27 August 2026
A new report shows that the ban only lowered the number of young teens on TikTok by one percentage point.
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27 August 2026
Entire populated areas swept away after glacial collapse causes catastrophic flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates What we know so far Have you been affected by the flash floods? Nearly 1,500 people are missing, the majority of whom are tourists, authorities have said, after a catastrophic flash flood hit Nepal and Tibet, roaring down valleys and wiping out entire villages, with the preliminary death toll standing at 165. Rescuers are racing to locate people missing in the mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims, including the hundreds of nationals from India, the US, UK, Australia and Canada.
27 August 2026
The Festival State’s appeal is growing fast as developers east of the Murray find costs and conditions in their ...
27 August 2026
Mitchell Starc has overtaken Jasprit Bumrah to become the world’s No 1 Test bowler in the latest ICC rankings. Check the latest rankings update and see how the Australian pacer reached the top.
27 August 2026
Tom Isler, ESG and innovation director at Baxter Freight, writes for Splash today. Freight buyers are watching the IMO’s Net-Zero Framework vote as a shipowner story, but they’re the ones who’ll pay either way, he warns. When the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee reconvenes in October, the reporting will treat it as a shipowner story. …
27 August 2026
The official in charge of President Trump's ceasefire plan for Gaza criticized Israel for its attacks on the Palestinian territory and warned that the alternative to the U. S. proposal is the next war. (Image credit: Abdel Kareem Hana)
27 August 2026
U. S. health officials have approved a groundbreaking pancreatic cancer drug that offers a new approach to treating the deadly form of cancer, by blocking a protein that fuels tumor growth in the vast majority of cases. (Image credit: Manuel Balce Ceneta)
27 August 2026
A Wellington school is urging parents to be vigilant for signs of scarlet fever after confirmation of a case at the school.
