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Sep 3, 2026 - World

About 46 people believed to be trapped in ‘room-like’ structure inside hydro plant tunnel on Nepal-Tibet borderAfter the flood: human suffering on an unfathomable scale in Nepal’s worst-hit districtsNepal authorities have said they are “confident” that dozens of workers in Nepal’s Rasuwagadhi hydropower plant are still alive, more than a week after deadly flash floods left them trapped in an underground chamber.Authorities said that at least 639 workers were still missing from hydropower plants built along Nepal’s Bhote Koshi and Triushuli rivers. Continue reading...

Sep 3, 2026 - World

Lisbon’s iconic funicular streetcars remain halted, with safety questions still unanswered a year after a tragic derailment killed 16 people

Sep 3, 2026 - World

Gloria Steinem — the iconic feminist journalist who revolutionized work for generations of women to come — has died. She was 92.Steinem passed away in her New York City home on Wednesday, surrounded by those who loved her, The Gloria Steinem Foundation announced Thursday morning."Gloria’s greatest gift was her ability to listen to others, to make others feel seen and heard," the foundation stated. "Her words, actions, and example gave people permission to be their truest selves. Gloria lived true to her independent spirit, always with curiosity and a great sense of humor."The cause of death was not revealed.Steinem dedicated her life to causes such as reproductive freedom, domestic violence prevention and workplace gender inequalities.She became a household name in 1963, when she went undercover as a Playboy bunny and exposed the poor conditions workers faced in Hugh Hefner’s clubs.In her later years, Steinem hosted talking circles in her home and wrote a forthcoming book, "???????? ???????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????," according to the foundation."Gloria loved the tradition of lighting signal fires on hills to light the way to the other side of the mountain," they stated. "Lighting your own candle for Gloria makes you part of this global and celestial community circle."Read more about her life and work here.

Sep 3, 2026 - World

Claim relating to 1960 attack on hundreds of protesters part of wave of litigation over apartheid crimes in South AfricaThe day dawned brightly on 21 March 1960, as residents of the South African township of Sharpeville gathered to protest against pass laws, which forced “Black, Indian and Coloured” South Africans to carry documents at all times specifying where they were allowed to be.Abraham Mofokeng joined the march, one of dozens organised nationwide by the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), a breakaway group from the African National Congress (ANC). “The weather was very nice, the sun was out. You could not have suspected that the day would go so horribly,” said Mofokeng, who was then a 20-year-old factory worker. Continue reading...

Sep 3, 2026 - World

The body of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, who died last week while serving a life sentence for genocide, will be flown to Serbia on Thursday