00:00More than 1,300 people are missing after deadly flash floods wiped out villages on the Nepal-China border on
00:08Wednesday.
00:10Japanese artist Yayo Kusama, known for her sculptures and installations around the world, has died at the age of 97,
00:18her studio announced on Thursday.
00:19More than 1,000 people are missing in Nepal and Tibet following the Bote-Koshi Trishuli floods on the border
00:28with Tibet, the autonomous Chinese region.
00:31At least 165 bodies have been recovered so far in Nepal, with three confirmed dead in Tibet.
00:38Drone footage in Nepal showed roads and bridges destroyed and buildings buried by Thikmat.
00:45According to Nepal's national disaster authorities, around 826 people, including security forces and tourists, are missing after the catastrophic floods.
00:57Authorities say rescue efforts have begun but were being complicated by rain, thick mud and hard-to-reach areas.
01:05On Thursday, international response began to trickle in after Australia, which reported 34 of its citizens missing, offered help.
01:14While South Korea said it sent a rapid response team to Nepal to support search and rescue efforts for nine
01:21of its nationals, who remain unaccounted for.
01:24The catastrophic flash floods started on Wednesday after a sudden outburst in Nepal's Bote-Koshi River in the Rasuwa district.
01:33Where the forecasts predict the region could see some additional rain on Thursday, with showers and thunderstorms forming in the
01:42afternoon.
01:46The meeting between the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Kristodolides, and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Tufan Erhurman, lasted
01:54almost three hours.
01:56The two leaders agreed to intensify their meetings, which will take place once a week, with the possibility of meeting
02:03more frequently should circumstances require.
02:06During their meeting, Kristodolides and Erhurman reviewed the progress made on the next steps, as set out during the recent
02:13visit of the United Nations Secretary General to Cyprus.
02:17That was a good meeting.
02:19It was a good meeting.
02:19I was to refer to it.
02:20That's why I was to refer to it.
02:22That's why I was to refer to it for three hours, with the scientific and plethora of the time to
02:26be the only one.
02:29and I and the Turkish-Cypros, I am a leader.
02:32We talked about issues, and when I talk about issues,
02:36we talk about the differences, which is very important,
02:41the protection of the government and the government
02:44until the last day at the Kran-Montana.
02:48We talked about methodologies,
02:51and I had a good idea in the 4th place of the Kran-Montana,
02:55and we talked about how it could be more affordable
03:01through a disenfranchisement, if I can,
03:05I would like to mention it.
03:06All the issues can be discussed, only one issue,
03:10and the need of disenfranchisement,
03:13and the need of disenfranchisement.
03:15The meeting took place under the auspices of the United Nations
03:18and forms part of the ongoing efforts
03:20to advance the Cyprus settlement process.
03:22These efforts have intensified recently,
03:25with both Antonio Guterres and Ursula von der Leyen
03:28seeking to bring all sides closer together.
03:33US President Donald Trump signed on Thursday
03:36an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America
03:40as a trade dispute with Neighbours Canada intensifies.
03:44And finally, I guess the purpose of this, more than anything else,
03:48is we're going to be changing the name of Lake Ontario,
03:53effective immediately to Lake America.
03:56That's going to take place right now as I sign the order.
04:01Asked whether the name change was a direct message to his northern neighbours,
04:05Trump responded,
04:06No message.
04:09As you know, Canada's been ripping us off for a long time on trade,
04:12very sadly.
04:14Even the military, you know, we defend Canada for nothing,
04:16we don't get anything, they don't pay us to defend Canada,
04:18but we defend Canada.
04:19The Republican president mimicked a move he pulled off earlier in the year
04:24when he renamed the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America.
04:27The trade standoff began when Trump claimed that Canada was engaging
04:31in unfair trading practices with the US
04:34and announced a 50% tariff on some $20 billion worth of their goods.
04:39A deal to end the dispute briefly seemed reachable,
04:42but it quickly imploded and both countries instated tariffs on each other.
04:47The row is the latest in a series of trade disputes
04:50which started last year with Trump's global tariffs,
04:53but despite the hostilities,
04:55the two countries still traded around $900 billion last year.
05:03European countries are among those hardest hit by additional fossil fuel costs
05:07caused by disruption in the Middle East,
05:09according to the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air.
05:13Italy faced an estimated 12.7 billion euros in extra costs
05:18between March and August,
05:19followed by the Netherlands at 11.5 billion euros,
05:23France at 10.8 billion euros,
05:26and Spain at 8.8 billion euros.
