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Brussels — A train crashed into a school minibus in Belgium on Tuesday, leaving at least several "victims" in an unconfirmed condition, the country's interior minister said. Two sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the French news agency AFP that several people on the bus were killed in the collision.

The Reuters news agency also quoted a local source as saying several people were killed, but there was no immediate confirmation from police or other authorities.

"With great dismay, I learnt of the tragic accident in Buggenhout, where a school bus was struck by a train. My thoughts go out to the victims and their loved ones. I wish the injured much strength," minister Bernard Quintin wrote on X.

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Photos from the scene showed the minibus laying on its side near the railway road crossing, with serious damage seen to its front end.

"The impact was extremely violent," said Frederic Sacre, a spokesman for the Belgian rail network operator, describing the toll as "dramatic."

"It happened at around 8:08 am when a minibus was struck by a train that was due to stop at the next station, which was about a kilometer away," he said.

Vanessa Zavala underwent rhinoplasty to address a hooked nose, a deviated septum and breathing issues

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• She found her doctor through TikTok and emphasizes to PEOPLE the importance of research and realistic expectations for surgery

• Zavala credits her smooth recovery to a strong support system and advises against prioritizing cost over quality in procedures

ForVanessa Zavala, rhinoplasty was something she wanted from the moment her nose essentially grew on her face.

The 26-year-old from Texas, now living in New York, went viral after posting a before-and-after video onTikTokandInstagramof the surgery she underwent in February that left her practically speechless. In text over the video of herself getting the cast off, she wrote, "the feeling of getting your cast off after wanting ur nose done for 15 yrs>>."

Before seeing the results, Zavala admits in the video that she's about to cry and that her "heart's racing." Once she looks in the mirror, her jaw drops and she's too stunned to speak. Eventually, she says she looks "like a Barbie" with a huge smile on her face.

She tells PEOPLE that having a "hooked nose" was "just a family thing," but ever since she was 10, it has always been in the back of her mind.

And as she grew older, the relationship with her appearance kept getting worse, not to mention that her breathing "wasn't great" and she had a deviated septum, which occurs when the cartilage and bone that separates the nasal cavity is off-center.

Growing up without health insurance, Zavala never had the option to get a nose job.

As she got older, though, she knew that now was a better time than ever — and it certainly didn't hurt that she had a friend who could also answer her questions after having undergone plastic surgery a year earlier.

Zavala visited an ENT who confirmed that her septum was deviated and that she had enlarged turbinates, meaning the bony structures inside her nose had become swollen.

She sought out more information from Facebook groups, Reddit threads, Instagram and even WhatsApp support groups, until she eventually found her doctor on TikTok.

"He didn't charge a consultation fee," she says. "I met with him, felt really comfortable, and just went for it."

Zavala knew exactly what she wanted. "I basically just told him I did not want a natural look," she recalls. "I wanted to look snatched. I asked for the bump completely gone, the nose upturned a little bit, and slimmer overall."

Her doctor came up with a plan to "fix the hook, lift the droopy tip, straighten the deviation, and thin it out."

Having never undergone general anesthesia before, Zavala was "really, really, nervous." But having the rhinoplasty at a hospital on Long Island, rather than at a "random clinic," gave her the peace of mind she needed.

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Zavala tells PEOPLE that the surgery lasted about four to five hours and went "really smoothly."

The healing process "was definitely uncomfortable at times," but "totally manageable."

"I think what made the biggest difference was being in my own home, surrounded by people I love," says Zavala. "That's something I would not have had if I'd gone overseas for the surgery. My boyfriend was incredibly supportive every step of the way and honestly just babied me through the whole thing, which I loved. With that kind of support system around me, I felt pretty good throughout recovery."

A few months removed from the surgery, Zavala tells PEOPLE that she feels "really good" about her nose and if anything, wishes she had gone a "little more dramatic."

Zavala, however, set "realistic expectations" for herself.

"I did so much research and saw so many people spiral over every little thing post-op, so I went in telling myself: there will be hiccups, your nose could have bumps during healing, things could shift — even the best surgeon can't guarantee perfection," she says.

For those looking to also get plastic surgery, Zavala advises them to do their research.

"Look at long-term results, read real patient stories, and be honest with yourself about what you want," she says.

Having learned from her own experience, she reminds others that "surgery isn't perfect, healing isn't linear, and the more mentally prepared you are for that, the better your experience will be."

