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The power to evaluate parliamentarians lies with the people, not the prime minister. https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2026/10/05/how-the-prime-minister-s-assessment-of-mps-challenges-democratic-principles

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 6 Oct, 06:48

Written by Alex Jones, Ph.D. candidate at Imperial College London Sept. 29, 2026 After spending the last six months exploring “Lac de Charmes,” a region of ancient rock beyond Jezero crater’s western rim, Perseverance has stumbled upon a vast field of light-toned rocks peppering the Martian surface. Light-colored rocks are a strange sight on Mars, […] https://science.nasa.gov/blog/a-journey-to-the-depths-of-ancient-mars/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 6 Oct, 06:33

Beijing’s push to accumulate gold serves a larger goal: yuan internationalisation. In this series, Part I traces China’s path to becoming a gold superpower, while this article explores Hong Kong’s key role in safeguarding the nation’s financial security. In 2013, one-third of the world’s traded gold passed through Hong Kong. That year, the city imported 1,158 tonnes of bullion, overtaking India,… https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3369468/hong-kongs-bridge-gold-completes-chinas-yuan-ambition?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 6 Oct, 06:11

Temperatures in Hong Kong dropped to about 23 degrees Celsius (73 Fahrenheit) on Tuesday morning, the lowest so far this autumn. According to the Hong Kong Observatory, the cooler weather was caused by a dry northeast monsoon. “A dry northeast monsoon will bring mainly fine weather to the coast of Guangdong in the next couple of days. It will be windier and slightly cooler in the morning over the… https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3369847/hong-kong-temperatures-drop-23-degrees-celsius-tuesday-morning-lowest-autumn?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 6 Oct, 06:10

Hong Kong’s building authorities should consider inspecting the remaining properties in a luxury residential development and tightening work process documentation after one house was found to have used insufficient steel bars during construction, experts have said. Their suggestions followed the Buildings Department revealing at the weekend that it had launched an investigation into work quality… https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3369835/experts-urge-wider-one-stanley-checks-tighter-paperwork-after-steel-bar-shortfall?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 6 Oct, 06:09

The alleged murder of an Okinawan woman by a US marine has put newly elected Governor Genta Koja under intense pressure, raising questions about whether the incident could deepen opposition against the American military presence just as Okinawa assumes greater importance in Japan’s regional security strategy. Koja only took office on September 30 after campaigning on economic issues rather than… https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3369802/marines-arrest-murder-japan-fuels-anger-over-us-military-presence?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 6 Oct, 05:12

US President Donald Trump on Monday said that he would pay for television advertisements himself or with money raised ‌from the Maga political committee after pushback over the use of taxpayer-funded television ads featuring him just before the November congressional elections. Ethics experts and lawmakers from both parties ⁠have criticised the three nationally broadcast ads, which ‌celebrate a… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3369846/trump-says-will-pay-tv-ads-after-pushback-over-taxpayer-funding-close-election?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 6 Oct, 05:11

Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warns that AI companies ‘don’t fully control’ their models. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/5/whistleblower-warns-that-humans-dont-control-ai?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 6 Oct, 05:08

Amid concerns over rising interest rates and a weak retail property market, a long-time investor has sold a portfolio of prime street shops in Tsim Sha Tsui – held for more than four decades – and locked in a profit of nearly HK$237 million (US$30.2 million) despite accepting a deal more than 40 per cent below his original asking price. The portfolio of retail shops in Cheung Lee Commercial… https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3369811/how-one-hong-kong-property-investor-still-made-us30-million-after-40-price-cut?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 6 Oct, 04:12

The US Justice Department (DOJ) is seeking to revoke the citizenship of a former Navy sailor convicted of spying for China and a Florida man convicted of conspiring to act as an agent of Beijing, it announced on Monday. Jinchao Wei and Ping Li are among 40 people facing denaturalisation actions in what the department described as the largest batch of such filings under the Trump administration.… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3369845/us-seeks-revoke-citizenship-two-china-born-men-convicted-beijing-linked-cases?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 6 Oct, 04:11

Trust gaps in the new protocol spread malicious prompts from one agent to another. https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/vulnerability-in-agents-from-google-and-others-exposes-structural-flaw-in-mcp/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 6 Oct, 04:10

