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Mexico braces for second hit from Hurricane Grace
AFP, Published on 21/08/2021
» MEXICO CITY - Grace regained hurricane strength Friday as it barreled towards Mexico for a second time, triggering warnings of flooding and mudslides in mountains on the eastern mainland.
Earth's 'vital signs' worsening as humanity's impact deepens
AFP, Published on 28/07/2021
» PARIS: The global economy's business-as-usual approach to climate change has seen Earth's "vital signs" deteriorate to record levels, an influential group of scientists said on Wednesday, warning that several climate tipping points were now imminent.
People flee surging floods in China as typhoon approaches
AFP, Published on 23/07/2021
» ZHENGZHOU, China: Villagers were evacuated over makeshift bridges on Friday as floods submerged swathes of central China, following a historic deluge that claimed at least 33 lives, while a typhoon threatened to bring more misery as it headed towards the country's east coast.
Storm Elsa moving on Florida after battering Cuba
AFP, Published on 07/07/2021
» MIAMI - After battering Cuba with drenching rain and strong winds, tropical storm Elsa was moving towards Florida late Tuesday, where it was expected to strengthen into a hurricane as rescue workers pressed on with their search of the debris of a Miami condominium that collapsed almost two weeks ago.
Russia virus cases soar again as Delta strain sparks resurgence
AFP, Published on 04/07/2021
» MOSCOW: Russia on Sunday counted more than 25,000 new daily infections after a week of record deaths tolls as the highly contagious Delta variant propels a global resurgence of the pandemic.
Tropical storm Elsa lashing Haiti with gusty winds
AFP, Published on 04/07/2021
» PORT-AU-PRINCE - Elsa was downgraded to a tropical storm on Saturday afternoon as it churned off southern Haiti, battering the area with hurricane conditions.
New India cyclone warning as death toll rises
AFP, Published on 20/05/2021
» AHMEDABAD (INDIA) - A major new storm was brewing in the Bay of Bengal off India's east coast, forecasters warned Thursday, just days after the biggest cyclone to hit the west of the country in decades left at least 110 people confirmed dead.
89 missing at sea after cyclone slams into Covid-hit India
AFP, Published on 19/05/2021
» MAHUVA, India: Eighty-nine people remained missing in India and hundreds of thousands were without power on Wednesday in the wake of a major cyclone, adding to the country's woes as it suffered a record number of Covid-19 deaths.
Paris cafes reopen as virus restrictions ease
AFP, Published on 19/05/2021
» PARIS: Parisians will return to their beloved cafe terraces and museums Wednesday after a six-month Covid-forced hiatus, a glimmer of normal life returning even as hard-hit India grapples with thousands more virus deaths.
Monster cyclone batters Covid-stricken India's west coast
AFP, Published on 18/05/2021
» MAHUVA, India: A monster cyclone was lashing India Tuesday, with powerful winds and driving rain leaving at least 20 people dead, and interrupting the vaccine programme the country urgently needs to get its spiralling Covid-19 outbreak under control.