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• World honours Dolly Parton

  26-08-2026 22:16 via smh.com.au
  
  The world has found wonderful ways to honour and celebrate country music legend Dolly Parton.
  
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• The 38 Australians missing in the Nepal-Tibet floods, and what we know about them

  28-08-2026 15:20 via smh.com.au
  
  Families across the country are reeling in the aftermath of the devastating flash flooding in Nepal and Tibet, as loved ones at home hold out hope for any good news.
  
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• Photo gallery: Flash flooding devastates Nepal and Tibet

  28-08-2026 13:19 via smh.com.au
  
  A selection of images from Nepal-China border area after mud and rock collapsed into a river on August 26, triggering catastrophic flooding.
  
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• Missing Australian hiker makes contact after Nepal floods

  28-08-2026 10:29 via smh.com.au
  
  An Australian woman feared missing in the Nepal flood disaster has reached out to her parents to confirm she is safe.
  
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• Nepalese military pulls off incredible flood rescue

  28-08-2026 09:44 via smh.com.au
  
  Two people have been pulled from a tunnel in a hydropower project devastated by the flash floods in Nepal.
  
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• Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89

  28-08-2026 09:10 via smh.com.au
  
  Crowds gathered outside the royal palace in Oslo and political leaders cancelled trips outside the country to return to the capital and show respect for Harald, who reigned for 35 years.
  
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• King Harald’s death at 89 ushers in new era for Norway

  28-08-2026 09:10 via smh.com.au
  
  Harald’s 53-year-old son Haakon becomes monarch while Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra will be the first female heir to the throne of Norway in 600 years.
  
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• King Harald V of Norway dies

  28-08-2026 09:00 via smh.com.au
  
  King Harald V of Norway has died aged 89 after developing a serious blood infection.
  
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• Missing Australian makes contact after second flood fears disrupt rescue operations

  28-08-2026 08:43 via smh.com.au
  
  Growing risk of a second disaster temporarily put authorities on the edge, but there was some good news with one of the 39 missing Australian travellers in the region contacting her relieved parents.
  
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• Rescue operations halted as lake near Nepal border starts to overflow

  28-08-2026 08:26 via smh.com.au
  
  Foreign Minister Penny Wong says at least 39 Australians are missing after the deluge of ice and rock destroyed parts of Nepal’s border with China.
  
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• Death toll from Nepal catastrophe continues to rise

  28-08-2026 08:21 via smh.com.au
  
  The death toll from catastrophic flash flooding in Nepal and Tibet has risen to 469 as thousands more remain unaccounted for.
  
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• The Lindsay Clancy army, from mums in pink to right-wing podcasters

  28-08-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  In some corners of TikTok and Instagram, where charitable feeling for a mother on trial for murdering her children is at a high pitch, unhinged conspiracy theories abound.
  
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• I’ve seen Nepal rise from a natural disaster. Now it must do it again

  28-08-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  I’ve grown to love this country, which has suffered so profoundly.
  
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• Before and after maps show devastation of flash floods

  28-08-2026 06:04 via smh.com.au
  
  Satellite imagery has shown the devastating impact of the flash floods that hit Nepal and China this week.
  
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• Hundreds freed in dramatic tunnel rescue as Australia pledges Nepal aid

  28-08-2026 04:12 via smh.com.au
  
  Foreign Minister Penny Wong says at least 39 Australians are missing after the deluge of ice and rock destroyed parts of Nepal’s border with China.
  
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• China warns lake near Nepal border starting to overflow as Australia pledges Nepal aid

  28-08-2026 04:12 via smh.com.au
  
  Foreign Minister Penny Wong says at least 39 Australians are missing after the deluge of ice and rock destroyed parts of Nepal’s border with China.
  
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• The 39 Australians missing in the Nepal-Tibet floods, and what we know about them

  28-08-2026 01:12 via smh.com.au
  
  Families across the country are reeling in the aftermath of the devastating flash flooding in Nepal and Tibet, as loved ones at home hold out hope for any good news.
  
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• The 39 Australians missing in Nepal, and what we know about them

  28-08-2026 01:12 via smh.com.au
  
  Families across the country are reeling in the aftermath of the devastating flash flooding in Nepal and Tibet, as loved ones at home hold out hope for any good news.
  
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• ‘I’m just praying’: Number of missing Australians rises as devastated families at home await news

  28-08-2026 01:12 via smh.com.au
  
  Families across the country are reeling in the aftermath of the devastating flash flooding in Nepal and Tibet, as the number of Australians reported missing rises.
  
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• ‘Most of my family is still missing’: The frantic search in Kathmandu for loved ones

  28-08-2026 00:34 via smh.com.au
  
  Hospitals in Nepal’s capital are teeming with families of the missing, as they pore over the lists of survivors rescued from the country’s deadliest natural disaster since the 2015 earthquake.
  
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• Donald Trump announces Lake Ontario to become Lake America

  28-08-2026 00:29 via smh.com.au
  
  Following instituting tariffs on Canada, President Donald Trump announce one of the great lakes is to be renamed Lake America.
  
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• Hundreds rescued from tunnel in Nepal floods

  27-08-2026 23:19 via smh.com.au
  
  The Nepal Prime Minister's Office has posted a video showing hundreds rescued from a tunnel after they were trapped in the flood disaster.
  
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• Australian man accused of 'immoral act' in Bali to be deported

  27-08-2026 23:14 via smh.com.au
  
  The Queensland man arrested in Bali over an alleged public sex act is expected to be deported back to Australia today.
  
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• Norwegian king seriously ill

  27-08-2026 23:10 via smh.com.au
  
  Concerns are growing for the health of Europe's oldest reigning monarch - King Harald of Norway.
  
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• Dozens of Australians missing in Nepal floods

  27-08-2026 23:03 via smh.com.au
  
  The death toll from the Nepal floods has hit almost 400 as 35 Australians remain missing.
  
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• Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed ‘Lake America’ amid Canada trade war

  27-08-2026 20:49 via smh.com.au
  
  The US president signed an executive order in the Oval Office while sitting beside an enlarged map of the lake with the words “Lake America” stamped over it in red ink.
  
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• Sydney student princess joins Norwegian royals at king’s bedside

  27-08-2026 20:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Crowds gathered outside the royal palace in Oslo after news emerged that Europe’s oldest living monarch is in a “very serious” condition in hospital.
  
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• Back from Sydney, student princess joins Norwegian royals at ailing king’s bedside

  27-08-2026 20:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Crowds gathered outside the royal palace in Oslo after news emerged that Europe’s oldest living monarch is in a “very serious” condition in hospital.
  
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• A terrifying roar, then came the fury of the flood: How disaster unfolded in Nepal

  27-08-2026 11:41 via smh.com.au
  
  Clear skies masked an impending catastrophe in the Himalayas before a violent wave of ice, mud and rock swept through villages.
  
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• A terrifying roar then came the fury of the flood: How disaster unfolded in Nepal

  27-08-2026 11:41 via smh.com.au
  
  Clear skies masked an impending catastrophe in the Himalayas before a violent wave of ice, mud, and rock swept through villages.
  
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