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Live: Search continues for thousands missing, including at least 41 Australians
By Andrew Thorpe

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade dispatches crisis teams to Nepal to help find 41 Australians missing since Wednesday's devastating floods. Follow live.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-30/thousands-missing-after-nepal-tibet-floods/107093900

#Floods #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #AndrewThorpe

Live: Hundreds missing, including Australians, in deadly Himalayan flash floods
By Andrew Thorpe

Grave fears are held for hundreds of people missing after flash floods swept through mountainous parts of Nepal and Tibet. A Nepali tourism official says dozens of Australians are among the dead. Follow live.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-27/nepal-flooding-live-updates-australians-missing/107082946

#Floods #DisasterRelief #AndrewThorpe

Swans coach, captain to front media amid unfolding scandal
By Andrew Thorpe

Sydney Swans senior coach Dean Cox and captain Callum Mills will front the media this morning as the team prepares to continue with its AFL season amid an unfolding scandal.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/swans-scandal-coach-captain-to-face-media/107060944

#AustralianRulesFootball #SexualOffences #Police #AndrewThorpe

Zomi Frankcom's family 'deeply disappointed' IDF won't pursue charges
By Andrew Thorpe

Zomi Frankcom's brother Mal says the decision to announce the outcome of the IDF investigation on World Humanitarian Day was "an insult to my sister's memory".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-20/zomi-frankcom-statement-slams-idf-decision-no-criminal-charges/107060282

#WorldPolitics #UnrestConflictandWar #War #WarCrimes #ForeignAid #DefenceForces #DisasterRelief #AndrewThorpe

These graphs show why Ebola outbreak is on track to be worst in history
By Andrew Thorpe

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says many of the deaths occurring in the Democratic Republic of Congo are happening outside of known transmission chains, meaning the outbreak is a long way from being brought under control.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-16/drc-ebola-outbreak-2026-graphs-case-numbers/107032286

#Ebola #InfectiousDiseases #EpidemicsandPandemics #AndrewThorpe

Five graphs show Ebola outbreak on track to be worst in history
By Andrew Thorpe

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says many of the deaths occurring in the Democratic Republic of Congo are happening outside of known transmission chains, meaning the outbreak is a long way from being brought under control.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-16/drc-ebola-outbreak-2026-five-graphs-case-numbers/107032286

#Ebola #InfectiousDiseases #EpidemicsandPandemics #AndrewThorpe

AI models design viruses not found in nature for first time
By Andrew Thorpe

Researchers from Stanford University have synthesised brand-new, self-replicating viruses using genomes designed by artificial intelligence for the first time, raising the possibility of significant medical advancements but also prompting concerns the technology could be misused.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/ai-models-design-viruses-not-found-in-nature-for-first-time/107007854

#MedicalEthics #AIEthics #Viruses #ScientificResearch #Genetics #AndrewThorpe

Meet 'Jimothy', the viral, short-spined raccoon who roams Seattle
By Andrew Thorpe

A raccoon with a rare birth defect has amassed a legion of fans after a video of it darting across a footpath and running up a set of stairs racked up more than 6.8 million views in just three days.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-18/jimothy-raccoon-short-spine-syndrome-viral-videos/106931556

#Animals #InternetCulture #AndrewThorpe

Live: US resumes strikes on southern Iran as naval blockade takes effect
By Hanan Dervisevic, Fergus Gregg, and Andrew Thorpe

US President Donald Trump says he will not charge a 20 per cent toll on traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, as the US military confirms its naval blockade of Iran has come into effect. Follow live.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-15/iran-united-states-war-blog-july-15-2026/106915662

#War #TerritorialDisputes #WorldPolitics #HananDervisevic #FergusGregg # #AndrewThorpe

"Whatever Hamas's reason for launching its terror attack now, it's clear that the scale and coordinated nature of the attack caught Israel's military and intelligence services by surprise."

#AndrewThorpe

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-09/hamas-gaza-explainer-israel-palestinian-conflict/102949832

Does anyone else find it hard to swallow the idea that Israel could be taken by surprise by a known aggressor, operating out of a territory that they've kept under military blockade for 16 years? One the one of the most intensively surveiled territories in the world?