Death toll in Nepal flooding and landslides reaches at least 100, with dozens still missing
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Death toll in Nepal flooding and landslides reaches at least 100, with dozens still missing.
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Yahoo Singapore is featuring a curated selection of some of the biggest, most important, and fascinating news that's making waves online.
- KameraOne
Worker accidentally causes molten zinc explosion in factory in China
A container of molten zinc exploded and almost burned several factory workers at a galvanizing plant in China on September 28. Reports say a worker was handed a bucket containing a volatile mixture that exploded after he put it into the furnace. He is seen angrily arguing with the co-worker who gave him the bucket afterwards. Luckily, no one was injured.
- The Telegraph
Mexican mayor ‘decapitated by drug gangs’ six days into job
The mayor of a Mexican city plagued by gang violence has been murdered less than a week after taking office.
- Bloomberg
Ong Beng Seng: The billionaire charged in Singapore’s political gift scandal
Singapore’s most serious ministerial wrongdoing probe since the 1980s has led to charges levied against billionaire Ong Beng Seng, who is best known for bringing Formula One racing to the city.
- The Independent
Mysterious buried rug found by TikToker prompted police search — here’s what they found
‘This has been the most absurd, insane experience of my life,’ said Santry
- Bloomberg
Singapore ex-minister S. Iswaran is jailed, won't appeal in landmark case
S. Iswaran turned himself in to a Singapore court to become the first ex-cabinet minister to be jailed in almost half a century, in a scandal that has riveted a city that prides itself on good governance.
- BBC
Mexican mayor murdered days after starting job
Alejandro Arcos is the second politician to be killed in a week in the city of Chilpachingo.
- People
What Led a High School 'Miss Irresistible' to Kill 4 of Her Friends? Examining the Infamous Clear Lake Murders
The 2003 quadruple murder went unsolved for years before a tip led investigators to the killers
- The Telegraph
‘Not one girl could be shown to her parents’: The horrors of Oct 7 – as told by the survivors
Three weeks ago, I travelled to Israel to try and work out what October 7 had meant as the first anniversary approached. The massacres committed by Hamas on that black Sabbath were among the foulest of the modern era and saw the worst loss of life for the Jewish people since the Holocaust. Not much time elapsed, though, before the bloodcurdling crimes were sidelined as international attention switched, rather too eagerly, to Israel’s war in Gaza. Thousands of Palestinians were tragically killed
- Associated Press
Exiled from Russia centuries ago, a religious group is on the edge of vanishing in Georgia
A 10-year-old boy proudly stands beside his father and listens to the monotone chanting of elderly women clad in embroidered headscarves and long colorful skirts. It is Ilya's first time attending a night prayer meeting in Gorelovka, a tiny village in the South Caucasus nation of Georgia, and he is determined to follow the centuries-old hymns that have been passed down through the generations. It's just men and women praying together, as the Doukhobors have done since the pacifist Christian sect emerged in Russia in the 18th century.
- The Guardian
Rescued elephants drown as heavy flooding hits Thai tourist hub Chiang Mai
Northern Thailand has been hit by severe floods over recent weeks, with Typhoon Yagi worsening the seasonal monsoon rains
- People
Doctor Accused of Injecting Mother's Partner with Flesh Eating Bacteria Under Guise of COVID Shot
Thomas Kwan is accused of injecting Patrick O’Hara with the fake jab on Jan. 22, according to multiple reports
- The Guardian
A year of war accelerates ‘silent departure’ of Israel’s elite
Brain drain could undermine the country’s hi-tech economy as liberal families conclude social contract has been broken
- BBC
More than 900 migrants arrive in small boats in a day
Another 973 people arrived in the UK by small boat on Saturday, according to the Home Office.
- INSIDER
A couple took 31 trips to Orlando and vacationed at Walt Disney World using government funds, prosecutors say
An Army contractor got his girlfriend hired for a "no-show job." They then took vacations together using government funds, federal prosecutors say.
- The Independent
A man was shot near a homeless encampment. Police then found a suitcase with a missing woman’s body stuffed inside
Shannon Marie Caslin Reeder, 37, was last seen alive in November 2023
- The Telegraph
Saudi executions hit record number under ‘reformist prince’
Saudi Arabia has reached a record high for executions despite pledges to cut down the death penalty.
- Associated Press
Gaza is in ruins after Israel's yearlong offensive. Rebuilding may take decades
The Gaza Strip is in ruins. Israel’s yearlong offensive against Hamas, one of the deadliest and most destructive in recent history, has killed more than 41,000 people, a little over half of them women and children, according to local health officials. “Whoever sees Gaza ... It will make them cry.”
- People
Kylie Jenner Gives a Sneak Peek of Her Spooky Holiday Decor: 'We Are in the Halloween Spirit Over Here'
The reality star decked out her yard for the holiday with pumpkins, mums and a towering skeleton
- Evening Standard
One woman dead and 10 injured in terror attack in Israel
The attack comes as the country prepares to remember the October 7 massacres