Living with war in Kyiv

And tracking screwworm at the Mexico border

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A dramatic rescue in Nepal

Two people are pulled alive from a tunnel.

Go beyond the headlines with Reuters on the stories shaping the day. Subscribe for $1/week. Daily Briefing Daily Briefing By Linda Noakes Hello. Nine days after the flood disaster, two people have been pulled alive from a Nepal hydropower tunnel. A deadly strike on an Iranian wedding was likely a direct hit by a US munition, a Reuters investigation shows. And shares inch higher ahead of US jobs data after the Fed's Waller soothes bonds. Today's Top News   A survivor is carried by members of a search and rescue team in Rasuwa, Nepal. Rescuers pulled two survivors from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station on Nepal's Trishuli River, nine days after a wall of ice, rock and mud tore through its valley, killing more than 1,300 people and leaving over 5,600 missing. 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Voters in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt go to the polls on Sunday in an election where the far-right Alternative for Germany party is hoping to win power for the first time. Trump will now speak on both nights of ‌the Republican Party's unusual midterm convention next week — an expanded role that will compete for viewers with the start of the NFL season. How a French billionaire's news channel is boosting the far-right    The logo of CNEWS is seen on a microphone as journalists work at the National Assembly in Paris. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor Conservative pundit Philippe Bilger was a mainstay of the French news channel CNews, known for its hard line on immigration and crime. But after he criticised Israel's conduct in Gaza and defended the judiciary for convicting ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy, his services were no longer needed. Bilger's removal in January underlines a sharp hardening of CNews' right-wing editorial line under reclusive billionaire owner Vincent Bolloré. Read more And Finally... Gloria Steinem attends the 'Make Equality Reality' event in Beverly Hills in 2014. REUTERS/Phil McCarten  Gloria Steinem, the American writer, lecturer, activist and organizer who fought for gender equality and women's civil and reproductive rights for more than five decades, has died aged 92. She championed the feminist movement from the late 1960s onwards and inspired generations of women. Read more   Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters' website   Reuters Daily Briefing is sent 5 days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also sign up here. Want to stop receiving this email? Unsubscribe here. To manage which newsletters you're signed up for, click here. This email includes limited tracking for Reuters to understand whether you’ve engaged with its contents. 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