2 days ago
Nepal is holding a day of mourning to remember those who died in the catastrophic floods that hit the country nearly two weeks ago. Meanwhile, rescuers are continuing to scour the ruins for hundreds of people still missing, including 18 Americans. It comes as a 64-year-old woman was rescued from the mud and debris alive, after being trapped below her collapsed home for ten days. NBC's Janis Mackey Frayer reports for TODAY.
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2 days ago
By Adnan Abidi
BETRAWATI, Nepal, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Believing she had perished in Nepal's deadly floods, the family of Chandika **** ari Shrestha started the ritual of mourning the elderly woman's death.
Ten days later, rescuers found her alive inside her collapsed home in the devastated Betrawati village, where she had survived in a narrow pocket of air amid water and mud.
"The four-storey house was swept (away) by the floods and the house was left in the middle of a quicksand. While walking around it, we heard a voice 'save me,'" police officer Mahendra Darnal said.
In a rescue operation on Saturday lasting 45 minutes, Darnal and his team found Shrestha in a confined **** e and sent her to an army hospital.
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BETRAWATI, Nepal, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Believing she had perished in Nepal's deadly floods, the family of Chandika **** ari Shrestha started the ritual of mourning the elderly woman's death.
Ten days later, rescuers found her alive inside her collapsed home in the devastated Betrawati village, where she had survived in a narrow pocket of air amid water and mud.
"The four-storey house was swept (away) by the floods and the house was left in the middle of a quicksand. While walking around it, we heard a voice 'save me,'" police officer Mahendra Darnal said.
In a rescue operation on Saturday lasting 45 minutes, Darnal and his team found Shrestha in a confined **** e and sent her to an army hospital.
#floods #House #adnan
4 days ago
Beyoncé's BeyGOOD foundation is donating $200,000 to support relief efforts for those impacted by the recent floods in Indiana.
As announced by the foundation on its official website, the Beyoncé-founded organization is donating $200,000 to City Life Center and Angel by Nature, two foundations that are on the ground in Indiana to ***** ist with relief efforts. The recent floods in Indiana have left over 1,000 people without a home, and the donation will help to ***** ist recovery and relief efforts in the worst-affected areas, including the city of Gary.
The organizations are helping to provide food, household supplies, and other essentials to anyone impacted by the flooding.
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On August 11, the state of Indiana was hit with heavy rainfall and thunderstorms, causing widespread flooding. At least seven confirmed deaths have been reported, per CBS News, and Governor Mike Braun has declared a statewide disaster. Over one million people were left without power at the start of the flooding.
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As announced by the foundation on its official website, the Beyoncé-founded organization is donating $200,000 to City Life Center and Angel by Nature, two foundations that are on the ground in Indiana to ***** ist with relief efforts. The recent floods in Indiana have left over 1,000 people without a home, and the donation will help to ***** ist recovery and relief efforts in the worst-affected areas, including the city of Gary.
The organizations are helping to provide food, household supplies, and other essentials to anyone impacted by the flooding.
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On August 11, the state of Indiana was hit with heavy rainfall and thunderstorms, causing widespread flooding. At least seven confirmed deaths have been reported, per CBS News, and Governor Mike Braun has declared a statewide disaster. Over one million people were left without power at the start of the flooding.
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9 days ago
Beyoncé Knowles Carter is donating $200,000 to support relief efforts for those impacted by the recent floods in Indiana through her BeyGood Foundation.
The foundation shared a post on its official Instagram account on Monday about the latest effort.
The caption read, "Today BeyGOOD Foundation, founded by Beyoncé, is announcing a donation of $200,000 to help with relief efforts in Indiana. The funds will go to City Life Center and Angel by Nature that's on the ground aiding communities most affected following the record flooding caused by a derecho storm that destroyed infrastructure, leaving more than 1000 people unhoused. The fund will immediately support critical relief and recovery efforts in the neediest areas, including the city of Gary, providing food, household supplies, and other essential resources to individuals and families impacted by the flooding."
The post ended with a call to action, telling its followers "If you'd like to help those impacted by the disaster in Indiana, please consider making a donation at beygood.org."
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The foundation shared a post on its official Instagram account on Monday about the latest effort.
