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Restoring power to rural areas after hurricane Helene to take weeks, utilities say

By Laila Kearney (Reuters) -Restoring power to parts of the rural United States could take several weeks after Hurricane Helene's high winds and flooding decimated stretches of the southeast

Argentine town battles a parrot invasion

By Miguel Lo Bianco and Agustin Marcarian HILARIO ASCASUBI, Argentina (Reuters) - The town of Hilario Ascasubi near Argentina's eastern Atlantic coast has a parrot problem. Thousands of the

Restoring power to parts of rural US after storm will take weeks, utilities say

(Reuters) - Restoring power to parts of the rural United States could take several weeks after Hurricane Helene decimated stretches of the southeast electrical grid, electric utility officials said on

Kirk strengthens into a hurricane, NHC says

(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Kirk has strengthened into a hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday. Hurricane Kirk was located about 1,070 miles (1,720 km) West of Cabo Verde

Rebuilding after Hurricane Helene will take years, US DHS secretary says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The process of rebuilding after Hurricane Helene will be extremely costly and take years, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Tuesday. Search and rescue

Harris to visit storm-hit Georgia and North Carolina, White House says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will visit areas ravaged by Hurricane Helene, traveling to Georgia on Wednesday and to North Carolina in coming days, a White House official

Rescuers scour North Carolina mountains for survivors cut off by Hurricane Helene

By Andrew Hay, Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -North Carolina resumed search and rescue operations on Tuesday, intent on delivering aid and making contact with hundreds of people cut off by washed-out roads

US closes $1.52 billion loan to resurrect Michigan nuclear plant

(This Sept. 30 story has been corrected to fix the deputy agriculture secretary's title, in paragraph 5) By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. on Monday said it closed a $1.52 billion

Fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest region surge for third month

By Stefanie Eschenbacher SANTAREM, Brazil (Reuters) - Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest region surged to the highest number for September in almost a decade and a half, preliminary government data

Drought forces Russia’s Voronezh region to declare farming emergency

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Voronezh region, one of the country's key farming areas for grain and sugar beet, on Tuesday declared a state of emergency due to drought, the local agriculture ministry

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Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

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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.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.