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Search for 1,000 missing after deadly Nepal-Tibet floods

Search for 1,000 missing after deadly Nepal-Tibet floods

Rescue teams rushed Thursday to find more than 1,000 people missing on the Nepal-Tibet border in flash floods and landslides that killed at least 165 and swept away entire villages.

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Nepal-Tibet disaster: what we know

Nepal-Tibet disaster: what we know

Catastrophic flooding and landslides on the Nepal-Tibet border unleashed waves of water and debris that have killed at least 160 people and left hundreds more missing.

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Park So-yeon first woman to play for eSports powerhouse South Korea

Park So-yeon first woman to play for eSports powerhouse South Korea

Park So-yeon is set to become the first woman to represent South Korea's national team in eSports and wants to pave the way for more in the male-dominated world of competitive gaming.

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Yayoi Kusama: Japan's kaleidoscopic, troubled 'polka dot queen'

Yayoi Kusama: Japan's kaleidoscopic, troubled 'polka dot queen'

The dotty pumpkins and kaleidoscope rooms of Yayoi Kusama, who has died aged 97, were as vibrant as the artist herself, but her exuberant work was the expression of a long battle with mental illness.

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Ruthless Bayern target treble as rivals reboot on Bundesliga return

Ruthless Bayern target treble as rivals reboot on Bundesliga return

Bayern Munich have vowed to pick up where they left off last season, targeting the treble, while their outclassed Bundesliga rivals have undergone a reboot to try and cut the gap.

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Euro champ Hunt 'on her toes' against world's best in Zurich 100m

Euro champ Hunt 'on her toes' against world's best in Zurich 100m

Amy Hunt left the European championships with four gold medals after winning both sprint titles and picking up two further relay golds.

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What experts know so far about Nepal's deadly floods

What experts know so far about Nepal's deadly floods

The cause of the deadly landslide and flood along the Nepal-Tibet border isn't yet certain, but experts say the dangers associated with such events are compounded by the region's extreme topography, with risks rising due to climate change.

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UEFA set to withdraw FIFA boycott threat ahead of Champions League draw

UEFA set to withdraw FIFA boycott threat ahead of Champions League draw

Thursday's draw for this season's Champions League has been somewhat overshadowed by the latest developments in the dispute between UEFA and FIFA over plans to bring private financing into the World Cup, with European football's governing body expected to drop a threatened boycott of global competitions.

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Search for missing after Nepal-Tibet floods kill 165

Search for missing after Nepal-Tibet floods kill 165

Rescue teams rushed Thursday to find hundreds of people missing on the Nepal-Tibet border in flash floods and landslides that killed at least 165 and swept away entire villages.

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Sumo moves to beat Japan summer heat as temperatures rise

Sumo moves to beat Japan summer heat as temperatures rise

Sumo chiefs are planning measures to beat Japan's increasingly punishing summer heat, including avoiding venues that don't have air conditioning and lightening the load on weary wrestlers.

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