The World in Brief from The Economist

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Trump announces Venezuela oil deal; Warsh says inflation is too high, and more
30/08/2026 | 3 mins.
Nepal’s finance minister told Reuters that the country could need as much as $5bn to rebuild after flash floods devastated the area around a section of its border with Tibet

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Rescue efforts resume in Nepal and Tibet; Warsh says inflation is too high, and more
29/08/2026 | 3 mins.
America said it will impose sanctions on Banque Misr, an Egyptian bank, as it attempts to increase pressure on Iran by targeting its trading partners

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The battle to find flood survivors; Qatar mediates between America and Iran, and more
28/08/2026 | 3 mins.
Rescue workers in Nepal and Tibet continued their efforts to locate survivors of a massive flash flood that coursed through a border area on Wednesday.

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Nvidia’s record earnings; catastrophic floods sweep Nepal, and more
27/08/2026 | 4 mins.
Nvidia reported record quarterly sales of $96bn and profits of almost $60bn, up 106% and 126% respectively from a year ago and beating analysts’ forecasts for a 15th straight quarter.

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Canada strikes back at America with tariffs; Iran vows sanctions retaliation, and more
26/08/2026 | 4 mins.
Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on $20bn-worth of American goods, from September 8th, matching levies imposed by America after trade talks collapsed.

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