The caption read, "Today BeyGOOD Foundation, founded by Beyoncé, is announcing a donation of $200,000 to help with relief efforts in Indiana. The funds will go to City Life Center and Angel by Nature that's on the ground aiding communities most affected following the record flooding caused by a derecho storm that destroyed infrastructure, leaving more than 1000 people unhoused. The fund will immediately support critical relief and recovery efforts in the neediest areas, including the city of Gary, providing food, household supplies, and other essential resources to individuals and families impacted by the flooding."
The post ended with a call to action, telling its followers "If you'd like to help those impacted by the disaster in Indiana, please consider making a donation at beygood.org."
#beygood #beyonc #city #post
9 days ago
More than a dozen people are feared missing after powerful flash floods swept through the Grand Canyon, the National Park Service said Sunday. One hiker recounts being airlifted from the campground after the floodwaters forced dozens of people to evacuate. NBC News' Dana Griffin has the latest.
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10 days ago
A family is searching for answers after an American traveling on a spiritual pilgrimage went missing amid a catastrophic Himalayan flood that has left hundreds dead and thousands unaccounted for.
Sunny Patel was watching viral footage of the torrent on the border between Nepal and China's Tibet Autonomous Region when he realized his father, Jitendra Patel, could have been caught in the disaster.
Employees retrieve banknotes near a bank covered in sludge after flash floods in Trishuli in Nepal's Nuwakot district on Aug. 30, 2026. The number of people missing in the catastrophic flood that sliced through the border area between Nepal and Tibet neared 3,000 as rescuers scoured deep mud for survivors.
Trapped Nepali Workers Pulled From Hydropower Tunnel After Catastrophic Flooding
"I watched the video and I just thought of how horrific it was. And then... probably 30 seconds later, it registered," he recalled.
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Sunny Patel was watching viral footage of the torrent on the border between Nepal and China's Tibet Autonomous Region when he realized his father, Jitendra Patel, could have been caught in the disaster.
Employees retrieve banknotes near a bank covered in sludge after flash floods in Trishuli in Nepal's Nuwakot district on Aug. 30, 2026. The number of people missing in the catastrophic flood that sliced through the border area between Nepal and Tibet neared 3,000 as rescuers scoured deep mud for survivors.
Trapped Nepali Workers Pulled From Hydropower Tunnel After Catastrophic Flooding
"I watched the video and I just thought of how horrific it was. And then... probably 30 seconds later, it registered," he recalled.
#sunny
10 days ago
NUWAKOT, Nepal (AP) — Aid began to reach some survivors in Nepal on Friday following the catastrophic flash floods that swept through the mountainous border region between Nepal and China, as the full scope of the devastation continued to emerge and survivors sought shelter at makeshift army relief centers.
Children who have been separated from their families are being given shelter as attempts are made to reunite them with families.
The U.N.'s agency for children said at least 17,000 children are in urgent need of humanitarian ****** istance, while 18 schools have been destroyed and another 20 damaged.
The International Red Cross estimates that at least 93,000 people have been affected and are in "great need."
Rescuers worked through mud and debris on Friday in areas devastated by a catastrophic flash flood along the mountainous border between Nepal and China.
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Children who have been separated from their families are being given shelter as attempts are made to reunite them with families.
The U.N.'s agency for children said at least 17,000 children are in urgent need of humanitarian ****** istance, while 18 schools have been destroyed and another 20 damaged.
The International Red Cross estimates that at least 93,000 people have been affected and are in "great need."
Rescuers worked through mud and debris on Friday in areas devastated by a catastrophic flash flood along the mountainous border between Nepal and China.
#catastrophic #border
11 days ago
JOHANNESBURG: A top State Department official has hit out at China for what **** ysts are calling "the China shock wave" effect now crippling African economies.
African manufacturing is reportedly being battered by a surge of Chinese imports. It's a triple whammy — China takes raw materials, including critical minerals, from the continent and floods Africa with state-subsidized products. And Beijing isn't importing anywhere near an equal amount of African products.
The China Global South Project reported that in 2025, Chinese exports to Africa hit $225 billion in value, whereas imports from Africa were roughly only half that — $123 billion.
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China's Xi Jinping with President of the Comoros Azali **** oumani (L), South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Senegalese President Macky Sall attend the China-Africa Leaders' Roundtable Dialogue on the last day of the 2023 BRICS Summit in Johannesburg on Aug.24, 2023.
