Scores are dead and hundreds of people remain missing after devastating floods hit the China-Nepal border. Initial reports from Nepali officials suggested an earthquake in the area could have caused the lower part of a glacier to collapse and trigger the floods. Jamie Clarke has more.

Chief Executive John Lee has announced that he will deliver both the city’s first five-year plan and the annual Policy Address on September 16. Elvis Yu reports.

Customs officers have seized pharmaceutical items and arrested two people after discovering an alleged storage warehouse in Sheung Shui. Officers suspect that the facility was used to keep pharmaceutical items that were smuggled into the city. Janice Lo reports.

The government’s efforts to enhance the senior secondary science and extended mathematics curriculum, will encourage more students to take the subjects. That's according to an education sector representative, who also said some schools may find it hard to train teachers in time to align with the policy. Wallis Wang reports.

An education sector representative says enhancing the senior secondary science and maths curriculum, will enhance students' scientific literacy. This came as the Education Bureau plans on splitting the science curriculum into core and extended components. It also called on schools to encourage students who are interested in or have potential in the subjects, to take two or more science and mathematics subjects. The Chairman of the Hong Kong Association for Science and Mathematics Education, Jimmy Li, told Wallis Wang that these measures would attract more students to study science.

The University of Hong Kong president says the city has sufficient talent, but more needs to be done to cut red tape and boost lab space. Xiang Zhang says this will help to fully align with the education goals of the nation's 15th Five-Year Plan. Laying out a roadmap for the city to become the nation's global education powerhouse, Zhang said H-K-U has all the attributes to recruit top people. But he said the institution needs to streamline its administrative practices. Zhang spoke to Hailey Yip.

Elderly people will have easier access to healthcare services from October 5. That's when the Primary Healthcare Commission will integrate nine Elderly Health Centres into the district health network. Speaking on RTHK's Backchat programme, lawmaker David Lam, who represents the Medical and Health Services sector, pointed to the benefits for the elderly.

The United Nations and the US-led Board of Peace have been drawn into Israel's controversial threat against kite flyers in Gaza. This came after four kites were found on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza. Raymond Yeung reports.

Would you eat a cookie that began life as a discarded plastic bottle? That’s the question being asked by researchers in the US, who’ve discovered an innovative way of creating snacks. Jamie Clarke has the details.

Tech giant Meta has agreed to pay billions of US dollars to settle claims it designed its platforms to addict children, and misled consumers about their safety. The settlements end a federal trial that has been one of the highest-profile tests of allegations that social media companies harm children. The main settlement still requires approval by the US district judge who oversaw the trial. Jamie Clarke has more.

Meta has agreed to a settlement worth up to US$18 billion to resolve a wave of lawsuits accusing the company of intentionally addicting children and harming youth mental health. As part of the multi-state deal, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook will enforce strict new limits on teenage users, including night-time blocks and paused notifications during school hours. However, Meta is explicitly denying any legal wrongdoing. So, what does this record-breaking payout actually mean for the future of social media, and will it truly keep kids safe online? Our Silicon Valley correspondent Mark Niu told Todd Harding that Meta agreeing to the payout while maintaining its innocence comes down to financial prudence.