{
  "id": 3918692,
  "title": "Afternoon Update: Anxious wait as Australians remain missing in Nepal, dolphin dies from bird flu, and The Full Monty",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/afternoon-update-anxious-wait-as-australians-remain-missing-in-nepal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T07:14:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/28/afternoon-update-friday-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Australia's Nepali community plans to hold vigils in honor of those who lost their lives during the recent Nepal-Tibet flood disaster. This will take place on the same day as a period of mourning. Chris Bowen, a government official, has stated that there will be no special dispensation for states that rely on fossil fuels to power data centers, even though new conditions have been imposed.\n\nIn South Australia, a dolphin has sadly passed away after being diagnosed with H5 bird flu. The cause of death has been attributed to the virus. Researchers have been withdrawn from a sub-Antarctic island due to concerns over a \"psychosocial risk.\"\n\nA copy of the book \"How to Sell a Genocide\" has been returned to the Bondi library after the State Library announced that it would be removing the title from its shelves. The library had provided information outlining the relevant laws surrounding the book.\n\nAn extortion case involving a high-profile man from Queensland has reached a court ruling, at which point the identity of the individual will be kept confidential. Mike Newman, who recently took over as the new leader of One Nation in New South Wales, is an investment banker. He has expressed a desire to \"get rid of wokery.\"",
  "summary": "Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Good afternoon. Australia’s Nepali community plan to host vigils to remember the victims of the Nepal-Tibet flood disaster to coincide with a day of mourning. No special carve-out for states using fossil fuel to power datacentres, Chris Bowen insists, despite…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "‘He called an hour before the floods hit’: 16 Telangana NRIs missing in Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/he-called-an-hour-before-the-floods-hit-16-telangana-nris-missing-in",
        "published": "2026-08-28T08:43:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Nepal floods: List of 51 missing Malaysians released",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-floods-list-of-51-missing-malaysians-released",
        "published": "2026-08-28T08:52:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "South Africans missing in Nepal tragedy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/south-africans-missing-in-nepal-tragedy",
        "published": "2026-08-28T09:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korean rescue teams struggling to reach Nepal flood site as 9 remain missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/s-korean-rescue-teams-struggling-to-reach-nepal-flood-site-as-9",
        "published": "2026-08-28T09:31:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}