By Mehebub Sahana, Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer in Environmental Management, University of Manchester
Nimesh Dhungana, Lecturer in Disasters and Global Health, Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute, University of Manchester
Priyank Pravin Patel, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Presidency University, Kolkata
Reshma Shrestha, Associate Professor, Department of Geomatics Engineering, Kathmandu University
The exact timeline of the recent Nepal flooding disaster is becoming clearer. At 8:37am, instruments recorded what was initially interpreted as an earthquake near Nepal’s border with China. Seven minutes later, CCTV recorded the Gyirong Port border post being destroyed by a massive debris flow and flood.
Nepal’s flood authorities learned about the incident at about 9:00am and sent out an emergency SMS alert at about 9:15am. But by that time, Nepal was already deep into a major disaster.
The 38 minute…
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By Heaven Crawley, Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University
Khalte, a settlement close to the bank of the Trishuli River in northern Nepal, was completely destroyed in the flash flooding of late August. Khalte housed around 257 families who had been displaced by a previous disaster, when Nepal was rocked by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in 2015.
I spent time working with families there in September 2019, as part of a research project looking…
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By Jessie RIcketts, Professor of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London
Parton’s generous scheme has provided millions of free books to children around the world, helping to foster a love of reading that can set youngsters up for life.
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By Alexandra Makin, Third Century Research Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University
The tapestry’s rich and detailed decoration, coupled with the opportunity to actually touch it, created a strong and engaging experience for viewers.
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By Gareth Evans-Jones, Lecturer in Philosophy, Religion and Politics, Bangor University
The minicabs will include a ‘safety driver’, but as human skills turn from doing to watching, driving expertise can deteriorate.
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By Amnesty International
Israel is escalating its relentless expansion of illegal settlements by confiscating land in the occupied West Bank, including through the alarming step of blatantly ordering the seizure of land in Area A, which is under the control of the State of Palestine authorities. This move deepens Israel’s illegal settlement enterprise and further undermines the rights […] The post Israel/ OPT: Israel steps up annexation measures with unlawful land seizure orders in the occupied West Bank appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Abbas Yazdinejad, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Regina
Memory makes AI agents more useful, but it can also allow malicious instructions to remain hidden and influence decisions long after an attack.
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By Donald Barry, Professor Emeritus, Political Science, University of Calgary
Trump has yet to openly declare his support of a united Canada in the run-up to the Alberta referendum, but some around him have spoken positively about the prospect of an independent Alberta
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Thursday, September 3rd 2026
About 20 million children aged 12 to 17 – one in five across 21 countries – were sexually exploited by perpetrators using technology such as social media, according to a UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report released on Thursday.
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By Vincent Hurley, Lecturer in Criminology (police & policing). School of International Studies, Macquarie University
With Australian and New Zealand demand for cocaine as strong as it is, it’s hard to know how much $600 million will do to stop the flow of drugs.
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