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African manufacturing is reportedly being battered by a surge of Chinese imports. It's a triple whammy — China takes raw materials, including critical minerals, from the continent and floods Africa with state-subsidized products. And Beijing isn't importing anywhere near an equal amount of African products.
The China Global South Project reported that in 2025, Chinese exports to Africa hit $225 billion in value, whereas imports from Africa were roughly only half that — $123 billion.
Putin Using Africa As 'Purse' For Ukraine War While Us Faces 'Intelligence Black Hole': Commander
China's Xi Jinping with President of the Comoros Azali **** oumani (L), South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Senegalese President Macky Sall attend the China-Africa Leaders' Roundtable Dialogue on the last day of the 2023 BRICS Summit in Johannesburg on Aug.24, 2023.
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11 days ago
The mountain range along the Nepal-China border has its dangers, most recently seen this week in the flash floods spurred by a glacier collapse that have killed hundreds and brought a wide swath of destruction.
The mountains are also a draw — home to millions of people with generations of connection to their environment, as well as many visitors who come to trek up some of the world's highest peaks or visit religious sites.
That has become clear in the aftermath of the floods, with people from at least 30 countries joining the hundreds of the region's residents among the missing.
People in that region of Asia have been traversing the mountains for centuries, such as traders moving their goods along a part of the route system known as the Great Silk Road.
Certain ethnic groups like the Sherpas in Nepal developed an expertise in mountaineering. In the mid-20th century, when the modern-day nation started welcoming in foreigners and tourism, Nepalis were tapped for their knowledge and guidance by explorers from elsewhere looking to make the climbs.
#floods #great #silk
The mountains are also a draw — home to millions of people with generations of connection to their environment, as well as many visitors who come to trek up some of the world's highest peaks or visit religious sites.
That has become clear in the aftermath of the floods, with people from at least 30 countries joining the hundreds of the region's residents among the missing.
People in that region of Asia have been traversing the mountains for centuries, such as traders moving their goods along a part of the route system known as the Great Silk Road.
Certain ethnic groups like the Sherpas in Nepal developed an expertise in mountaineering. In the mid-20th century, when the modern-day nation started welcoming in foreigners and tourism, Nepalis were tapped for their knowledge and guidance by explorers from elsewhere looking to make the climbs.
#floods #great #silk
15 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) — In the opening scene of American writer Kim Stanley Robinson's "The Ministry for the Future," a heat wave combined with a breakdown of the electrical grid in India kills 20 million people. The devastation causes the world's nations to unite to combat climate change.
Scientists have long warned that the world will experience more intense extreme weather events like heat waves, storms, floods and droughts. But what once seemed like the realm of fiction is now discussed as a possibility, even an inevitability.
Warning about an "extreme of extremes" or the "Other Big One," a play off the California reference of a big future earthquake, can be fraught. After all, ***** ody can say for sure when a weather catastrophe may happen. But in the last few years, the planetary ingredients needed for a massive disturbance have been building. And alarm is growing.
"The risk is that people just think you are exaggerating," said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with the California Institute for Water Resources. "It's the 'Boy Who Cried Wolf' problem. Sometimes wolves are real. If it's outside the door, wouldn't you want to know?"
In the 1850s, while living in Seneca Falls, New York, amateur scientist Eunice Newton Foote did a series of experiments that put different substances, including carbon dioxide and moist air, inside glass cylinders and left them in the sun. What she found was extraordinary: cylinders with carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that is released when coal, gas or oil is burned, heated up faster and took longer to cool after the sun went down.
#york #future #people #extreme
Scientists have long warned that the world will experience more intense extreme weather events like heat waves, storms, floods and droughts. But what once seemed like the realm of fiction is now discussed as a possibility, even an inevitability.
Warning about an "extreme of extremes" or the "Other Big One," a play off the California reference of a big future earthquake, can be fraught. After all, ***** ody can say for sure when a weather catastrophe may happen. But in the last few years, the planetary ingredients needed for a massive disturbance have been building. And alarm is growing.
"The risk is that people just think you are exaggerating," said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with the California Institute for Water Resources. "It's the 'Boy Who Cried Wolf' problem. Sometimes wolves are real. If it's outside the door, wouldn't you want to know?"
