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US hurricane center says 30% chance of cyclone over eastern tropical Atlantic
(Reuters) - A low-latitude tropical wave located several hundred miles to the south-southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands has a 30% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National H...
Oct 08, 2023
New COVID shots still hard to find for some Americans
By Michael Erman and Ahmed Aboulenein NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans have started rolling up their sleeves for the latest version of the COVID-19 vaccine, but weeks into the rollout some sa...
Oct 08, 2023
Factbox-Deadly Afghanistan earthquakes over the years
By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Powerful earthquakes in Afghanistan have killed more than 2,000 people and injured more than 9,000, the Taliban administration said on Sunday, in the deadliest...
Oct 08, 2023
Adaptation must be “front and centre” of climate agenda, UAE’s COP28 president-designate says
RIYADH (Reuters) -The president designate of COP28, to be held in the United Arab Emirates later this year, Sultan Al Jaber, said on Sunday that adaptation must be "front and centre" of the climate ag...
Oct 08, 2023
US, Nepalese climbers killed by avalanche on Shishapangma in Tibet
BEIJING (Reuters) - An avalanche struck the Tibetan peak of Shishapangma on Saturday, killing an American and Nepalese climber, while two others remained missing, according to China's state-run Xinhua...
Oct 08, 2023
Afghanistan earthquake death toll at 500 – Red Crescent
KABUL (Reuters) -Powerful earthquakes in Afghanistan have killed 500 people according to the latest information, Red Crescent spokesman Erfanullah Sharafzoi said on Sunday. The multiple quakes on Satu...
Oct 08, 2023
Typhoon Koinu turns south off China’s coast, headed for Hainan
BEIJING (Reuters) - Typhoon Koinu, which lashed Taiwan with rains and winds last week, on Sunday turned south over the seas off the coast of China's Guangdong province towards the Chinese resort islan...
Oct 07, 2023
“Stoneman Willie” beloved Pennsylvania mummy gets burial, real name
By Julio-Cesar Chavez and Rich McKay READING, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A leather-skinned mummified man - a longtime curiosity lying in an open coffin in Reading, Pennsylvania and known only as "Stonem...
Oct 07, 2023
Factbox-California bill veto is setback in North American fight against caste discrimination
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - California governor Gavin Newsom on Saturday vetoed a bill passed recently by state lawmakers to explicitly ban caste discrimination, citing that exiting laws already pro...
Oct 07, 2023
Aisha Wahab: author of vetoed California bill to ban caste discrimination
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - State Senator Aisha Wahab authored the bill vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom that would have made California the first U.S. state to explicitly ban caste discrimination. W...
Oct 07, 2023
