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Indian rescuers struggle to reach flood-hit areas where over 100 are missing
KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - Indian rescue teams are finding it difficult to reach flood-hit areas in the north-eastern state of Sikkim where more than 140 people are missing because the region is still...
Oct 07, 2023
Haze hits Singapore as hot spots in Sumatra increases
By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's air quality fell into the unhealthy range on Saturday, official readings showed, as increased forest fires from neighbouring Indonesia brought haze to the...
Oct 07, 2023
Mild quake felt in Mexico city, no immediate reports of damages
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An earthquake alarm sounded in Mexico City late on Friday and mild shaking was felt in parts of the capital, according to Reuters witnesses, but there were no immediate reports...
Oct 07, 2023
China warns of big waves, wind and rain as Typhoon Koinu approaches
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China warned on Saturday of big waves, heavy rain and strong wind as Typhoon Koinu approaches the southern province of Guangdong and Hainan island. Waves of up to nine metres were...
Oct 06, 2023
Water supply dwindling, Bolivians gather at dam to pray for rain
By Santiago Limachi and Sergio Limachi LA PAZ (Reuters) - Under a scorching sun, more than three hundred Bolivians on Friday marched to a dusty plain near the Incachaca dam that overlooks the city of ...
Oct 06, 2023
Pharmacy employees at US Walgreens stores plan walkout -CNN
(Reuters) - Pharmacy employees at some U.S. Walgreens stores, including pharmacists, technicians and support staff, are planning a walkout between Oct. 9 and 11, CNN reported on Friday, citing an orga...
Oct 06, 2023
Spain’s PLD Space launches private reusable rocket in milestone for Europe
(Reuters) - Spanish company PLD Space launched its reusable Miura-1 rocket early on Saturday from a site in southwestern Spain, carrying out Europe's first fully private rocket launch and offering hop...
Oct 06, 2023
Walmart in Mexico faces anti-trust panel for alleged monopolistic practices
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Walmart's Mexico unit said on Friday it will face an anti-trust panel for "alleged relative monopolistic practices" related to supply and wholesale distribution of consumer goo...
Oct 06, 2023
Suspect in Colorado supermarket shooting declared mentally fit for trial
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - The Colorado man accused of murdering 10 people in a shooting rampage at a Boulder supermarket in 2021, then diagnosed as schizophrenic and declared mentally unfit for pros...
Oct 06, 2023
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon falls 57% in September
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 56.8% in September compared to a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, while the region is struggling with a historic d...
Oct 06, 2023
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