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A catastrophic flash flood along the Nepal-China border has left nearly 1,500 people missing and killed at least 165 after a Himalayan glacier collapse sent torrents of water, mud and rock through communities. Rescue teams are searching for survivors while damaged roads, bridges and communications are hampering efforts to reach isolated areas.
Trinidad and Tobago will use silent fireworks for this year’s Independence Day celebrations at the Queen’s Park Savannah and in San Fernando. The quieter displays are intended to reduce the impact of fireworks noise on people and animals while preserving a major part of the national celebrations.
by Aurax Desk
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called for Muslim nations to unite and prevent their territories from being used for attacks against other regional states amid ongoing conflict and uncertain diplomacy.
by Aurax Desk
The USS Abraham Lincoln will briefly stop in Thailand next week while returning home from a 250-plus-day Middle East deployment supporting U.S. operations against Iran.
by Aurax Desk
Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, globally famous for her polka dots, pumpkins, and immersive mirror rooms, died August 14 in Tokyo at age 97.
by Aurax Desk
Krakatoa enters the climactic phase of its catastrophic eruption on August 27, 1883.
Dolly Parton, the country music singer, songwriter, actress and philanthropist whose career spanned nearly six decades, has died at 80. Her death marks the loss of one of the most influential figures in American popular culture, whose work reached audiences far beyond country music.
Road rage has become a global concern as ordinary traffic disputes increasingly escalate into threats, assaults and, in extreme cases, deadly confrontations. But are drivers actually becoming more aggressive, or are smartphones, congestion and social media simply making the problem more visible?
By. Aurax Desk
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