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• Collapsed glacier likely caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, scientists say

  28-08-2026 05:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preliminary investigations by scientists have pointed to a collapsed glacier as the cause, highlighting the issue of rapidly melting Himalayan ice.
  
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• Chinese rescue workers reach border crossing destroyed by Himalayan flood

  28-08-2026 18:33 via ft.com
  Rescue efforts resume after being suspended over fears of further flooding near the Tibet-Nepal border
  
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• BYD profits rise for first time in five quarters on export boost

  28-08-2026 13:44 via ft.com
  EV maker sees net profits for the second quarter jump 30% despite domestic pressure
  
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• How batteries are reshaping the solar power business model

  28-08-2026 13:01 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter, are global emissions approaching a peak?
  
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• Blocked roads and devastation as BBC drives to site of Nepal floods

  28-08-2026 11:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri reports as she travels from Kathmandu to Trishuli, passing ambulances and hearses on the way.
  
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• She was about to cross into Tibet for a long-awaited pilgrimage - then her messages stopped

  28-08-2026 11:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The families of two Indian women are anxiously waiting for news after the deadly flash floods.
  
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• Nepal army rescues survivors from hydropower tunnel

  28-08-2026 10:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Officials say more than 100 people were thought to have been trapped in the tunnel in Rasuwa.
  
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• 'High risk' of lake breaching and causing second flood, warns China

  28-08-2026 10:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Authorities say a lake formed after a recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border may breach in the coming days.
  
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• What we know about deadly Nepal-Tibet floods

  28-08-2026 09:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hundreds have died or are missing in Wednesday's flooding and landslides on the border of Nepal and Tibet.
  
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• South Korea to review 310,000 closed missing people cases

  28-08-2026 09:32 via ft.com
  Scandal over two botched investigations casts shadow over plan to overhaul criminal justice system
  
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• China suspends Nepal rescue efforts as lake overflows

  28-08-2026 09:13 via ft.com
  Emergency services race to save survivors of catastrophic flooding
  
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• China suspends Himalaya flood rescue efforts as lake overflows

  28-08-2026 09:13 via ft.com
  Emergency services race to save survivors after catastrophic landslide in Nepal
  
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• Is China’s ‘wise camel’ the winner from the US-Iran war?

  28-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Beijing has threatened to retaliate with ‘all necessary measures’ if the US hits it with sanctions
  
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• 'The flood took everything': Survivors describe horror of loved ones being swept away

  28-08-2026 05:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One woman says her father, mother, sister and sister's children were carried away before her eyes.
  
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• China bets on exports of cheap 3D-printed drone killers

  28-08-2026 03:37 via ft.com
  Chinese companies rush into sector as global conflicts raise demand for interceptors
  
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• Juspay’s Sheetal Lalwani: payments are all about balancing fraud and friction

  28-08-2026 03:30 via ft.com
  Open source is key to the Indian financial infrastructure company’s global expansion
  
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• Rohingya refugees face fierce new wave of hostility in Malaysia

  28-08-2026 01:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A community that has long felt beleagured is looking over its shoulder again.
  
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• Why India wants Bangladesh's Tarique Rahman in Delhi

  28-08-2026 01:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India is keen to reset ties with Bangladesh, but old tensions and new regional alliances complicate its efforts.
  
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• More than 1,400 people missing after Nepal flood disaster

  27-08-2026 18:47 via ft.com
  China warns of risk of further landslides as huge rescue effort gets under way
  
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• Tracing the deadly path of the Nepal-Tibet flash flood

  27-08-2026 18:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Verify traces the path of the destructive Nepal-Tibet flash flood using verified video.
  
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• Humanoid robots will be useful, just not as we imagined

  27-08-2026 15:36 via ft.com
  Bipedal robots may look impressive doing tricks on YouTube, but the real value lies with their less flashy, highly functional industrial cousins
  
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• The US Army’s $2bn push into the nuclear power race

  27-08-2026 13:00 via ft.com
  The military awarded contracts to five companies to build and operate first-of-a-kind nuclear microreactors at five bases across the country
  
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• Watch: What caused the Nepal-Tibet flash floods?

  27-08-2026 12:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At least 270 people have died in the massive flash floods, while more than 800 others are missing.
  
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• Japanese polka dot artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97

  27-08-2026 11:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Her colourful creations drew large crowds and fetched some of the highest ever prices for a female artist.
  
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• People pulled from mud in Nepal after deadly flash floods

  27-08-2026 08:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At least 160 people have been killed along the Nepal-Tibet border as rescuers struggle to reach the disaster zone.
  
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• Yen weakness and rising inflation put pressure on the Bank of Japan for earlier tightening

  27-08-2026 06:30 via ft.com
  Read the BoJ’s August forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team
  
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• South Korea raises interest rates to 3% to tame AI-fuelled inflation

  27-08-2026 05:34 via ft.com
  Bank of Korea extends tightening cycle as booming chip demand drives growth and heightens inflationary pressures
  
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• Why this emerging market has one of the world’s lowest interest rates

  27-08-2026 04:48 via ft.com
  Thailand is ageing before it gets rich, while high debt levels are inhibiting the spending that might spur the economy
  
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• The emerging market with interest rates as low as Japan

  27-08-2026 04:48 via ft.com
  The south-east Asian country is ageing before it gets rich, while high debt levels are inhibiting the spending that might spur the economy
  
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• Korea extends tightening cycle with rate rise to 3%

  27-08-2026 04:14 via ft.com
  Bank of Korea cites concerns over inflation, Seoul property prices and household debt
  
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