"Post-surgery, set yourself up for success: surround yourself with supportive people and don't be afraid to tell your friends that negative comments about your appearance are off-limits until you're fully healed (or honestly, just... forever," she says.

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"And if you're considering medical tourism, please do your research — the cheapest option is not always the best option," she says. "Overall, though, it was not as scary as I thought it would be, and I wish I'd done it sooner. I'm so happy I did it now while I'm still young."

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Craig Robinson says Lisa Kudrow stood up for him while shooting a scene in the tenth season of Friends.

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• "Lisa was cool enough to speak up for me, because I had thrown out a line that she heard, but nobody else heard it," Robinson recalled. "She was like, 'We have a pitch!'"

• Robinson appeared on season 10 episode 14 of Friends with Kudrow, as an office clerk who helps Kudrow's Phoebe change her name to Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock.

Lisa Kudrowreally will be there for you.

Craig Robinsonlearned that lesson in a memorable way while shooting a scene for a tenth season episode ofFriends. Back in 2004, Robinson only had a few credits to his name, from single-episode spots on series likeLAXandThe Bernie Mac Show, to a role on the short-lived FX comedyLucky. Then came an opportunity to play opposite Kudrow, who had become one of TV's biggest stars after 10 years on the beloved sitcom.

"I ended up working with Lisa later. We played a married couple inTable 19, actually. So we got real cool," Robinson tellsEntertainment Weekly. "But back then, it was pretty much one scene, there really wasn't much else. We rehearsed it twice and then they did a pitch, and Lisa was cool enough to speak up for me."

Robinson explained that while shooting his scene with Kudrow on the episode "The One with Princess Consuela," the cast and creative crew began throwing out ideas to fine-tune the actors' back and forth. "I had thrown out a line that she heard, but nobody else heard it. She was like, 'We have a pitch!'"

So Robinson got to say his line, "and she got to react to it. But that was because of her, because I was just in there like, 'I'm a freaking friend! What are you talking about?'"

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Robinson appears in a brief scene in the final season's 14th episode. Kudrow's Phoebe Buffay goes to get her name changed following her marriage toPaul Rudd's Mike Hannigan. She gets off on the wrong foot with Robinson's clerk when she loudly observes, "This place is so depressing. If I worked here I'd kill myself."

Unsure which of their last names to put before the other, Phoebe is stunned to learn that she can change her full name to anything she wants (she eventually goes with the sensible choice of Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock). "Oh, this could take a while," she jokes, but Robinson's character curtly replies, "Get out of my line."

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"What's crazy about that audition is, I went early, and it was like 14 white guys dressed like limo drivers. I walked in and I was like, 'Okay, I think I'm too early,'" Robinson recalled. But he won the role, good news he still recalls receiving. "That was a sweet moment too, to find that out, when you're out there in Hollywood trying to make it."

Robinson would land his big break the year after, when he began portraying warehouse foreman Darryl Philbin onThe Office. He won two Screen Actors Guild Actor Awards for the part, when the sitcom picked up Best Ensemble at the 2007 and 2008 ceremonies.

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BEIJING, May 25 (Reuters) - The death toll from flooding ‌in southwestern China's Chongqing has ‌risen to nine and 11 people ​are missing following torrential rain in the municipality, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday.

Flooding in Chongqing

A ‌number of ⁠neighbourhoods and villages in the district of Yongchuan ⁠were severely hit by sudden, extreme rainfall overnight on Saturday, ​state media ​reported ​earlier. Three deaths ‌were confirmed on Sunday.

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The rainfall caused flash floods and landslides in the area and more than 2,000 residents have been ‌relocated, the state-run ​Xinhua news agency ​said.

Dozens ​of people were killed ‌earlier last week ​when a ​belt of intense rainfall swept across large areas of ​central ‌and southwestern China.

(Reporting by Xiuhao ​Chen and Ryan Woo;Editing ​by Helen Popper)

Sydney Sweeney’s breakout role in "Euphoria" may have made her one of Hollywood’s most talked-about young stars, but experts warn the same provocative image fueling her fame could eventually limit how seriously the industry takes her.

Sweeney's performance in "Euphoria" has dominated social media and headlines since theseason three premiere on April 12. This marks the last season of the award-winning HBO show that originally captivated its audience back in 2019.

