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China’s July economic losses from disasters exceed January-June

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's direct economic losses from natural disasters surged to 41.18 billion yuan ($5.74 billion) in July, more than in January to June combined, driven by severe weather as two

Lake Titicaca drying up as heat wave turns winter upside down

By Monica Machicao HUARINA, Bolivia (Reuters) - The parched shoreline and shrinking depths of Lake Titicaca are prompting growing alarm that an ago-old way of life around South America's largest lake

Explainer-What caused the record rainfall in Beijing and northern China?

By Ethan Wang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - Record-breaking rainfall with an unusually long duration triggered by the arrival of Typhoon Doksuri in late July has battered northern China for a week,

Floods hit Slovenia, forcing evacuations and disrupting transport

KAMNIK, Slovenia (Reuters) - Torrential rains described by rescuers as "biblical" hit northern and western Slovenia on Friday, disrupting traffic and causing black outs, with helicopters evacuating

Explainer-What caused the record rainfall in Beijing and northern China?

By Ethan Wang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - Record-breaking rainfall with an unusually long duration triggered by the arrival of Typhoon Doksuri in late July has battered northern China for a week,

Typhoon Khanun eases off Japan’s Okinawa, but islands brace for return of “unusual” storm

By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) -Typhoon Khanun weakened slightly and hovered in the East China Sea on Friday, but it is still expected to approach Japan's Okinawa islands again, and even head for the

Typhoon Khanun eases off Japan’s Okinawa, but islands brace for return

TOKYO (Reuters) - Typhoon Khanun barely moved on Friday in the East China Sea, with predictions that it will approach Japan's Okinawa islands again, raising fears of sustained damage in areas already

Chinese pet owners gear up their dogs and cats for summer swelter

By Nicoco Chan and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI (Reuters) - As temperatures in China soar, pet owners are looking for novel ways to protect their four-legged friends from the heat, buying up cooling mats,

Floodwaters rise in China’s northeast as rains lash Heilongjiang province

BEIJING (Reuters) - As residual rain from a typhoon drifted to northeast China, Heilongjiang province on Friday warned of swelling rivers amid severe weather and even tornadoes as storms pounded

Analysis-Mission possible? Power companies more hopeful of Trudeau climate goal than Alberta premier

By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is aiming to turn Canada's power grid net-zero by 2035, a goal that the premier of oil and gas-producing Alberta says she

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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.