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Baseball-Could take weeks to assess Hurricane Milton damage to Rays stadium

(Reuters) - Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays said on Thursday it could take weeks to assess the damage to its ballpark which had nearly its entire roof torn off as Hurricane Milton cut a

‘Double disaster’ in Florida, where tornadoes heralded Milton’s arrival

By Brad Brooks LAKEWOOD PARK, Florida (Reuters) - As a tornado whipped up by Hurricane Milton approached, Crystal Coleman raced with her 17-year-old daughter to hide in the bathroom of her home in

Milton now a post-tropical cyclone, NHC says

(Reuters) - Milton has became a hurricane-force extratropical low, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Thursday. "Tropical storm conditions and storm surge still occurring over portions of the

Hurricane Milton leaves at least 10 dead, millions without power in Florida

By Leonara LaPeter Anton and Brad Brooks ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) -Hurricane Milton plowed into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after cutting a destructive path across Florida that spawned

Spain’s top fashion retailers to launch trial to collect clothes waste in 2025

By Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's largest fashion companies will start collecting discarded clothes from April next year as part of a voluntary pilot scheme to manage textile waste that

Hurricane Milton kills four, destroys homes in Florida, but worst scenario avoided

By Leonara LaPeter Anton and Brad Brooks ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) -Hurricane Milton plowed into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after cutting a destructive path across Florida that spawned

US forecaster sees 60% chance of La Niña weather in September-November

By Rahul Paswan (Reuters) - There is a 60% chance of La Niña weather conditions emerging in September-November and they are expected to persist through January-March 2025, a U.S. government forecaster

Hurricane Milton spawns tornadoes, leaves millions without power in Florida

By Brad Brooks and Leonara LaPeter Anton ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - Hurricane Milton marched across Florida on Thursday, whipping up deadly tornadoes, destroying homes and knocking out power

BBC Weather app wrongly shows 18,995 mph wind speeds in Britain

LONDON (Reuters) - Britons woke up to alarming news on Thursday, with the widely used BBC Weather app forecasting winds 150 times stronger than Hurricane Milton, due to a data malfunction. With

NHC says Leslie could intensify into a major hurricane

(Reuters) - Leslie strengthened into a category 2 hurricane and may intensify into a major hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said late on Wednesday. "Leslie could briefly become a major

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The math behind India’s elections—Why proximity matters

It is one of the most consistent findings in electoral politics: voters are more likely to support candidates who come from their local area.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.