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As families await news after the catastrophe, community members appeal for compassion in the face of hateful rhetoricA slew of racist social media comments have been made towards Australians missing in the catastrophic Nepal-Tibet floods, prompting calls for greater accountability of major platforms to remove hateful rhetoric.On Monday, the total number of Australians missing after flash floods triggered by a massive glacier collapse in the Himalayas rose to 43, and the overall death toll was at least 810 people. Continue reading...

• NASA has successfully launched its newest space telescope, a tour-bus-sized instrument designed to unravel cosmic mysteries. • The mission aims to identify more than 100,000 exoplanets beyond our solar system to expand our understanding of the universe. • To handle the massive volume of information, NASA is utilizing a cloud-based system called Roman Nexus to make raw data accessible to the general public.

• India secured a dominant 94-run victory over Thailand in their Women's Asia Cup 2026 opening match in Dubai. • Shafali Verma led the batting with a rapid fifty off 19 balls, while Nandni Sharma and Deepti Sharma each claimed three wickets. • Deepti Sharma reached a milestone of 171 WT20I wickets, surpassing Thipatcha Putthawong and becoming the third Indian woman to play 150 WT20Is.

Smartglasses with cameras can benefit the vision impaired but companies might pit ‘accessibility benefits against safety and privacy’, eSafety saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s online safety regulator has urged smartglasses companies to automatically blur people’s faces filmed on the devices, and make it clearer when someone is filming, as the federal government faces pressure to ban the technology.In advice to industry published on Monday, the office of the eSafety commissioner warned that while smartglasses with cameras, such as Meta’s Ray-Ban, can offer accessibility benefits to low vision or blind people, companies might pit “accessibility benefits against safety and privacy considerations”, and noted there was already a backlash to the technology. Continue reading...

• Chelsea have officially announced the signing of goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez just before their Premier League fixture against Brighton. • In other transfer news, Everton have reportedly decided to cancel the planned sale of striker Armstrong. • Roberto De Zerbi provided reactions following Tottenham's 2-0 defeat to Newcastle, while Mario Balotelli discussed his career and the state of Italian football in a recent interview.

• India is set to begin its Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2026 campaign with an opening match against Thailand. • In a recent warm-up or lead-up fixture, Thailand posted a modest 120/9 before successfully restricting Hong Kong to 114/7. • The match serves as a critical test of form for India as they look to establish dominance early in the tournament.

Exclusive: Research says sector is fixated with young talent, with most women experiencing unconscious bias or sexismWomen working in the arts believe they do not have equal opportunities for roles, especially as they get older, according to a report saying that the industry is fixated with “young and emerging” talent.Nearly all (95%) women working in the arts thought gender inequality persisted, while three-quarters (75%) reported experiencing unconscious bias or sexism, according to a survey of 76 arts professionals. More than two-thirds (69%) felt that age negatively affected their career success – a figure that rose to 100% among those working in artistic rather than managerial roles. Continue reading...