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Storm Isha hits travels and power services across UK

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's rail network was disrupted, flights were cancelled and thousands of homes were left without power on Monday after the country was battered by Storm Isha overnight.

Storm grounds dozens of Monday flights at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Amsterdam's Schiphol airport has canceled dozens of flights scheduled for Monday as a preventive measure because of strong winds expected when storm Isha reaches the Netherlands,

World’s largest natural ice rink reopens in Canada

By Ismail Shakil and Kanishka Singh OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's renowned Rideau Canal Skateway, the world's largest natural ice skating rink, will open for skating on Sunday morning for the first time

Deadly winter weather keeps icy grip across much of the US

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - Winter storms and biting cold that have gripped much of the United States in recent days with deadly consequences are expected to persist through this weekend, the National

Canada gives mineral-rich Arctic region of Nunavut control over its resources

By Natalie Maerzluft IQALUIT, Nunavut (Reuters) -Canada on Thursday formally gave the giant Arctic territory of Nunavut control over its reserves of gold, diamonds, iron, cobalt and rare earth metals,

Nigeria’s oil spills agency investigating Shell pipeline leak report

YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - A pipeline owned by Shell's subsidiary in Nigeria has spilled crude oil in the Niger Delta following a leak, the country's spills agency and an environmental group said on

Winter Youth Olympics in South Korea hit by heavy snowfall

SEOUL (Reuters) - Heavy snow interrupted some events at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in South Korea's Gangwon province on Saturday, with thousands of officials armed with snow-removal gear deployed

Armed with snow shovels, ‘Bills Mafia’ comes to NFL team’s rescue

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - When it comes to handling extreme winter weather, the western New York city of Buffalo may be in a league of its own. With its football stadium buried under snow just two

US cold snap leaves over 100,000 without power in Oregon

(Reuters) - At least 100,000 customers in Oregon still did not have electricity flowing to their homes on Friday, as continued ice and wind limited efforts to restore power by Portland General

Biden administration taking heat from all sides over Louisiana LNG project

By Timothy Gardner and Curtis Williams WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration faces mounting pressure over whether to approve a massive new Louisiana LNG export project, with

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Hormuz crisis won’t replace the dollar with yuan. De-dollarisation is a myth

Recent data does not support any dramatic shift away from the dollar. As per IMF, the share of international transactions conducted in dollars has declined from 56.90% to 56.77%.

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.