Water, water everywhere in megacity Mumbai but not a drop for rural Indian villages
NAVINWADI, (India): Far from the gleaming high-rises of India’s financial capital Mumbai, impoverished villages in areas supplying the megacity’s water…
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Greece closes more ancient tourist sites as heatwave persists
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece shut more ancient tourist sites in Athens on Thursday and elderly people took refuge at designated…
From northwest to east China, parched and baking regions face drought
BEIJING: Weeks of scarce rainfall in parts of China, coupled with sweltering heat, has brought drought to several provinces, prompting…
Pro-Trump influencers fire up fears of migrant ‘invasion’ ahead of U.S. election
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - One late afternoon in mid-May, a half dozen Hispanic day laborers were paid $20 each to…
Kuwait building fire tragedy: Indian foreign minister urges early repatriation of mortal remains of nationals
NEW DELHI: Following Wednesday (June12)'s tragic fire incident in Kuwait in which around 40 Indians have died, India's Foreign Affairs…
Musk says Tesla shareholders voting in favor of his $56 billion pay package
(Reuters) -Tesla shareholders were set to approve Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package in what is being seen as a…
US wishes India luck with ‘structural issues’ in strained China ties
WASHINGTON: The United States wishes India well in its efforts to improve strained ties with China, the number two US…
EU court orders Hungary to pay 200-million-euro fine over migrant policy
(Reuters) -Hungary must pay a 200-million-euro ($216 million) fine for not implementing changes to its policy of handling migrants and…
Fire in Kuwait building kills 49 foreign workers
DUBAI (Reuters) -At least 49 people were killed in Kuwait on Wednesday after a fire broke out in a building…