.A local tourism official said th...
Palestinians mourn ‘Camel of Hardship’ artist Sliman Mansour
Palestinians have mourned prominent artist Sliman Mansour at a public funeral in the occupied West Bank.
Carney to address European Parliament as Canada deepens ties after break with Trump
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will address the European Parliament next month in a high-profile visit that underscores Canada’s push to deepen ties with Europe
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook denounces Trump’s mortgage fraud claims
The Trump administration has doubled down on its accusations against Cook, despite a Supreme Court ruling in her favour.
UEFA to lift FIFA boycott threat ahead of Champions League draw
European soccer body UEFA is set to formally withdraw its threat to boycott FIFA competitions after receiving assurances Gianni Infantino’s failed World Cup sell-off plan will not be revived. UEFA’s member federations are meeting Thursday in Monaco ahead of the Champions League draw, where they are expected to end the threat.
UEFA to withdraw FIFA boycott threat ahead of Champions League draw
European soccer body UEFA is set to formally withdraw its threat to boycott FIFA competitions after receiving assurances Gianni Infantino’s failed World Cup sell-off plan will not be revived. UEFA’s member federations are meeting Thursday in Monaco ahead of the Champions League draw, where they are expected to end the threat.
UEFA set to withdraw FIFA boycott threat ahead of Champions League draw
Thursday's draw for this season's Champions League has been somewhat overshadowed by the latest developments in the dispute between UEFA and FIFA over plans to bring private financing into the World Cup, with European football's governing body expected to drop a threatened boycott of global competitions.
Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who became a global superstar, dies aged 97
From the 1950s to the 2020s, Kusama produced vivid paintings, sculptures and vast installations that often drew on her experience of hallucinationsYayoi Kusama, the Japanese outsider artist who reached superstar status after decades living in a psychiatric hospital, has died aged 97.Kusama died in a Tokyo hospital on 14 August. Her death was announced by her studio in a statement on her website. C...
Singapore police raid iron ore trader Radiant World over fake document claims
Singaporean police raided the local office of iron ore trader Radiant World last week and questioned some of the firm’s employees, according to people familiar with the matter, part of an investigation into the company’s transactions after some counterparties raised concerns about allegedly falsified documents. Several major commodity traders have cut ties with the company amid concerns that it pr...
Brazil sues chat platform Discord over failure to protect child users
Lawsuit is latest instance of Brazil taking aggressive steps to rein in tech giants over child safety issues online.
Afghanistan women's rights: Entrepreneurship under Taliban rule
Five years after the Taliban retook Afghanistan, women are barred from education but turning to entrepreneurship. Over 10,000 women-led businesses are now licensed. NBC News' Yasmin Vossoughian reports.
At least 12 dead as wildfires sweep through northern Algeria
Northern Africa has experienced severe heatwaves this summer, leading to hundreds of fires across the region.
China’s Akeso says cancer drug beat AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi in phase 3 trial
Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Akeso announced on Wednesday that its immunotherapy drug had outperformed AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi in a head-to-head phase-three trial for biliary tract cancer. The result represents another breakthrough for Akeso’s ivonescimab – which has already been licensed by the US firm Summit Therapeutics in a multibillion-dollar deal – as China’s biopharma industry increasingly ...
US labels Palestine Action a terror group, founder says ‘that’s rich’
Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori tells Jazeera that US sanctions designating the group a terrorist organisation.
Hong Kong remains most international city in Asia, widening lead over Singapore
Hong Kong has widened its lead over Singapore as Asia’s most international city, buoyed by gains in innovation and ideas, but still trails in attracting technology investment, a leading business chamber study has found. The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce’s annual Asian Cities Internationality Index, released on Thursday, ranked Hong Kong first among 11 Asian cities with 74.6 out of 100 poin...
Bears and pest control: how Japan is spending its departure tax windfall
Billions of yen from a higher departure tax that Japan plans to use to support tourism are being channelled into projects that critics say offer limited direct benefit to travellers, including measures to prevent bear attacks and eradicate an invasive beetle. The Japanese government expects to raise 130 billion yen (US$817.7 million) in the 2026 financial year from the International Tourist Tax, a...
Nepal floods: children as young as 11 among Australian tour group missing after flash flooding
Nepali tour operator fears 15 Australians who had been on a trek near the border with China have died after devastating floodNepal flash flood live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Nepali tour operator says he fears that 15 Australians trekking with his company in a valley ravaged by flash flooding have died.Sagar Pandey, the founder and chief executive of Himala...
Nepal floods: Children as young as 11 among Australian tour group missing after flash flooding
Nepali tour operator fears 15 Australians who had been on a trekking tour near border with China have died after devastating floodingA Nepali tour operator says he fears that 15 Australians trekking with his company in a valley ravaged by flash flooding have died.Sagar Pandey, the founder and chief executive of Himalayan Glacier Trekking, said he has lost all contact with his tour group of 47 peop...
Democratic states sue to block postal service from carrying out Trump’s mail-in voting order – as it happened
This live blog is now closed.Sign up for the US Breaking News emailA US military strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean on Tuesday killed four people, officials said.US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said in a post on X that the strike targeted a vessel “operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean.” Continue reading...