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Explainer-California rains: good for drought, fuel for wildfires

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - The atmospheric river that has inundated California is a mixed blessing, at once easing drought conditions and promoting threatened fish species while also nourishing the

‘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

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Being Dalit on a dating app. Upper caste men only want to argue over reservation, EWS

My Instagram bio reads ‘Namasudra Dalit, West Bengal’. But around 10 men – whom I had added from dating apps – unfollowed and blocked me after learning about my identity.

Indian airlines are on path to capture 50% of market for international travel to & from the country

Adding new routes and more aircraft, Indian airlines are now looking to cash in on the post-pandemic surge in international travellers.

Spain denies port of call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.