The data of missing Australians to aid in the Nepal search, Israel bulldozes olive trees in the occupied West Bank, Calls to revisit late matches after an epic men's match pushed a women's game into after midnight.
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- The data of missing Australians to aid in the Nepal search...
- Israel bulldozes olive trees in the occupied West Bank...
- Calls to revisit late matches after an epic men's match pushed a women's game into after midnight.
Telecommunication data is being provided to Nepali authorities to help narrow down the last known locations of Australians missing after catastrophic floods.
38 Australians remain missing, after five citizens were confirmed safe on Wednesday.
Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong says Nepali rescue teams are expected to search in locations where many Australians are believed to have been staying.
"We continue to work around the clock to ascertain as much information as we can and provide it to the families of missing Australians. And I know how difficult this time is for them."
The dozens of Australians are among 4200 people missing after a glacier collapse near Nepal's border with China triggered devastating floods across towns and valleys.
A three-year-old girl has died after a visit to a petting zoo triggered a bacterial infection.
The family of the toddler, Sassi have said that she passed away in a Melbourne hospital after developing Haemolytic-uraemic syndrome, known as HUS, seven weeks after a trip to a petting zoo where she held, rode and petted animals.
The little girl spent six weeks in intensive care battling kidney failure and a brain injury.
Her family have called on the community to prioritise hand hygiene by carrying hand sanitiser and washing fruit and vegetables.
Four players from the Sydney Swans have been interviewed by police weeks after three women reported alleged sexual assaults during a hotel room party in Melbourne.
Three other men who police believe were in the room at the time have been interviewed solely as witnesses.
The players deny any wrongdoing, no charges have been laid, and police say an update to the investigation is not expected for at least eight weeks.
Coach Dean Cox says the club will not comment about the matter or the on-field future of the players allegedly involved, though they remain exiled from the club to serve their suspensions.
"Obviously I understand there's still a fair bit of interest around the police investigation. As mentioned yesterday, Vic Police and the football club came out with a statement, and I won't really comment too much further on those statements."
If you or someone you know wants to talk about sexual assault or harassment, family or domestic violence, call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or visit www.1800RESPECT.org.au. In an emergency, call 000.
Israeli military bulldozers have reportedly uprooted and removed dozens of olive trees in the occupied West Bank.
Residents said that the military started to uproot their trees just weeks before the start of the annual olive harvest.
The removal has taken place on the orders of the military, who said the uprooting was carried out for military operational needs.
Palestinians say the olive harvest is an important source of income and a lifeline for farming families.
Police have alleged that a man now fighting for his life in hospital after a tobacco shop firebombing in Melbourne is one of the men responsible for the attack.
A Victoria Police spokesperson says the exact circumstances surrounding the latest fire are still being determined.
But Arson and Explosives Squad Detective Inspector Chris Murray says it appears the man was one of two people burned when accelerant was poured in the premises at Melton, and it was set alight.
He says police are frustrated by the continuing violence around the tobacco trade in Victoria. .
"I'm not surprised to be here again - but I do wonder when people will finally get it... Because I do get sick and tired of getting up here talking about the same thing. That is, young males for a few hundred dollars... where they're tasked to carry out a job for someone they don't know, probably someone they've never met. And this happens."
Australian motorists have bought more electric vehicles than petrol-powered models in a month for the first time, setting a new record.
Figures released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries and the Electric Vehicle Council today indicate drivers bought more than 27,000 battery-powered electric vehicles during August, representing a 171 per cent rise compared to August last year.
That means almost one in four new vehicles sold in August was fully electric.
The figures follow a string of sales records for electric vehicles set since March amid conflict in the Middle East, which has led to a surge in fuel prices.
To sport and in tennis news,
Australian tennis star Daria Kasatkina has called for the introduction of a starting curfew, saying New York's late-night matches are threatening to reduce the U-S Open to the grand slam that never sleeps.
Kasatkina has backed Venus Williams who questioned why her first-round battle with former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin began at 12.13am.
Venus has said she would have preferred another time and that there was room for improvement, while Kasatkina says the WTA generally has a rule that means matches cannot start any later than 11.
Organisers say the five set length of the previous men's match meant it pushed into the women's schedule.
