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Qantas is contacting customers after a cyber attack targeted their third-party customer service platform, BBC reported.

On 30 June, the Australian airline detected "unusual activity" on a platform used by its contact centre to store the data of six million people, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and frequent flyer numbers.

Upon detection of the breach, Qantas took "immediate steps and contained the system", according to a statement.

The company is still investigating the full extent of the breach, but says it is expecting the proportion of data stolen to be "significant", according to BBC.

Spain and England have recorded their hottest June ever, as scorching temperatures continue to grip Europe, BBC reported.

Spain's weather service Aemet said the "extremely hot" June - with an average temperature of 23.6C (74.5F) - "has pulverised records", surpassing the normal average for July and August.

In England, the Met Office said June's mean temperature of 16.9C set a new record for that month, while the UK as a whole saw its second warmest June since records began in 1884.

Mainland Portugal experienced a record daily temperature for June of 46.6C. The monthly average data is yet to be released, according to BBC.

The US has halted some weapons shipments to Kyiv, the White House has said, as Russia's war against Ukraine has intensified, BBC reported.

The decision was taken "to put America's interests first" and followed a Department of Defense review of US "military support and assistance to other countries", White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said on Tuesday.

The US has sent tens of billions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, leading some in the Trump administration to voice concerns that US stockpiles are too low.

The Ukrainian government has not commented on the announcement. US officials did not immediately say which shipments were being halted, according to BBC.

Nepal defeated Bhutan by 298 runs in the final group match held today under ACC Men's U-16 East Zone Cricket Cup. 

Winning the toss, Nepal decided to bat first in the match held at Selangor Turf Club Ground in Malaysia and scored 358 runs at the loss of five wickets in the allotted 50 overs. 

For Nepal, Raunak Shrivastava scored highest 168 runs off 132 balls. Similarly, Joy Thapa made 61 runs (not out), Shivans Bajgain 54 runs and Sugam Budhathoki 35 runs. 

For the bowling side, Sangay Dorji of Bhutan took three wickets while Tenzin Loday claimed one wicket.

Chasing the target of 359 runs posted by Nepal, Bhutan mustered only  60 runs by losing nine wickets in 32.4 overs.  

For Bhutan, Tshezang Dawa scored 14 runs and Ugyan Chophel 10 runs.

For Nepali bowling side, Captain Bipin Prasad Sharma took four wickets while Sachin Bhatta and Suyog Bhattarai claimed two wickets each. 

Nepal entered the semi-final remaining on the top of Group 'A' winning all four matches. 

Nepal will play the semi-final against host Malaysia on 

 Thursday.

In one month of this year's monsoon, 674 water-induced disasters were reported from across the country with 31 casualties and 112 injuries. 

According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), 87 landslide incidents were recorded during the review period. 

These events partially damaged 25 houses and destroyed 11. Additionally, 14 animals were killed and seven cow sheds were destroyed. 

The estimated physical loss from landslides amounted to Rs 22.01 million.

Flooding incidents numbered 64, resulting in the deaths of four people and injuries to seven others. 

As many as 123 families were affected by the floods.

Lightning strikes proved to be the deadliest, claiming 82 lives and injuring 20 people.

In 45 reported cases of wind-related disasters, one person was killed and three others were injured. 

The physical loss from these incidents was estimated at Rs 2.6 million. 

Kanun Kitab Byabastha Samiti, Babarmahal has become the eighth weekly winner of  the annual subscription campaign, “Jasle Padchha, Awasya Parchha” launched by Annapurna Media Network across the country.

In the weekly lucky draw held at the Tinkune-based headquarters of Annapurna Media Network, Kanun Kitab Byabastha SamitI, Babarmahal with receipt number 1577/81 became the winner.

Readers renewing their subscription or becoming new annual subscribers to Annapurna Post and The Annapurna Express will receive guaranteed gifts upon subscribing.

The annual subscription fee for both newspapers is set at Rs 3,400 each.

Annual subscribers will receive a voucher worth Rs 1,500 for Wonderland, where they can enjoy thrilling games, as well as a movie voucher from INI Cinemas.

Alternatively, subscribers can opt for scratch cards offering cash discounts ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 3,400, along with INI Cinemas movie vouchers and tickets for Annapurna Cable Car.

The campaign also offers exciting weekly and monthly prizes. Weekly lucky draw winners will receive OPPO mobile phones and Rs 5,000 vouchers for Tranquility Spa.

Monthly winners will be rewarded with washing machines and Rs 5,000 Tranquility Spa vouchers. The campaign, which is valid nationwide, will run for four months.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has stepped up his criticism of United States President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and spending bill and renewed his call for a new political party, Aljazeera reported.

Musk’s criticism of Trump’s 940-page “Big, Beautiful Bill“, which proposes tax breaks and sweeping cuts to healthcare and food programmes, has been met with strong criticism from the Democratic Party as well as some members of Trump’s Republican Party.

In early June, Musk, a major campaign donor to Trump and a former key aide, called the bill a “disgusting abomination”, leading to a public falling out with the Republican president, according to Aljazeera.

The two then appeared to cool tensions, with Trump telling reporters that he wished Musk well, while the latter wrote on X that he regretted having gone “too far”.

Jhapa, the district in Koshi Province, has received 15,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19, according to Ramesh Barakoti, Chief of the Health Office, Jhapa.

As per the newly implemented vaccination schedule, priority groups include individuals with weakened immune systems, children above the age of five, expectant mothers, and those in direct contact with healthcare workers or infected people. 

The district has reported eight new COVID-19 cases. Of these, five are residents of Jhapa, while the remaining cases include one each from Morang, Ilam, and Dolakha.

Testing for suspected cases has been initiated at the Kakarbhitta border point in Mechinagar Municipality. Three health personnel have been deployed for the task. However, officials are yet to determine a designated health facility for referring serious cases, Barakoti added.