A video has captured the moment a group of people stranded on a balcony in Nepal survived as powerful floodwaters rush around them. It’s one of several clips BBC Verify has located along the Trishuli River after a deadly cascade of water, mud and other debris flooded the area on Wednesday, as Merlyn Thomas reports….
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At noon, the Norwegian Armed Forces honoured Harald with a funeral salute of 21 shots from Akershus Fortress in central Oslo. Later on Friday, a procession left the chapel at Rikshospitalet, where Harald died, and headed to the palace. Norway has declared a period of national mourning until the day of his funeral, which has…
This destructive path continues westwards along with the swelled river, before heading southwards. Satellite images also show the formation of a barrier lake at the base of the landslide’s path, which Chinese authorities have warned poses a major risk of further flooding and has hampered rescue efforts. Dr Argha Banerjee, a glaciologist at the Indian…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order that he said will rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” prompting some déjà vu to last year’s “Gulf of America” push. Stock futures are mixed this morning following a winning day on…
At 23, Vijay Pratap Singh made a decision that could have looked risky to many: he walked away from a career in banking to build a life around the mountains he had grown to love. What began as a personal passion eventually became AdvenThrill, an adventure travel company that organises trekking and outdoor experiences across…
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order to create a new military academy — the U.S. Space Academy — dedicated to educating those pursuing jobs in space. Announcing the plan in an appearance at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Trump said “the rapid growth of the Space Force and the commercial space…
Lilli Hollein, MAK general director, said “the theft of a highly valuable piece of jewellery… has hit us hard”. She said in a statement that MAK had developed a security plan with Van Cleef & Arpels specifically for the exhibition, adding: “Security issues were taken very seriously and all security measures were carefully prepared.” Hollein…
Tanya Reynolds, Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt in “Ted Lasso,” now streaming on Apple TV. Courtesy: Apple TV Apple on Friday increased the monthly price of Apple TV, its streaming service, to $14.99, or $119 per year. It was previously $12.99 per month or $99 per year. Apple TV is included in Apple One, a…