Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Wildfires in Greece burn for fifth day as another heatwave hits
By Fedja Grulovic ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece struggled to contain a wildfire west of Athens that burnt forestland for a fifth day on Friday as another heatwave hit the country. Firefighters, backed by ...
Jul 21, 2023
About 20 missing in Bhutan as floods wash away part of hydropower plant
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - About 20 people were missing in Bhutan after flash floods triggered by heavy rains washed away a section of a small hydroelectric plant on Thursday, a local newsp...
Jul 21, 2023
Blind church band shows Nigeria there’s ‘ability in disability’
By Seun Sanni LAGOS (Reuters) - Every Sunday, worshippers at Bethesda Home Church in Lagos sing and dance to popular hymns. But there's a twist: the drummers, guitarists, keyboard player and choir are...
Jul 21, 2023
Dead EV batteries turn to gold with U.S. incentives
By Nick Carey, Paul Lienert and Victoria Waldersee POOLE, England (Reuters) - A little-publicized clause in the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act has companies scrambling to recycle electric vehicle batter...
Jul 21, 2023
Factbox-Which countries are paying their ‘fair share’ to fight climate change?
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - As temperature records topple and extreme weather rages around the world, countries are preparing for talks at this year's COP28 UN summit on climate finance - mone...
Jul 21, 2023
Analysis-Climate change: Which countries will foot the bill?
By Kate Abnett and Valerie Volcovici BRUSSELS/BEIJING (Reuters) - Record-breaking heat in China. Wildfires forcing Swiss villages to evacuate. Drought ravaging Spanish crops. As the costs of climate c...
Jul 21, 2023
Global retailers cash in on Barbie movie craze
By Helen Reid (Reuters) - Shoppers are snapping up Barbie hoop earrings, perfume, jumpsuits, and dresses as retailers seek to cash in on Friday's Barbie film release, reigniting the craze for the plas...
Jul 21, 2023
A day after landslide likely trapped more than 100, Indian rescuers look for survivors
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Rescue teams resumed a search on Friday for possible survivors of a massive landslide in western India that killed 16 people and was suspected to have trapped more than a 100. Thick...
Jul 21, 2023
California ends emergency energy alert, secures adequate power
(Reuters) - The California power grid operator ended an emergency alert issued for a brief period on Thursday in anticipation of higher-than-expected demand as homes and businesses crank up air condit...
Jul 20, 2023
Cities brace for floods as heavier-than-usual storms drench China
BEIJING (Reuters) - Rescue services braced for flooding as heavier-than-expected summer storms rolled across China as forecast on Friday, drenching Beijing and other major cities. Historically, China ...
Jul 20, 2023
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