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Hawaiian Electric faces financial, legal woes from deadly Maui wildfires

(Reuters) - Hawaiian Electric on Monday disputed accusations that its power lines caused the deadly wildfires in Maui earlier this month, which killed at least 115 people. The Honolulu-based power

Hawaiian Electric denies Maui lawsuit claims about cause of wildfire, shares surge

(Reuters) -Hawaiian Electric's shares jumped nearly 40% on Monday after the electric utility disputed accusations that its power lines caused the deadly wildfires in Maui earlier this month. Maui

Factbox-Most powerful hurricanes in US history

(Reuters) - Florida was preparing on Monday for the arrival of a major hurricane expected to make landfall early on Wednesday somewhere along the state's Big Bend country, where the panhandle meets

Soil moisture helps Ivory Coast cocoa main crop despite poor rains

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Rains were below average last week in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions but soil moisture content was still high enough to help strengthen the next October-to-March

Storm Idalia seen strengthening to hurricane ahead of Florida landfall

By Brendan O'Brien and Rich McKay (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Idalia was expected to intensify into a major hurricane on Monday as it barreled toward Florida's Gulf Coast, where authorities urged

Hawaiian Electric says power lines were shut off hours before wildfire

(Reuters) -Hawaiian Electric's shares jumped more than 40% on Monday after the utility said its power lines in West Maui had been shut down for more than six hours before wildfires started in the area

Biden speaks with Florida’s DeSantis, approves hurricane declaration -White House

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden spoke with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday and approved an emergency declaration for the U.S. state as Tropical Storm Idalia approaches, the White

EU infrastructure fund eyes African clean jet fuel projects

By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - The European Union is scouting Africa to back clean jet fuel projects under its Global Gateway infrastructure fund, an EU official said, ahead of an anticipated

Hawaiian Electric calls Maui county’s wildfire lawsuit ‘irresponsible’

(Reuters) - Hawaiian Electric on Monday said that the lawsuit filed against it by the County of Maui is "factually and legally irresponsible," pointing to the county's responsibility in the Hawaii

Mudslides kill 13 in Tajikistan after heavy rains

DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Mudslides triggered by heavy rains killed 13 people in Tajikistan on Sunday, the Central Asian nation's government said on Monday, warning that many of its mountainous areas

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Desi brainrot is set to Lata didi’s Kuchh Kuchh Hota Hai. Food & heartbreak are mainstays

My absolute favourite is @mohit_cake_master. His videos hinge on two components: Cakes being iced and a man’s sad, sad, heartbroken voice.

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.