In the 1850s, while living in Seneca Falls, New York, amateur scientist Eunice Newton Foote did a series of experiments that put different substances, including carbon dioxide and moist air, inside glass cylinders and left them in the sun. What she found was extraordinary: cylinders with carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that is released when coal, gas or oil is burned, heated up faster and took longer to cool after the sun went down.
#york #future #people #extreme
23 days ago
KAMPONG PRAHOK, Cambodia (AP) — Sou Sreynich dreams of becoming a teacher. But she knows she's far behind.
The 13-year-old first entered a classroom at 10, an age when most Cambodian children already have been in school for years. Her mother waited until she was old enough to swim, fearing the boat to school could capsize — a decision familiar to many parents on Cambodia's Tonle Sap, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia.
Now, the price of gasoline has spiked because of the Iran war, an additional burden. Unlike outright school closures during COVID-19, the Iran war's impact on education is less visible. But it is falling first and hardest on the poorest families. Soaring fuel prices are making it more expensive for children and teachers to get to school, and for governments to fund education as national budgets come under strain.
On the lake, getting anywhere has always meant navigating the water. Climate change is making it harder, with increasingly unpredictable floods and droughts. Teachers at her school say 10 students have drowned over the years.
If the war continues, it could push up to 23.4 million more children like Sreynich into poverty by the end of the year, according to a recent United Nations Children's Fund report. About 80% of those children would be in Africa and Asia.
#children #fund #years
The 13-year-old first entered a classroom at 10, an age when most Cambodian children already have been in school for years. Her mother waited until she was old enough to swim, fearing the boat to school could capsize — a decision familiar to many parents on Cambodia's Tonle Sap, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia.
Now, the price of gasoline has spiked because of the Iran war, an additional burden. Unlike outright school closures during COVID-19, the Iran war's impact on education is less visible. But it is falling first and hardest on the poorest families. Soaring fuel prices are making it more expensive for children and teachers to get to school, and for governments to fund education as national budgets come under strain.
On the lake, getting anywhere has always meant navigating the water. Climate change is making it harder, with increasingly unpredictable floods and droughts. Teachers at her school say 10 students have drowned over the years.
If the war continues, it could push up to 23.4 million more children like Sreynich into poverty by the end of the year, according to a recent United Nations Children's Fund report. About 80% of those children would be in Africa and Asia.
#children #fund #years
30 days ago
One year after flash flooding at Camp Mystic took 28 lives, three fathers are sharing how their young daughters' private faith continues to lift their families.
Speaking on "Saturday in America," Ryan DeWitt, Wade Lytal and Cole Naylor shared how their daughters' deep-rooted faith has sustained them through tragedy. DeWitt and Lytal said they found journals their daughters left behind filled with Bible verses, prayers and messages to God, bringing them comfort as they grieved.
"We knew that she was deeply rooted in her faith, but she wasn't outward about it or braggadocios about it. She just felt it. She felt very deeply," Ryan DeWitt said of his daughter Molly, who was 9 when she died in the floods.
"She just had the biggest heart, and we taught her as much as we could, but there was certainly something else at play, and that was her faith, and it was comforting. As difficult as those days were and still are, it's comforting to know how close she was to God."
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Speaking on "Saturday in America," Ryan DeWitt, Wade Lytal and Cole Naylor shared how their daughters' deep-rooted faith has sustained them through tragedy. DeWitt and Lytal said they found journals their daughters left behind filled with Bible verses, prayers and messages to God, bringing them comfort as they grieved.
"We knew that she was deeply rooted in her faith, but she wasn't outward about it or braggadocios about it. She just felt it. She felt very deeply," Ryan DeWitt said of his daughter Molly, who was 9 when she died in the floods.
"She just had the biggest heart, and we taught her as much as we could, but there was certainly something else at play, and that was her faith, and it was comforting. As difficult as those days were and still are, it's comforting to know how close she was to God."
Devastated Mother Blames Soft-on-crime Policies After Career Criminal Is Charged In Son's Death
#faith #dewitt #felt
1 month ago
BEIJING, Aug 7 - Multiple districts in Beijing issued heavy rainfall warnings on Friday evening with authorities warning residents of disasters including floods in the city centre and also mudslides and landslides in agricultural and mountainous areas.