"'Euphoria' clearly helped establish Sydney Sweeney as a fearless performer, physically and emotionally, and that’s part of why she broke through. The risk is that when the public conversation focuses more on the sexualized aspects of the role than on the performance, the same work that made her seem daring can start to narrow the brand," crisis and reputation management expert Dave Quast told Fox News Digital.

"Sexuality on screen is not inherently unserious," he added. "The problem is when it becomes the dominant shorthand for the actor. For Sweeney, the challenge is not that she has played sexualized roles. The challenge is making sure those roles continue to read as character choices, not as the entire brand proposition."

Sydney Sweeney Says She's 'Used To' Being Sexualized Since Her Breakout 'Euphoria' Role

Sweeney and "Euphoria" have faced criticism each week as her portrayal of Cassie has focused largely on her character's leap into theworld of OnlyFansand sexually explicit content. Some fans have gone so far as to label the show "humiliating" for Sweeney.

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"Sydney Sweeney in season 3 is literally just humiliating her. I don't get how they don't see that it's not about this, her role is reduced to basically HUMILIATING HER, she's not gonna win any awards like that," one user wroteon X, before referencing a future scene. "They dress her like a baby, pretending to be a baby with a pacifier for what?"

Still, industry insiders agreed that Sweeney is benefiting from the attention in the short term.

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"Visibility is currency, and Sweeney has become one of the rare young actresses who can reliably generate conversation around almost anything she does," Quast, founder of EDQ Strategies, explained. "That has real commercial value."

But another crisis PR and reputation management expert warned that constant attention doesn’t always translate into long-term credibility.

"The price comes if the attention starts to feel one-dimensional," Kelcey Kintner, senior vice president at Red Banyan, told Fox News Digital. "If every headline is about her body, the showy scenes, or how provocative the role is, that can make it harder for the public to actually focus on and see her talent. I do think she is trying to make that effort to find balance in her career and grow as an actress."

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According to Quast, Sweeney’s brand is now "walking a delicate line" as the cultural conversation surrounding her grows beyond just acting.

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"'Euphoria' created one perception of her, but the broader cultural conversation has created another," the brand expert explained. "Some audiences have been eager to read her as aconservative-coded alternative to more progressivecelebrity branding, and she has not exactly discouraged that interpretation. That’s risky, because once an actor becomes associated with a polarizing cultural argument, the work itself can get overshadowed. From a reputation standpoint, the challenge is not to let the cultural symbolism overtake the acting."

Kintner noted that "Euphoria" itself has become so culturally dominant that it can eclipse Sweeney’s other performances.

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"The issue is that 'Euphoria' is such a loud show culturally," she explained. "It can overpower everything else in the conversation. So even if she is doing strong work elsewhere, one explicit or controversial scene can dominate a news cycle. That is the tricky part here. Her serious work is there, but her most viral work does not always reflect the full scope of her talent and abilities."

While Sweeney has earned praise for her recent serious projects –including "The Housemaid," "Christy,""Americana" and "Immaculate" – experts emphasized viral moments still tend to shape public perception faster than nuanced performances.

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"A provocative scene or image can dominate social media instantly, and that can create the illusion of cultural importance," Quast noted.

"Sexualization can create instant attention, and in today’s media environment, attention is money," Kintner added. "Aprovocative scene, red carpet look, or marketing moment can travel faster than a nuanced performance. That is just the reality of the world we live in with technology. But it is also a risky shortcut."

"It can get people talking, but it does not always build the kind of respect or longevity an actor wants," she added. "The real power move is turning the attention to something bigger, whether that is better roles, more creative control, or a brand that is not dependent on shock value. For Sydney, ‘Euphoria’ made people pay attention. The question is whether she can refocus that attention back to her talent and build a long-term, sustainable career in Hollywood."

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Quast said the explicit nature of "Euphoria" doesn’t necessarily damage Sweeney’s reputation as a serious actress, but warned that public perception of those scenes could ultimately shape how narrowly audiences define her brand.

"The deeper issue is not whether the scenes are explicit," the PR expert explained. "It’s whether the public sees them as serving a performance or simply serving the spectacle around Sydney Sweeney. If the audience talks about Cassie’s psychology, Sweeney benefits as an actress. If the audience only talks about the sexualized aspects of the role, the brand narrows.

"That’s why her next few choices matter," Quast emphasized. "She doesn’t need to run away from sexuality, but she does need to keep pairing it with roles that are emotionally, intellectually or dramatically specific."

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