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About 100 people were stranded within a tunnel during a hydroelectric project on Friday, and Nepali army helicopter rescue crews were working to free them. On Friday, August 28, 2026, Nepal police announced that 469 people had died as a result of a flash flood that happened earlier this week. According to a statement from the Nepal Police, 796 people—including 50 foreigners—had been evacuated by land and 796 more have been rescued from the affected areas by helicopters. In the meantime, Earth scientists evaluated the destruction and looked for hints in satellite data. According to geomorphologists Kristen Cook and Dan Shugar, satellite photographs showed that the bedrock beneath the glacier had crumbled, throwing rocks and ice down the valley along with the enormous block of ice. In addition, the Red Cross issued an urgent request for $31 million to address the catastrophic landslides and flash floods that occurred along the border between Nepal and Tibet. The day after releasing one m...

A measure seeking the prohibition will be introduced by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's party, alleging harm to a generation of youngsters. Christopher Luxon, the prime minister of New Zealand, has said that his party will present a bill in parliament that aims to prohibit children under the age of sixteen from using social media. The law proposes sanctions of up to 10% of a platform's worldwide income for non-compliance. The bill would mandate that social media companies take reasonable measures to confirm users' ages, such as using digital identity documents, facial recognition technology, and account information already in place. Luxon stated in a statement on Monday that "we simply cannot accept the harm being done to a generation of New Zealand children." "Social media is affecting their family life, mental health, sleep, and education by exposing them to harmful content, addictive technology, and pressures they are not prepared to deal with." ...

Due to a decline in the U.S. dollar and a prolonged sell-off in longer-term Treasury notes, gold prices on Friday were near three-month highs and on course for weekly gains of more than 5%. Spot gold increased 2.1% to $4,617.23/oz at 16:01 ET (20:01 GMT), while gold futures increased 2.2% to $4,673.84/oz. The former was up 5.6% while the latter was up 5.4% for the week. The week's major story in bond markets Participants in the precious metal market have been concentrating on the fixed-income sector this week. Prior to Wednesday, there had been a sell-off in longer-term U.S. Treasury bonds in particular since the Federal Reserve's July interest rate decision. This sell-off was caused by worries about inflation brought on by rising oil prices as well as the enormous amount of debt that mega-cap firms were issuing to finance their investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure. On Tuesday, the benchmark 10-year yield reached a new 52-week high of 4.748%, while the 30-yea...

In August alone, India notified Google three complaints regarding a pattern on Firebase.Top institutions like SBI, ICICI, and Axis were impersonated by phishing URLs, and in 2025, Indians lost around $2.4 billion due to alleged cyber theft. BENGALURU, Aug. 21 (Reuters) - According to government notices and a source familiar with the situation, India has ordered Google to close hundreds of accounts on its Firebase web development platform after discovering a pattern of criminals abusing the service to pose as major banks and defraud people. According to government data, Indians lost around $2.4 billion in alleged cyber fraud in 2025, making online scams one of India's most urgent law enforcement concerns. The government has been pursuing con artists for years by ordering the removal of their websites. However, according to a source with firsthand knowledge of the situation, Indian officials have recently observed a "pattern" that con artists are employing Firebase, Google...

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, denounces the "cynical and despicable" attack that injured over 130 people in his hometown of Kryvyi Rih. At least 15 people were killed and over 130 injured when Russian drones attacked a crowded retail center in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih. The main shopping complex in the city was the target of Friday's strikes, which caused a fire, according to Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the Kryvyi Rih Defense Council, on Telegram. Zelenskyy is under fire when the former defense director called for a wartime election. List 2 of 3Nord Stream bombing suspects to Hollywood fixer: Who is Volodymyr Zhuravlev? Russia says it is prepared for "new ideas" on the war in Ukraine that align with Putin's objectives. Oleksandr Hanzha, the regional governor, reported that five of the 22 injured children were in critical condition. He stated that 29 individuals were in critical condition overall. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the presi...

In a statement, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Davis, commander of Alaskan Command, the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, and Eleventh Air Force, said, "This is a devastating loss for our military family and the communities we serve." All eight persons on board were killed when a charter plane crashed close to a remote radar post in western Alaska, according to federal aviation and military officials. President Donald Trump's recently announced sanctions campaign has been dismissed by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as a ploy to divert attention from domestic issues in Washington rather than a real plan against Tehran. Araghchi wrote on X that the action was intended as a diversion from Washington's "unprecedented debt & surging interest costs." Five significant advancements: Araghchi's rebuke: Iran's top diplomat said that Trump's sanctions effort was not a real Iran strategy, but rather a smoke screen for Amer...