US stocks fall as strike hits auto sector
editorWall Street indices retreated on Friday as a historic strike in the US auto sector dampened the mood after forecast-busting Chinese economic data sent Asian and European stock markets higher.The…
Florida orders evacuations ahead of ‘extremely dangerous’ Idalia
Residents along Florida's west coast were under orders to evacuate Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Idalia's arrival, as forecasters said the storm was strengthening over an exceptionally warm Gulf of Mexico…
Canada far north city ordered to evacuate as wildfires advance
Residents of one of the largest cities in Canada's far north were ordered Wednesday to flee amid warnings that raging wildfires could reach it by the weekend. The crisis in the…
Naval forces in Gulf warn ships against nearing Iranian waters
Western naval forces operating in the Gulf have warned ships sailing in the strategic Strait of Hormuz against approaching Iranian waters to avoid the risk of seizure.The warnings issued on…
How metal boats are fuelling migrant deaths in the Mediterranean
In grainy photographs shot from a plane circling overhead, four people adrift in an iron boat in an expanse of the Mediterranean Sea wave their arms in distress.It later emerges…
Oil taken off ‘time bomb’ tanker abandoned off Yemen
A "floating time bomb" oil tanker left adrift in the Red Sea has successfully been drained of its cargo, the UN says.The vessel was abandoned off Yemen in 2015 after…
Norway evacuates more people from flooded areas as rain ends
By Nerijus Adomaitis and Terje SolsvikOSLO (Reuters) - Norway faced more floods and evacuations on Thursday as rivers swelled above their banks to their highest levels in decades after heavy…
U.S. forecaster sees 95% chance of El Nino prevailing through winter
(Reuters) - There is a more than 95% chance that El Niño conditions will prevail from December 2023 to February 2024, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday, exacerbating…
N. Koreans ordered to protect Kim dynasty portraits from storm
North Koreans must prioritise safeguarding propaganda portraits of their leaders, the country's official newspaper said, as a tropical storm made landfall on the Korean peninsula on Thursday.Tropical Storm Khanun, which battered…
South America sweats under high temps — in the middle of winter
Far away from the extreme summer temperatures of the northern hemisphere, Southern Cone countries such as Chile and Argentina are also experiencing record heat, but in the middle of what…