Strong earthquake strikes Alaska peninsula, tsunami warning lifted
(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck the Alaska Peninsula region early on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey…
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Yellen ‘eager’ to work with China on debt, other global challenges
By David Lawder and Aftab Ahmed GANDHINAGAR, India (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday she was “eager”…
Ukraine says Russian shelling kills 1 in Kharkiv, injures 7 in Zaporizhzhia
(Reuters) -A civilian was killed and another wounded in Russian shelling in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, while seven were injured in…
U.S. Southwest broils, heatwave forces Athens to close Acropolis
By Deborah Kyvrikosaios and Liliana Salgado ATHENS/PHOENIX (Reuters) – Greece closed the ancient Acropolis during the hottest part of the…
South Korea landslides, floods kill more than 20, over 4,000 evacuated
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -Twenty-two people have died, 14 were missing and thousands evacuated in South Korea as of…
Excessive heat is baking US Southwest and expected to get worse
By Liliana Salgado and Brad Brooks PHOENIX (Reuters) -A prolonged heat wave blanketed a swath of the U.S. stretching from…
Fire breaks out at Dow Louisiana facility
(Reuters) – A fire broke out at Dow’s Plaquemine chemical facility in Louisiana, the U.S. chemical maker said in a…
Northern Mexico bakes as residents try to beat scorching heat
MEXICALI, Mexico (Reuters) -Construction worker Brian Larreta’s job is tough any day of the year, but scorching temperatures this month…
Brazilian school awarded UNESCO stamp for efforts to protect the ocean
By Sergio Queiroz RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – A group of Brazilian school children gleefully remove pieces of plastic and…
Factbox-Hottest spots in U.S. as heat wave blankets Southwest
(Reuters) – More than 100 million Americans are facing a prolonged spell of sweltering weather into next week, with the…