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Heavy rains wash across U.S. Northeast, catastrophic flooding possible

(Reuters) - Torrential downpours were expected to drench the U.S. Northeast on Monday, potentially causing catastrophic flooding across the region where rains have already washed out roadways and

Johannesburg residents stunned by once-in-a-decade snowfall

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Residents of South Africa's biggest city Johannesburg were stunned by the first snowfall in over a decade on Monday, with some children seeing snow for the first time. While

Antarctic ice levels undergo ‘massive decrease’, data shows

GENEVA (Reuters) - Antarctic sea ice levels reached record lows last month, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday, a development climate change experts described as worrisome. WMO

Uganda pipeline has ‘devastated’ livelihoods, Human Rights Watch says

KAMPALA (Reuters) - A planned oil pipeline to help Uganda export its crude to international markets has "devastated" the lives of thousands of people who have experienced delayed or inadequate

Japan weather bureau says 90% chance El Nino phenomenon will continue into autumn

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's weather bureau said on Monday that there was a 90% chance the El Nino phenomenon will continue into the autumn. El Nino is a warming of ocean surface temperatures in the

Heavy rains pound US Northeast, with more storms on the way

(Reuters) - Heavy rainstorms poured over parts of New York and Pennsylvania on Sunday, with first responders rescuing people stuck in vehicles along flooded roadways and with more wet weather on the

One dead, 7 missing in central China highway landslide

BEIJING (Reuters) - One person has died and seven were missing after a landslide overtook a highway construction site on an expressway in central China, local government officials said on Sunday. Six

China’s Chengdu bolsters power supply ahead of international games, looming heat

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, is shoring up the city's electricity supply for the FISU Summer World University Games later this month as power grids across the

Why it’s time to say goodbye to the polluting recycling model

7.7 million tons of plastic end up in landfills. And another 2.4 million tons are discarded irregularly, in open-air dumps.

Nearly half of US drinking water may contain toxic ‘forever chemicals’

By Rachel Nostrant (Reuters) - Nearly half of U.S. tap water samples contain toxic "forever chemicals," substances used in hundreds of household items from cleaning supplies to pizza boxes to which

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Iran war has given India a blueprint for the next conflict

Pakistan would be itching to do an Iran on us and China would be planning to execute an air campaign without allowing us asymmetrical escalation. India has no choice but to transform.

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.