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DeSantis super PAC head quits, latest blow to struggling Republican’s presidential bid
By Gram Slattery and Tim Reid (Reuters) - The head of a political action committee (PAC) supporting Republican Ron DeSantis resigned on Wednesday, dealing a further blow to the Florida governor's stru...
Nov 22, 2023
Mountain villages fight for future as melting glaciers threaten floods
By Charlotte Greenfield HUNZA, Pakistan (Reuters) - On the steep slope of a glacier jutting through the Hunza valley in Pakistan's mountainous far north, Tariq Jamil measures the ice's movement and sn...
Nov 22, 2023
Peru glaciers decimated by climate change -report
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru has lost 56% of its tropical glaciers in the last six decades due to climate change, according to a new government inventory released on Wednesday. Peru holds 68%...
Nov 22, 2023
Recalled WanaBana puree still on Dollar Tree shelves – US FDA
(Reuters) - The WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Puree, a product potentially contaminated with lead, was still being sold at Dollar Tree stores despite a recall that began last month, the U.S. Food and Drug A...
Nov 22, 2023
Buffalo airport closed to international flights after explosion at US-Canada border – US FAA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Buffalo Niagara International Airport was closed to departing and arriving international flights on Wednesday as authorities continued to investigate a vehicle explosion at the ...
Nov 22, 2023
Explosion at US-Canada border caused by reckless driver-sources
(Reuters) - An explosion at on Wednesday at the Rainbow Bridge connecting the United States and Canada at Niagara Falls on Wednesday was likely caused by a reckless driver, according to early assessme...
Nov 22, 2023
Brazil approves $65 million from Amazon Fund to police the rainforest
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's National Development Bank (BNDES) has approved 318 million reais ($65 million) from the $1.3 billion Amazon Fund to set up a security project fighting de...
Nov 22, 2023
Biden steps up Trump attacks as economic message falls flat
By Nandita Bose and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is more aggressively going after his likely 2024 election rival Donald Trump as polls show efforts to campaign on h...
Nov 22, 2023
Brazil agency to rule if Petrobras can drill near Amazon mouth by early 2024
By Lisandra Paraguassu RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's environment protection agency Ibama is expected to decide by early next year if state-run oil company Petrobras can drill near the mouth of t...
Nov 22, 2023
FBI probing vehicle explosion at US-Canada bridge near Niagara Falls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The FBI is investigating a vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing between the United States and Canada near Niagara Falls, the U.S. law enforcement agency said i...
Nov 22, 2023
