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‘I want to go home’ – seaside Los Angeles hotel cut off after flooding

By Jane Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Flooding from torrential downpours sweeping Southern California cut off a seaside Los Angeles hotel on Monday and temporarily stranded its guests, some seeking to

Suncor faces penalty on air pollution violations at Colorado refinery

(Reuters) - The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Monday imposed a penalty of $10.5 million, on Suncor for air pollution violations from July 2019 through June 2021 at its

Over 350,000 without power in California after storm

(Reuters) -More than 350,000 homes and businesses were without electricity in California on Monday after a storm pounded the state with heavy rainfall and hurricane-force winds, initially knocking out

Deadly California atmospheric river storm triggers flooding, power outages

By Steve Gorman and Daniel Trotta LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A deadly Pacific storm, the second "Pineapple Express" to sweep the West Coast in less than a week, stalled over Southern California on Monday,

Vulnerable countries need debt relief ‘now or never’, new report warns

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - A new report has called for a radical global effort this year to help vulnerable countries fend off financial meltdown and climate change, including widespread debt

California storm knocks out power to more than 500,000

(Reuters) -More than a half-million homes and businesses were without power in California on Monday after an atmospheric river storm pounded the state with heavy rainfall and hurricane-force winds,

Italian ski resort idle as mild winter leaves mountain snowless

MOUNT TERMINILLO, Italy (Reuters) - A popular ski resort in central Italy is lying idle this winter, with businesses and residents blaming climate change for spring-like temperatures that have left

Analysis-Green backlash looms over EU elections

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - What a difference five years make. During the last European Union elections in 2019, hundreds of thousands across the 27-nation bloc staged protests to fight

Spain to invest $502 million in desalination plants in Catalonia amid drought

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain will invest 467 million euros ($502 million) in two desalination plants on the Catalan coast as the northeastern region grapples with a three-year drought. The plants will be

California’s atmospheric river delivers torrential rain, fierce winds

(Reuters) - A massive Pineapple Express storm - the second in recent days - stalled over Southern California on Monday, drenching the Los Angeles area with torrential rain, bringing

On Camera

Dear Ralph Lauren, my DU college aesthetic is not your costume

What is truly confounding about Ralph Lauren’s bastardisation of the Bandhani into a printed tie-dye is the price tag—Rs 44,800.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

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.