Flash floods in northern Nepal have killed more than 350 people, with over 1,300 still missing after a glacial collapse sent a wall of water and mud down the Bhote Koshi River. Rescue teams are searching remote mountain villages, and experts warn that a blocked channel could release a second flood. Dozens of foreign tourists, including British and American citizens, are among the missing.
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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, a symbolic move that comes as the trade war with Canada escalates. The lake is shared by the United States and Canada, and Canadian leaders have rejected the idea. The order is the latest in a series of US landmark renamings that have strained relations with neighbors.
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Unitree Robotics, the world's largest maker of humanoid robots, saw its shares soar more than 600% when it started trading on Shanghai's Star Market. The debut reflects strong investor appetite for robotics and artificial intelligence in China. The company plans to use the funds to expand production of humanoid robots for factories, warehouses and homes.
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OpenAI's custom inference chip, built with Broadcom and code-named Jalapeno, outperformed Nvidia's GB300 in third-party benchmarks, leading on tokens per user and throughput per kilowatt. The result shows how AI companies are moving to design their own silicon to cut costs and power use. OpenAI is ramping up production of the chip for its own data centers.
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Physicists at Harvard University have shown that a steady stream of sound waves can shield a quantum bit from its noisy surroundings, nearly tripling the time it holds information. The finding points toward sound-based quantum networks on chips and hybrid quantum systems. The team described the work in a paper released this month.
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Tennis player Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for cocaine at an ATP Tour event. The test result was confirmed by anti-doping authorities, and Kyrgios has not commented publicly. A provisional suspension bars a player from competing while the case is reviewed, and a hearing will decide on any final penalty.
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Health officials in Pennsylvania have reported two recent deaths from measles, the first US deaths from the disease in 2026. Measles is highly contagious, and health experts say falling vaccination rates have raised the risk of outbreaks. The cases have renewed calls for parents to vaccinate their children on schedule.
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The Copernicus Climate Change Service says the daily global sea surface temperature has reached its highest level since records began. El Nino conditions in the Pacific helped push ocean heat to new extremes. Scientists warn that warmer oceans fuel stronger storms, faster sea level rise and damage to coral reefs.
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