Afternoon Update: EV sales outpace petrol cars; workers found alive in Nepal; and illiterate boyfriend tests

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Afternoon Update here, and start your day with our Morning Mail newsletter.Good afternoon.Electric vehicle sales in Australia have exceeded petrol cars for the first time.Nepal-Tibet flash flood: Two workers pulled alive from hydropower tunnel nine days after disasterShaky foundations: Bathla’s downfall is one of many warning signs for Australia’s construction industryMolly Ticehurst’s killer called woman he’d met on Tinder after stabbing and said ‘I’m sorry I murdered her’, court hearsPedicures and a pair of socks: sailors from USS Abraham Lincoln go wild in party resort of PattayaNew Zealand drugs regulator approves use of MDMA to treat severe PTSD Continue reading...