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Fears of destructive protectionism are overdone
An aversion to trade in the US is not widely shared elsewhereFinancial Times - World -
Fears of destructive protectionism are overdone
An aversion to trade in the US is not widely shared elsewhereFinancial Times - World -
Fears of destructive protectionism are overdone
An aversion to trade in the US is not widely shared elsewhereFinancial Times - World -
Fears of destructive protectionism are overdone
An aversion to trade in the US is not widely shared elsewhereFinancial Times - World -
Fears of destructive protectionism are overdone
An aversion to trade in the US is not widely shared elsewhereFinancial Times - World -
Fears of destructive protectionism are overdone
An aversion to trade in the US is not widely shared elsewhereFinancial Times - World -
Fears of destructive protectionism are overdone
An aversion to trade in the US is not widely shared elsewhereFinancial Times - World -
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Deadly Dubai floods made worse by climate change
But it rains so rarely in the region that scientists do not have enough data to be fully sure.BBC News - Top stories - Climate -
Flooding Inundates Kenya, Killing at Least 32 and Displacing Thousands
Heavy rains also pounded other nations in East Africa, including Tanzania, where at least 155 people were killed, according to the country’s prime minister.The New York Times - World -
Flooding Inundates Kenya, Killing at Least 32 and Displacing Thousands
The devastating rains also killed farm animals and destroyed thousands of acres of crops, while major highways were closed and rail services suspended.The New York Times - Top stories -
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Global heating and urbanisation to blame for severity of UAE floods, study finds
World Weather Attribution group says intensified El Niño effects caused torrential rain, but rules out cloud seeding as cause. Fossil fuels and concrete combined to worsen the “death trap” conditions during recent record flooding in the United ...The Guardian - World -
WWA Study Points to Role of Hot Oceans in Recent Dubai Floods
An international team of researchers found that heavy rains were intensifying in the region, though they couldn’t say for sure how much climate change was responsible.The New York Times - Science -
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Deadly Rains and Floods Sweep Cities Across East Africa
Downpours have killed at least 200 people and submerged homes and farms in Tanzania, Kenya and Burundi.The New York Times - World -
Weather tracker: heavy rainfall causes flooding and death in east Africa
Rain in Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi kills at least 90 people and damages farmland and infrastructure . Eastern Africa has experienced heavy rain in recent weeks, with flooding in Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi. About 100,000 people have been ...The Guardian - World -
Flooding in Tanzania and Kenya kills hundreds as heavy rains continue
In Tanzania, heavy rains have affected more than 200,000 people and ruined major infrastructure, officials said.CBS News - Top stories -
Flooding in Tanzania and Kenya kills hundreds as heavy rains continue
In Tanzania, heavy rains have affected more than 200,000 people and ruined major infrastructure, officials said.CBS News - World -
Kenya flood death toll rises as more torrential rain forecast
Total deaths reach 76 and more than 130,000 displaced as weeks of flooding also affects east African neighbours. Seventy-six people in Kenya have died because of flooding triggered by torrential downpours since March, the government has said, ...The Guardian - World -
What’s a ‘storm’? Butlin’s sues Aviva over definition after flood damage
Holiday group to go head to head with insurers in High Court after rains shut down Somerset resortFinancial Times - Business -
Great Plains Storms Lead to Injuries, Damage and Reports of Tornadoes
More than two dozen tornadoes were reported across the region overnight. The tornado threat was forecast to ease on Sunday morning.The New York Times - Top stories -
Video from Hamas shows Israeli-American hostage once feared dead
Hamas has released a disturbing new video of an American-Israeli hostage taken captive during the Oct. 7 attack. The video, which cannot be independently verified, shows Hersh Goldberg-Polin speaking under duress. He was previously feared dead.CBS News - Top stories - Israel -
Video from Hamas shows Israeli-American hostage once feared dead
Hamas has released a disturbing new video of an American-Israeli hostage taken captive during the Oct. 7 attack. The video, which cannot be independently verified, shows Hersh Goldberg-Polin speaking under duress. He was previously feared dead.CBS News - World - Israel -
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David Pecker Says He and Others Around Trump Feared His Anger
They called Donald J. Trump “the boss.” The desire to avoid his fury drove many decisions made by those around him.The New York Times - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Alphabet tempers fears that it's falling behind in AI with blowout first-quarter results
Alphabet's revenue jumped 15% in the first quarter and profit in the company's cloud business more than quadrupled.CNBC - Business -
India election: fears that Modi’s BJP will polarise voters in fight for key state
Muslims worry Modi’s party will rely on familiar tactics of drawing on religious divisions as it battles Congress to to retain seats in Karnataka. The sun scorched the carpeted car park at Mudipu Junction outside Mangalore in Karnataka state as ...The Guardian - World - India -
Poland’s foreign minister says Putin should fear a war with NATO
In a speech Thursday, Poland’s Foreign Minister, Radoslaw Sikorski said Russian President Vladimir Putin should fear a war with NATO as it would inevitably end in Russia’s defeat. “It is not we, the West, who should fear a clash with Putin, but ...The Hill - Politics -
Egypt Sends Negotiators to Israel, Fearing Time Is Running Out for Rafah
Cairo’s intelligence chief is leading an effort to spur a new Gaza cease-fire proposal and stave off an invasion of the crowded border city.The Wall Street Journal - World - Israel -
Egypt Sends Negotiators to Israel, Fearing Time Is Running Out for Rafah
Cairo’s intelligence chief is leading effort to spur a new Gaza cease-fire proposal and stave off an invasion of the crowded border city.The Wall Street Journal - World - Israel -
Trump will dismantle key US weather and science agency, climate experts fear
Plan to break up Noaa claims its research is ‘climate alarmism’ and calls for commercializing forecasts, weakening forecasts. Climate experts fear Donald Trump will follow a blueprint created by his allies to gut the National Oceanic and ...The Guardian - World - Donald Trump -
Ukraine war briefing: Hospitals in Kyiv evacuated over fears of Russian strikes
Evacuations come after comments by head of Belarus KGB, who said buildings hosted military personnel. What we know on day 794. Officials in Ukraine’s capital announced the evacuation of two hospitals – including a children’s hospital – that they ...The Guardian - World - Ukraine -
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Flooding in Tanzania has killed 155 people as heavy rains continue in Eastern Africa
Tanzania's prime minister says flooding caused by weeks of heavy rain has killed 155 people and affected more than 200,000 othersABC News - World -
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At least 70 people killed by flooding in Kenya as more rain is expected through the weekend
Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, a government spokesperson, twice as many as were reported earlier this weekABC News - World -
Dubai property boss says floods were overexaggerated: 'Things like that happen in Miami regularly'
Hussain Sajwani, the chairman of Damac Properties, one of the United Arab Emirate's largest private real estate developers, sought to downplay the severity of flooding.CNBC - Business -
Russia-Ukraine war live: ‘mortal’ Europe needs stronger defence, says French president
Emmanuel Macron says Europe faces existential threat from Russian aggression and calls on continent to adopt ‘credible’ defence strategy. Russia has vetoed a UN security council resolution calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms ...The Guardian - World - France -
‘Privileged access’: pro-plastic lobbyists at UN pollution talks increase by a third
Fossil fuel and petrochemical campaigners at Ottawa summit outnumber scientists, EU and Indigenous delegates. The number of fossil fuel and petrochemical industry lobbyists has increased by more than a third at UN talks to agree the first global ...The Guardian - World