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August 28: King Harald’s Death and Nepal’s Glacier Flood Risk
In Norway
King Harald V has died at 89, the royal palace announced. Europe’s oldest reigning monarch died at Oslo University Hospital and was immediately succeeded by his son, King Haakon VIII. Harald spent part of his childhood in exile in the United States during Nazi Germany’s occupation of Norway, then reigned for more than three decades.
In Nepal
A glacier collapse has triggered flash floods and mudslides, while a landslide has blocked a river and formed a new barrier lake. Authorities face a further threat if the natural dam fails, releasing water downstream.
In Hungary
Parliament has chosen an academic with no legal training to lead a new anti-corruption authority under Peter Magyar’s government. The body is meant to identify suspected misuse of public money during Viktor Orbán’s time in office and support possible prosecutions. Its effectiveness will depend less on the job title than on whether investigators can reach the people and records that matter.
In Britain
Reform UK says it will seek to limit voting in British elections to British citizens, ending voting rights for Commonwealth citizens on temporary visas. The proposed changes would also tighten postal voting rules and restrict election materials to English, Welsh, or Cornish.
In public health
Scientists report that flesh-eating bacteria are appearing in places once considered too cold to support them. The expansion raises concerns that warming waters may expose communities beyond the pathogens’ traditional hotspots, increasing the need for surveillance and prompt treatment of serious wound infections.
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