Hundreds missing in Nepal flash floods | Meta settles social media addiction case
Summary
This episode covers deadly flash floods in Nepal, Meta’s $18 billion settlement over teen safety, and arrests in a UK murder case. It also highlights Oxford research linking the shingles vaccine to lower heart attack risks and Sudanese diplomatic appeals. Finally, it celebrates a milestone in British AI with the first successful AI-assisted brain tumor removal.
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Introduction and headlines overview
Devastating flash floods in Nepal and Tibet
Meta's $18bn settlement and child safety measures
Murder arrests linked to Middlesbrough fire and crash
Shingles vaccine lowers heart attack and stroke risk
Sudan war, UAE support, and US designates Hamas
First AI-assisted brain surgery success in UK
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