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Death toll from rains in southern Brazil climbs to 56, some 70 still missing
World
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The death toll from rains in Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul rose to 56, local ...
Rains in southern Brazil kill at least 31, more than 70 still missing
Science
(Reuters) – Heavy rains battering Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed 31 people, local authorities said on Friday, ...
French police evict hundreds from abandoned Paris warehouse ahead of Olympics
World
PARIS (AP) — With the Paris Olympic Games 100 days away, police carried out a large-scale eviction at France’s biggest squat in ...
Rescuers race to find trapped people as Brazil storms kill at least 20
World
Rescuers in boats and aircraft raced against the clock Sunday to help isolated people in Brazil’s mountainous southeast after storms and heavy ...
Mexico City’s 21 million residents are facing a severe water shortage
Science
MEXICO CITY — The most populous city in North America is in the grips of a severe water crisis, as lingering drought ...
4 Vietnamese exchange students disappear in Australia within a month
World
[Source] Four Vietnamese students participating in an exchange program in South Australia have gone missing within a month, with 17-year-old student Sunnie ...
South Africa evacuates small coastal towns near Cape Town as wildfires burn out of control
World
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Residents have been evacuated from small coastal towns near Cape Town in South Africa as wildfires ...
Ethiopia hunger: About 225 starve to death in Tigray
World
More than 200 people have starved to death since July in Edaga Arbi town, in Ethiopia’s drought-hit and war-scarred Tigray region, local ...
China Frames ‘One Province, One Policy’ Plan for Financial Risk
Business
(Bloomberg) — China’s regulator wants provinces to come up with their own plans to handle financial risks, according to a report, about ...