The universe may be trapped in its own comfort zone, and a researcher in the College of Engineering and Computer Science has helped explain why it cannot seem to leave. A new study suggests the universe could be locked into its current state by the same kinds of quantum effects that scientists study when trying to preserve fragile information inside a quantum computer. https://phys.org/news/2026-10-quantum-interactions-early-universe-fields.html

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 6 Oct, 04:05

Hispanic voters are twice as likely to favour Democratic Party over Trump's Republican Party in the November elections. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/5/trumps-approval-hits-new-low-among-hispanic-voters-ahead-of-midterms?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 6 Oct, 04:02

The company is deliberately limiting production after years of struggling to find mass-market demand for its EVs. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/05/lucid-motors-ev-output-falls-to-lowest-level-in-almost-two-years/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 6 Oct, 03:12

Student groups call for the abolition of Greek life and more punitive action in the wake of fraternity assault allegations. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/5/smash-the-patriarchy-activists-graffiti-cornell-hall-over-gang-rape-case?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 6 Oct, 03:11

NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 8:05 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, Oct. 7, for the undocking of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission from the International Space Station, pending weather conditions. An Oct. 7 undock puts NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev […] https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-to-stream-spacex-crew-12-return-splashdown-live/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 6 Oct, 03:09

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that a threat linked to Iran ⁠had prompted the removal of American B-1 bombers from a British airbase. The planes had been stationed at RAF Fairford, the preferred European base for US bombers, and had recently been used in US strikes on Iran. Last week, five British men were arrested near the base – which Iran’s Revolutionary Guards previously said was a… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3369843/us-bombers-moved-uk-airbase-due-iran-linked-threats-trump-says?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 6 Oct, 03:08

The hotly contested court battle over government plans to build 12,000 public flats on Hong Kong’s oldest golf course has played its final round. The government decided not to appeal against a ruling that held its approval of an environmental impact assessment (EIA) report on the project to be unlawful. This is better than pursuing a further attempt to persuade the courts to uphold a fatally… https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3369682/hong-kong-must-scrap-housing-plan-and-preserve-golf-course?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 6 Oct, 03:06

Cable industry to sue, says FCC can't repeal TV ownership limit set by Congress. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/cable-lobby-to-sue-trump-fcc-over-repeal-of-national-tv-ownership-cap/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 6 Oct, 02:32

Prices of public records tracking cops' use of Flock go up as backlash swells. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/texas-city-demands-2m-for-public-records-on-flock-usage/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 6 Oct, 02:16

Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington in September was steeped in pageantry. The Chinese president received two 21-gun salutes in three days, watched a flyover by the powerful B-2 stealth bomber, and viewed the founding documents of American democracy at the National Archives. US President Donald Trump called his summit with Xi a “great meeting” and rated it a “12 out of 10”. Xi was also… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3369774/beijing-wanted-more-xis-washington-state-visit?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 6 Oct, 02:12

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s election strengthened nationalist parties. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/5/whats-next-for-bosnia-after-elections?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 6 Oct, 02:11

The group has taken control of much of the Red Sea coast. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2026/10/5/can-yemen-retake-territory-seized-by-houthis?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 6 Oct, 02:10

Like Earth, most planetary bodies circle their star in stable, detached orbits. These companionable systems can suddenly change when a planet comes too close to its star. In such a close encounter, a star can pull the planet in and swallow it whole. https://phys.org/news/2026-10-astronomers-star-slowly-snacking-brown.html

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 6 Oct, 02:06

OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU to comply with the AI Act. Editing can make the invisible marks harder to detect, it says. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/05/openai-will-start-watermarking-chatgpts-text-in-the-eu/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 6 Oct, 02:05

Just a couple of months after its last big raise, the AI chip startup is already being plied with investment offers at double or more its current value, sources tell TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/05/etched-fields-funding-offers-at-40b-valuation-sources-say/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 6 Oct, 02:03

The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday it had removed the B1 bombers from the base in England back to their home stations in America. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwj3413e5m1lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 6 Oct, 01:12

The US says it is monitoring the case of a lab technician who died at a plague research centre in Siberia. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv5yn3nwp5n5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 6 Oct, 01:11

The International Criminal Court on Monday unsealed arrest warrants against four senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of the crime against humanity of gender persecution against women, girls and members of the LGBTQ community in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power in 2021. The court said in a statement that warrants were issued in July and September last year for the Taliban’s supreme… https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3369838/icc-unseals-arrest-warrants-4-taliban-leaders-wanted-gender-persecution-charges?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 6 Oct, 01:10