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LIVE - More than 800 missing in Nepal as authorities say glacier collapse triggered flash flood - In neighbouring Tibet, officials say more than 500 are missing - it's not clear if that figure overlaps with Nepal's. In Nepal, at least 165 bodies have been found.

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Heart, hope and a steely determination: Dolly Parton's musical legacy -- BBC music correspondent Mark Savage looks back on the legacy of the "irreplaceable" late singer. -- Culture

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Two teenagers, 13 and 14, among 33 UK nationals missing in Nepal floods -- Police in Nepal say 826 people are missing, with over 529 tourists among them

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'The flood took everything': Nepal survivors describe horror of loved ones being swept away -- One woman says her father, mother, sister and sister's children were carried away before her eyes.

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Two dead and 10 hurt after car rams into crowd in northern France -- A suspect was arrested after the incident in Caen, police said, following a reported fight at a nearby bar.

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Door was locked at Pakistan hospital where fire killed 14 babies, witnesses say -- The hospital tells the BBC the ward door was not locked but manned with security guards, to protect the babies.

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Libyan who was cleared after Lockerbie bombing trial dies aged 70 -- A Facebook post by Libyan Airlines announced the death of Al Amin Khalifah Fhimah and expressed the company's condolences to his family.

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Two German airport workers die of malaria after 'mosquito arrives on plane' -- It is believed the mosquitoes arrived at Germany's busiest airport on a plane, according to German public health officials.

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The question dominating Indian politics: Is it worse when women swear? -- Rahul Gandhi's comments renew the debate over gender disparity in reactions to insults hurled at PM Narendra Modi.

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Canada's retaliation tests the limit of American power under Trump -- The president is using US dominance to challenge allies and enemies alike - but both Canada and Iran have found ways to fight back.

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Moment tornado tears through southern France -- The tornado has injured more than 40 people and destroyed homes in villages.

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'Scared to death': Thousands evacuate Nevada homes as wildfire spreads -- Tens of thousands of people in the US state have been warned to evacuate as the wildfire spreads in the outskirts of Reno.

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Is UK's Storm Shadow missile a game changer for Ukraine? -- Correspondent Joe Inwood breaks down the weapons technology that could make a difference in the Russia-Ukraine war.

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What we know about deadly Nepal-Tibet floods -- Hundreds are feared to have died in flooding and landslides on the border of Nepal and Tibet.

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Hundreds missing and scores dead as flash flood hits Nepal-Tibet border -- The flood in Rasuwa - an area north of Kathmandu bordering Tibet - is feared to have swept away villages.

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People pulled from mud in Nepal after deadly flash floods -- At least 160 people have been killed along the Nepal-Tibet border as rescuers struggle to reach the disaster zone.

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Japanese polka dot artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97 -- Her colourful creations drew large crowds and fetched some of the highest ever prices for a female artist.

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Memory wars: Election clash over Germany's Nazi past as AfD eyes power in east -- Remembering its role in the World Wars is a key aspect of modern Germany's identity but the AfD argues it is time to take a more positive view of the past.

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