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The attack on a village in Syria killed five people, including women and children, Syrian health officials said. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq8ezg6dy6xlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 27 Oct, 08:09

When Mohammed Ramzan Ali Miya arrived in Qatar in 2007, he was not looking to become an advocate for migrant workers. With a postgraduate degree in Arabic literature and an interest in Islamic philosophy, he had travelled to the Gulf with a desire to deepen his understanding of the language, culture and legal system he […] The post The man who became a voice for Nepali workers in Qatar appeared… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/mohammed-ramzan-ali-miya-qatar.html

Nepal · DigiNepal @diginepal · 27 Oct, 08:00

The Bhotekoshi flood victims deserve answers; they cannot remain in uncertainty any longer. https://kathmandupost.com/editorial/2026/10/27/restore-hope-for-bhotekoshi-flood-victims

Places · DigiGeoNepal @digigeonepal · 27 Oct, 07:52

The government has announced rent assistance, temporary shelters and new land for resettlement. Survivors and local officials say little of it has reached them. https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/10/27/devoid-of-options-flood-survivors-return-to-damaged-homes

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 27 Oct, 07:51

Melissa Arnot Reid, the first American woman to achieve the feat, launched her memoir in Kathmandu, reflecting on shame, self-worth and the people behind Himalayan expeditions. https://kathmandupost.com/books/2026/10/27/she-climbed-everest-without-supplemental-oxygen-but-the-summit-was-never-the-point

Nepal · DigiNepal @diginepal · 27 Oct, 07:50

Successive governments have changed the project’s development models. Latest plan to set up an authority has raised new questions over implementation. https://kathmandupost.com/money/2026/10/27/after-years-of-delay-budhigandaki-faces-another-change-of-plan

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 27 Oct, 07:49

UML and Nepali Communist Party leaders are exploring grassroots-level electoral cooperation to prevent further erosion of left-wing support. https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2026/10/27/oli-dahal-move-to-extend-alliance-to-next-year-s-local-and-provincial-polls

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 27 Oct, 07:48

A technique that maps aquifers from the air is changing how countries protect their drinking water. Nepal needs to adopt this method. https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2026/10/27/why-kathmandu-is-drinking-blind

Nepal · DigiNepal @diginepal · 27 Oct, 07:39

New evidence suggests that early humans reached the Jordan Valley at least 1.9 million years ago, hundreds of thousands of years earlier than scientists previously thought. Advanced dating methods revealed that the ‘Ubeidiya site is roughly as old as the famous Dmanisi site in Georgia, placing both among the earliest known human settlements outside Africa. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261025073042.htm

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 27 Oct, 07:20

AI-generated “sob-story boys” have recently taken Chinese short-video platforms by storm, allegedly using emotional manipulation to cheat elderly viewers out of their savings. Known collectively as “Xiaohai”, these digital avatars typically appear as teenage boys in school uniforms or plain white shirts, tearfully describing their poverty-stricken lives on camera. In one video, a Xiaohai avatar… https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3372223/ai-boy-avatars-go-viral-china-using-sob-stories-trick-elderly-out-money

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 27 Oct, 07:12

Alexander Embiricos, the OpenAI executive responsible for dots, never wants to have a meeting with someone else's AI agent. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/26/how-openai-turned-its-coding-tools-into-dots-an-always-on-personal-assistant/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 27 Oct, 07:11

Trump pushes unsubstantiated claims about Brazil's presidential vote but says he 'didn't take sides' in the race. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/27/bolsonaros-party-accepts-result-after-trump-suggests-vote-was?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 27 Oct, 07:10

Hong Kong’s determination to become a hub for everything – innovation, finance, trade, culture and sport – appears to know no bounds. Now, Halloween has been added to the list. The city is aiming to become Asia’s premier destination for the annual spookfest. Of all the regional hubs Hong Kong wishes to become, this is one of the more unlikely. But with Beijing urging the city to ensure “tourism… https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3372109/hong-kong-wants-be-regional-hub-halloween-why-not

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 27 Oct, 07:09

Three weeks ago, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s political obituaries had all been written. The far-right presidential candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, son of the jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro, had come out of the first round of the presidential election with a lead that looked impossible to overcome. At 80 years old, Lula seemed […] The post Lula wins a ‘miracle’ election in… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/lula-wins-miracle-election-brazil.html

Nepal & the world · DigiForeignNepal @digiforeignnepal · 27 Oct, 07:00

An AI model said it wouldn’t use any tools, then tried to send something to a server in Beijing anyway, and while researchers say it’s probably a training quirk and not espionage, the whole thing has people asking how much to trust free Chinese AI. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/26/cohere-says-alibabas-qwen-model-tried-to-send-a-file-to-beijing/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 27 Oct, 06:57

Taiwan is developing an AI-powered system to coordinate drone fleets for maritime surveillance and countering “grey-zone” activities, with researchers completing a simulation involving 20 aircraft, according to the island’s Ocean Affairs Council. The system, which is funded by the council, would allow different types of drones to autonomously divide tasks, plan routes and coordinate their… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3372189/taiwan-looks-autonomous-swarms-counter-beijings-grey-zone-pressure

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 27 Oct, 06:12

Authorities say the fire in September is part of a broader campaign against European countries that support Ukraine. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/27/romania-says-russia-run-sabotage-network-set-fire-near-weapons-factory?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 27 Oct, 06:11

