Treasure Secretary Scott Bessent said oil pipelines will make Strait of Hormuz irrelevant in two years. Energy experts say that is unlikely to happen.
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Hundreds of people were killed by devastating flash floods that hit the Nepal-Tibet border, sweeping away roads, bridges and entire villages. More than 1,000 people are still missing.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Shreya Ahuja about her parents, who are missing in the floods in Nepal.
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Authorities say a lake formed after a recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border may breach in the coming days.
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Nepal has reported 538 deaths and Tibet five, with 1,500 people still missing amid race to find survivors
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Risk of lake bursting forces rescue teams to withdraw as residents rush up hills to escape possible river surge
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Relatives ‘really worried, but hopeful’ as they wait anxiously for news in the aftermath of the flash flooding disaster