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27 August5 min read
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  1. 01

    NEPAL

    Himalayan disaster.

    The shocking flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border seem to be the result of an ice-rock avalanche that dammed a Himalayan river, then failed — sending a wall of water that’s left at least 177 dead and 1,500 missing. (Stuff)

  2. 02

    UNITED STATES

    Nvidia’s bumper quarter.

    Nvidia just posted a blowout $96B for Q2 and are guiding $108B for Q3, while forecasting ~70% sales growth next year. Flush with cash, reports then emerged it’s looking to buy AI model hub Hugging Face for $13B. (Reuters)

  3. 03

    ICELAND

    Will EU join?

    Icelanders will head to the polls on Saturday to vote on whether they’d like to resume negotiations to join the European Union after fishing disagreements left talks on ice for over a decade. Polls suggest a slight advantage for the 'Yes ' camp. (Arctic Today)

  4. 04

    VIETNAM

    The new surplus king.

    Vietnam has officially dethroned China, Mexico, and Taiwan to record the world’s largest goods trade surplus with the United States. (The Herald Business)

  5. 05

    OMAN

    Hormuz relief?

    Brent crude prices have dropped to as low as $85 a barrel on hopes current Oman-Iran talks might finally reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Qatar’s prime minister is headed to Tehran today (Thursday) to encourage a new round of US-Iran talks. (NBC)

  6. 06

    ESWATINI

    China says get out.

    Beijing has issued an urgent travel advisory for its nationals to leave Eswatini “as soon as possible”, citing vague public safety risks. (BBC)

  7. 07

    RUSSIA

    NATO red line?

    After yesterday’s look at the CIA director’s surprise cameo in Moscow, The Wall Street Journal is now reporting his trip was to deliver a direct warning against testing NATO’s defences. Neither the White House nor the Kremlin will confirm. (WSJ $)

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