In September, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu unveiled the city’s first five-year plan along with his policy address, highlighting Hong Kong’s strategic role in promoting the greater use of the yuan outside mainland China as a key priority. In the first of a four-part series on the internationalisation of the yuan, Lam Ka-sing and Denise Tsang examine Hong Kong’s efforts as an international… https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3372184/can-hong-kong-deliver-trying-build-its-yuan-credentials

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 27 Oct, 06:10

⚡ 6 item(s) name a component we run (patch-watch). • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-115905 CVE-2026-115905: zip is a zip library for Rust that supports reading and writing simple ZIP files. Through … ⚡ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115905 • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-77055 CVE-2026-77055: boneIO black_debian_images gives the boneio service account excessive privileges, includin… ⚡ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77055 • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-115188 CVE-2026-115188: An unrestricted file upload vulnerability exists in the campaign import feature of Mautic … ⚡ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115188 • [HIGH] CVE-2026-116741 CVE-2026-116741: Speex (libspeex) through 1.2.1 contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in speex_bits… ⚡ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116741 • [HIGH] CVE-2026-116588 CVE-2026-116588: Datadog dd-trace-py is the Datadog Python APM client. From 1.5.0 until 3.19.9 and 4.15.6, … ⚡ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116588 • [HIGH] CVE-2026-116589 CVE-2026-116589: Datadog dd-trace-py is the Datadog Python APM client. From 3.13.0 until 4.15.5, the IAST s… ⚡ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116589 Full brief: https://diginpl.com/security/brief Sources: CISA KEV, NVD (NIST) and security news. DigiNepal links to each source; nothing is rewritten.

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 27 Oct, 06:00

Scientists have identified a hidden cause of inflammatory bowel disease: antibodies that disable the immune system’s natural ability to control inflammation, potentially explaining severe illness in thousands of patients. The breakthrough also solves a 30-year genetic mystery and could pave the way for more precise diagnoses and targeted treatments. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261025073053.htm

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 27 Oct, 05:42

In parts of Southeast Asia, unsold homes are piling up as developers struggle to clear housing stock – yet young buyers hoping to land their first property still cannot find an affordable home. The paradox reflects a growing mismatch between the homes being built and what aspiring buyers can afford, according to analysts, who point to speculative investment, financing hurdles and poor locations… https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3372208/southeast-asias-housing-paradox-too-many-homes-too-few-buyers

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 27 Oct, 05:12

China has released footage of its troops carrying out a “no-notice” rocket launch as part of an ongoing effort by state media to showcase the People’s Liberation Army’s rapid-response capabilities. State broadcaster CCTV on Monday released a brief video showing the exercise in mountainous terrain and said it had been carried out with no advance notice given to the troops involved. No other… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3372206/what-message-china-sending-latest-footage-no-notice-df-rocket-drill

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 27 Oct, 05:11

China has granted new autonomous-driving permission to electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng and a mainland joint venture of Volkswagen, intensifying the commercialisation race between China’s autonomous driving firms and US company Tesla. Xpeng would now be allowed to conduct “demonstration operations” of its Yoyo driverless taxis in the capital city of southern China’s Guangdong province under a… https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3372153/china-grants-permits-vw-joint-venture-xpeng-autonomous-driving-race-intensifies

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 27 Oct, 05:10

The Lazuli Space Telescope will be the first private space telescope. It's the brainchild of Eric Schmidt, Google's former CEO. It will have a 3-meter mirror (9.8 feet), larger than Hubble's 2.4-meter mirror (7.9 feet), and will be launched by 2029. https://phys.org/news/2026-10-exoplanet-world-private-space-telescope.html

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 27 Oct, 05:09

Description This 360-degree look at Neretva Vallis within Mars’ Jezero Crater was stitched together using 217 images acquired by the rover’s Mastcam-Z on May 20, 2024, the 1,155th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. While it is a wind-swept dusty vista today, billions of years ago it was home to a river channel that fed fresh water into […] https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/nasas-perseverance-views-dust-at-neretva-vallis/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 27 Oct, 04:33

Employees in the US, Canada, India, and the UK may receive offers to leave MS today. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/microsoft-offers-voluntary-buyouts-to-60000-employees/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 27 Oct, 04:21

The long wait for criminal cases to be heard in Hong Kong’s courts could persist because of a surge in fraud and money laundering litigation, the judiciary has warned, as the Law Society suggested extending sitting hours into the evening. In a paper submitted to the Legislative Council’s panel on administration of justice and legal services, the judiciary said that the total caseload in 2025… https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372211/evening-sessions-urged-fraud-money-laundering-cases-pack-hong-kong-courts

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 27 Oct, 04:12

The HK$2.7 billion (US$344 million) sale of two Shimao Group hotels in Hong Kong leaves an estimated HK$1.8 billion shortfall against their secured loans. Still, receivers managed to squeeze out improved bids in the final stages, with all shortlisted parties improving their offers, said Una Ge, a managing director at AlixPartners who oversaw the sale as a joint receiver. The deal offers a glimpse… https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3372067/how-shimaos-sale-2-hotels-reveals-growing-complexity-hong-kong-debt-workouts

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 27 Oct, 04:11

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boasted of ⁠his endorsement from Donald Trump on the eve of Israel’s election, suggesting the two leaders could restart their war against Iran if he wins, after Trump said they should “finish the job”. “US President Donald Trump has come with a friendship that has never existed before between an Israeli prime minister and an American president. And it is… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3372222/netanyahu-touts-trump-endorsement-eve-vote-suggests-they-may-restart-war-iran

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 27 Oct, 04:10