05:29Together, the four economies absorbed almost 41 billion euros
05:33in additional fossil fuel costs without importing any new energy.
05:37Globally, the crisis added more than 282 billion euros
05:42to fossil fuel import bills,
05:43without oil accounting for 140 billion euros.
05:48Diesel and petrol prices also rose by 59%.
05:51Beyond the cost shock,
05:54CREA said Europe's investment in clean energy
05:56is helping reduce its exposure.
05:58Clean power capacity installed since 2020
06:01saved importing countries 36 billion euros
06:04in fossil fuel purchases during the first five months of the crisis.
06:08Spain alone saved billions,
06:10although oil-dependent transport, aviation and industry
06:13still left each person facing an additional 181 euros
06:17in fossil fuel import costs.
06:20Meanwhile, more than 100 organizations
06:22urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
06:25to announce a plan to phase out fossil fuels
06:28in her State of the Union address on September 16.
06:35More than 1,000 earthquakes in just 10 days.
06:38The seismic swarm in Granada has once again raised the question.
06:42Could Spain soon experience a major earthquake?
06:46It's been about 140 years
06:48since one of Andalusia's major historical earthquakes.
06:51But that doesn't mean a countdown has begun,
06:53explains geologist Raul Perez Lopez.
06:58We can divide the time by the number of earthquakes
07:01and say that every 100 years in Spain
07:04there is a big earthquake.
07:06Because that's what the statistics tell us.
07:08The problem is that the earthquakes
07:10do not behave in a linear way.
07:12Spain has more than 200 mapped active faults
07:15and tectonic energy continues to build up.
07:18The probability of a major earthquake may increase over time,
07:21but that does not mean it's imminent.
07:24Aunque llevemos 140 años sin tener un terremoto,
07:29nosotros no sabemos si va a ocurrir dentro de poco
07:31o va a ocurrir dentro de mucho.
07:32If we can't know when it will happen,
07:35what can we do?
07:36Perez Lopez cites the recent earthquakes
07:39in Venezuela and Colombia as examples,
07:41similar magnitudes, but very different consequences.
07:45And although geological characteristics also played a role,
07:49the response of buildings is key.
07:51There are failures that can shoot terremotos,
07:53but we don't know if it's going to be today,
07:55tomorrow or within 50 years.
07:57We don't have the ability to know it.
07:59Our best tool is prevention,
08:01without any doubt.
08:02What kills terremotos is the seismic intensity
08:04and the response to the buildings.
08:06People live in buildings.
08:07If the buildings come down,
08:08we need to know what's going to happen.
08:15Video games are taking center stage in Cologne as Gamescom,
08:19the world's largest annual video game event, launches.
08:23The event brings together thousands of industry professionals,
08:27developers and fans to the western German city.
08:31Attendees there get a sneak peek at all the newest games set to launch soon,
08:35from small independent studios to massive AAA title publishers and distributors.
08:41Trailers of the new games are revealed there for the first time,
08:44and enthusiasts are, in some cases,
08:47even able to sample the latest games and technologies.
08:50The event, hosting its 18th edition since its 2009 inauguration,
08:55is set to run through to the 30th of August.
08:59Event organizers say they expect attendance to surpass 350,000,
09:04especially with heavily anticipated titles like Grand Theft Auto 6 on the cusp of release.
09:13Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, known for her sculptures and installations around the world,
09:20has died at the age of 97.
09:22Kusama died on 14 August at a hospital in Tokyo, her studio said on Thursday.
09:29According to her statement,
09:31Kusama continued to paint until her final days, never setting aside her brush.
09:36Her studio vowed to carry forward Kusama's wishes and, through art,
09:43continued to, quote,
09:44bring hope and strength for the future to people around the world.
09:49Best known for her colorful psychedelic works, featuring repetitive patterns,
09:54especially her trademark dots,
09:56Kusama's works were exhibited in major museums around the world.
10:00Kusama once said a famous signature dot reflected hallucinations she experienced from childhood.
10:07In her later years, the Japanese artist gained worldwide fame,
10:12collaborated with fashion brands such as Louis Vuitton
10:15and put in her signature designs on products including clothing, cups and accessories.
10:25With an added up to the news,
10:51this has been agreed to celebrate the past decade,
10:51and it's been announced.
