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Newest first · UTC+11:00Devastating Nepal flood damage may cost up to a tenth of economy to rebuild
Nepal may need $4 billion to $5 billion to rebuild after this week's devastating floods, Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle told Reuters on Saturday, a bill equal to nearly a tenth of the economy.
· REUTERS
Iceland votes on whether to resume EU membership talks
Icelanders began voting Saturday in a referendum on whether to resume membership negotiations with the European Union, in a tight race that will be closely watched in Brussels.
· AFP
Democrats ignored the uncommitted movement for Gaza in 2024. Now, it’s winning elections
By linking progressive politics with nominally Arab American issues, organizers are building winning coalitions
· Tracie Mcmillan
Remaking the biscuit: from Doritos to digestives, why the UK’s snacks are being ‘reformulated’
Healthy eating rules are forcing brands to recook their recipes. Are consumers noticing the difference?
· Sarah Marsh
China’s Middle East policy at a crossroads 6 months into US-Israeli war on Iran
Gulf states are rethinking their strategy after coming under attack, but observers said Beijing does not want to commit itself too deeply
· Laura Zhou
China’s Middle East policy at a crossroads 6 months into US-Israeli war on Iran
Gulf states are rethinking their strategy after coming under attack, but observers said Beijing does not want to commit itself too deeply
· Laura Zhou
Burnham's summer tour is over - now he has to prove himself in Parliament
Things are about to get a lot tougher for the new prime minister
· Bbcnews
Liverpool v Nottingham Forest: Premier League – live
Updates from 12.30pm (BST) kickoff
· Scottmurray
Liverpool finalise Barcola deal, Premier League buildup and more – matchday live
PSG winger due for Liverpool medical over weekend
· Sarah Rendell, Luke Mclaughlin, Will Unwin, Andyhunter, Suzanne Wrack, Barneyronay
They laid down arms. Now ex-guerrillas in Colombia fear fate under new hardline president
‘Total peace’ plan of previous government led only 99 of Colombia’s 30,000 armed combatants to disarm, but new president Abelardo De la Espriella opposes peace agreements
· Tiago Rogero
China-Nepal floods: police officer filmed guiding people away from stricken border post
Footage from Gyirong Port in Tibet shows how Huang Peng tried to guide people civilians to safety moments before the crossing was destroyed
· Carol Yang
China-Nepal floods: police officer filmed guiding people away from stricken border post
Footage from Gyirong Port in Tibet shows how Huang Peng tried to guide people civilians to safety moments before the crossing was destroyed
· Carol Yang
Israeli veterans’ visit attracts controversy as calls grow for investigation into Zomi Frankcom killing
Support is growing for a joint international criminal investigation into the drone strike that killed Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom, as Palestinian advocates call for Israeli military veterans visiting Australia to be subjected to police questioning.
· Matthew Knott
Bradley Barcola due for medical as Liverpool finalise £123m deal for winger
Barcola will be club’s second-most expensive signing
· Andyhunter
Temasek backs Singapore Airlines’ Air India investment amid growing scrutiny
News of the funding request prompted a lawmaker from Singapore’s opposition to urge that Temasek’s funds not be used
· Reuters
Temasek backs Singapore Airlines’ Air India investment amid growing scrutiny
News of the funding request prompted a lawmaker from Singapore’s opposition to urge that Temasek’s funds not be used
· Reuters
The Melbourne community forced to tell the government each time someone visits their home
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Reality check for China’s carmakers as authorities tell them to focus on quality, not tech
Vice-minister says that to ensure safety, new technologies that fail to pass stricter approval procedures will be barred from market
· Daniel Ren
Reality check for China’s carmakers as authorities tell them to focus on quality, not tech
Vice-minister says that to ensure safety, new technologies that fail to pass stricter approval procedures will be barred from market
· Daniel Ren
10 years, 1,800 survey sites: inside China’s hi-tech push to map linguistic diversity
New Hunan Museum hall showcases major Chinese dialects and more than 100 ethnic minority languages, including Mongolian, Tibetan and Uygur
· Meredith Chen
10 years, 1,800 survey sites: inside China’s hi-tech push to map linguistic diversity
New Hunan Museum hall showcases major Chinese dialects and more than 100 ethnic minority languages, including Mongolian, Tibetan and Uygur
· Meredith Chen
Dozens of Metro Tunnel trains cancelled as industrial action threatens timetables
Metro Trains has been forced to cancel dozens of services through the $15 billion Metro Tunnel and may have to partially suspend operations due to ongoing industrial action at a train maintenance facility.
· Angus Delaney, Patrick Hatch
Federal government promises bills won’t increase due to data centres
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Global debt crisis will mean higher taxes – or worse
Bond markets are in revolt in response to rising government debt, meaning urgent change is needed in how national priorities are financed
· Anthony Rowley
Global debt crisis will mean higher taxes – or worse
Bond markets are in revolt in response to rising government debt, meaning urgent change is needed in how national priorities are financed
· Anthony Rowley
Comelec extends Dasmariñas voting hours until 5 p.m.
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday extended voting hours for the Dasmariñas, Cavite special election until 5 p.m. due to the prevailing bad weather.
· Dan Madrazo
US envoy’s Kashmir ‘part of India’ remark rattles Pakistan ties
Whether a slip or a calculated trade tactic, Sergio Gor’s remark upended decades of studied American neutrality on Kashmir
· Biman Mukherji
‘Important part of India’: the phrase rattling US-Pakistan ties
Whether a slip or a calculated trade tactic, Sergio Gor’s remark upended decades of studied American neutrality on Kashmir
· Biman Mukherji
Refugees International president trashes Israel's Gaza food claims
The president of Refugees International, Jeremy Konyndyk, termed “absurd on its face” the Israeli government claims that improved malnutrition stats in Gaza today “somehow invalidate the famine declaration a year ago”.
· Middleeasteye
Comelec extends Dasmariñas City special polls voting hours until 5 p.m.
DASMARIÑAS CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday extended the voting hours for the Dasmariñas City special elections until 5 p.m.
· Zacarian Sarao
Palawan junior tennis brings 3-week showcase to Mindanao
MANILA, Philippines — The Palawan Pawnshop nationwide junior tennis circuit shifts to Mindanao next week for a three-tournament swing that will take the country’s premier grassroots talent-search to Davao del Sur, Sultan Kudarat and Cotabato, giving the region’s young players another major platform to compete, gain …
· The Manila Times
EST Cola, Ho Chi Minh ready to shake up PVL Invitational
MANILA, Philippines — EST Cola of Thailand and Ho Chi Minh City Volleyball Club of Vietnam may not carry the same household names as the Premier Volleyball League’s top local clubs, but they are coming to the PVL Invitational with something more important than star billing: the talent, experience and ambition to cha…
· The Manila Times
PM vows to boost housing supply
Prime Minister Han Seong-sook on Saturday vowed to increase financial and policy support for development projects to boost housing supply.
· Yonhap
Low voter turnout expected in Dasmariñas City special polls due to rain
DASMARIÑAS CITY, Philippines — A low voter turnout is expected in Dasmariñas City’s special election due to the effects of the southwest monsoon, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Saturday.
· Zacarian Sarao
Sovereignty, farming and fishing: Iceland votes on its future with the EU
Country holds a knife-edge referendum that cuts across political divides on taking step closer to Brussels after Trump threats towards Greenland
· Miranda Bryant
AI can make China’s political language sound more threatening, scholar warns
Li Yan says human expertise is vital to retaining context in AI translations of Beijing’s policy ideas for overseas audiences
· Orange Wang
Lost in translation: how AI is distorting China’s message abroad
Li Yan says human expertise is vital to retaining context in AI translations of Beijing’s policy ideas for overseas audiences
· Orange Wang
Judge strikes down Trump visa policy targeting foreign pro-Palestinian university students
A federal judge on Friday ruled that laws that US President Donald Trump's administration used to cancel visas and initiate deportation proceedings against noncitizen college students based on their pro-Palestinian advocacy and criticism of Israel are unconstitutional.
· REUTERS
IDF warns budget delay will force reserve, intelligence cuts beginning in September
The IDF will be forced to take severe, immediate measures beginning in early September because of the Finance Ministry’s “foot-dragging” in transferring the funds, despite instructions from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, senior military officials said on Thursday.
· AMIR BOHBOT
PM vows to boost housing supply
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook on Saturday vowed to increase financial and policy support for development projects to boost housing supply.
· Deok-Hyun Kim
CBC releases policy change after controversy about refusing to refer to 9/11 as ‘terrorist attacks’
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· Fox News
Iceland heads to polls in knife-edge referendum on restarting EU talks
Icelanders head to the polls on Saturday to decide whether their country should reenter negotiations to join the European Union, a vote that could have economic and security implications beyond the small Arctic country.
· Stephen Quillen
‘I don’t want to be a backseat driver’: Gordon Brown on Burnham, billionaires – and his vision for a better Britain
The former UK prime minister is still shaping politics (even if he doesn’t want to interfere). He talks about keeping his temper, staying fit – and why he won’t pay £90 for a Scotland football shirt
· Charlotte Edwardes
Today in Korean history
1920 -- Lee Dong-hui takes office as prime minister of the Korean government in exile. Korea was under Japanese colonial rule from 1910 to 1945.
· Kim Seung-yeon
Ghalibaf says 'no one will be able to sell oil in region where Iran can't'
Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned that “no one will be able to sell oil in a region where Tehran cannot”, according to Mehr News Agency.
· Middleeasteye
China-Nepal floods: rescuers pull 2 survivors out of rubble near Tibet border crossing
Chinese emergency response teams continued searching after reaching the Gyirong border checkpoint that was destroyed by a mudslide
· Laura Zhou
China-Nepal floods: rescuers pull 2 survivors out of rubble near Tibet border crossing
Chinese emergency response teams continued searching after reaching the Gyirong border checkpoint that was destroyed by a mudslide
· Laura Zhou
Cook says he would be ‘heartbroken’ if Labor loses Secret Harbour
Premier Roger Cook says it would “break his heart” to lose the seat of Secret Harbour as polls opened in the southern suburbs electorate.
· Hamish Hastie
The bond market prepares for a hike to interest rates, while US stocks drift lower
NEW YORK — The bond market swung Friday as investors built bets that the Federal Reserve may hike interest rates soon to get the nation’s high inflation under control. US stocks, meanwhile, dipped but not by much after economists said a speech by Chairman Kevin Warsh helped strengthen faith that the Fed will do what…
· Associated Press