• The extreme rains come as China readies for Typhoon Dolphin, which is expected to make landfall along the country's eastern coast from Sunday to Monday.
• Beijing's Dongcheng, Xicheng, Haidian, Chaoyang, Tongzhou and Pinggu districts all issued heavy rain warnings expecting hourly rainfall to exceed 50 millimeters.
• The highest rainfall occurred in Miyun district in northeast Beijing on Friday afternoon where precipitation reached 99.5 millimeters.
• Authorities said they have deployed more than 2,000 staff to help with the flooding around Beijing.
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• The extreme rains come as China readies for Typhoon Dolphin, which is expected to make landfall along the country's eastern coast from Sunday to Monday.
• Beijing's Dongcheng, Xicheng, Haidian, Chaoyang, Tongzhou and Pinggu districts all issued heavy rain warnings expecting hourly rainfall to exceed 50 millimeters.
• The highest rainfall occurred in Miyun district in northeast Beijing on Friday afternoon where precipitation reached 99.5 millimeters.
• Authorities said they have deployed more than 2,000 staff to help with the flooding around Beijing.
#districts #issued #millimeters
1 month ago
INDIAN RIVER — Unprecedented times have seemingly become the norm.
From a pandemic and shutdowns, to a once in a lifetime ice storm and the recent spring floods that brought on a state of emergency and left many in Northern Michigan again dealing with loss.
The recent regional flooding hit the lakes and rivers of the Inland Waterway notably hard, stretching from Crooked Lake to the Cheboygan River, while leaving something like the annual Top O'Michigan Marathon Nationals in doubt.
But, to the delight of competitors and fans, the race will go on.
The 78th annual Top O'Michigan Marathon Nationals outboard boat race will return to the Inland Waterway this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8-9.
#inland #race
From a pandemic and shutdowns, to a once in a lifetime ice storm and the recent spring floods that brought on a state of emergency and left many in Northern Michigan again dealing with loss.
The recent regional flooding hit the lakes and rivers of the Inland Waterway notably hard, stretching from Crooked Lake to the Cheboygan River, while leaving something like the annual Top O'Michigan Marathon Nationals in doubt.
But, to the delight of competitors and fans, the race will go on.
The 78th annual Top O'Michigan Marathon Nationals outboard boat race will return to the Inland Waterway this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8-9.
#inland #race
1 month ago
Conservationists defending a historic tree standing in the way of President Donald Trump's border wall in Arizona began staging a "tree sit" on July 29 to keep contractors from tearing down the towering cottonwood.
The cottonwood is the last of four hardwood trees from a species that's believed to have stood alongside the U.S.-Mexico border in Lochiel, Arizona, for between 100 and 200 years. Department of Homeland Security contractors tore down the first of the three trees on July 27.
Conservationists in the area have rallied around the remaining tree, slamming Homeland Security for not picking an alternative route that does not involve cutting down the trees.
The cottonwoods have provided people a shady gathering place for generations, conservationists say. And for local wildlife, the trees are essential for the area's diverse and rare species, including potentially the few jaguars that range into the United States.
"Destroying these ancient cottonwoods is a death sentence for an entire ecosystem," said Russ McSpadden, a conservation advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity, a nonprofit founded in 1989 focused on protecting endangered species. "These magnificent cottonwoods survived centuries, nourishing wildlife through floods and drought, only to be bulldozed for the Trump administration's disastrous border wall."
#down
The cottonwood is the last of four hardwood trees from a species that's believed to have stood alongside the U.S.-Mexico border in Lochiel, Arizona, for between 100 and 200 years. Department of Homeland Security contractors tore down the first of the three trees on July 27.
Conservationists in the area have rallied around the remaining tree, slamming Homeland Security for not picking an alternative route that does not involve cutting down the trees.
The cottonwoods have provided people a shady gathering place for generations, conservationists say. And for local wildlife, the trees are essential for the area's diverse and rare species, including potentially the few jaguars that range into the United States.
"Destroying these ancient cottonwoods is a death sentence for an entire ecosystem," said Russ McSpadden, a conservation advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity, a nonprofit founded in 1989 focused on protecting endangered species. "These magnificent cottonwoods survived centuries, nourishing wildlife through floods and drought, only to be bulldozed for the Trump administration's disastrous border wall."
#down
1 month ago
NEW YORK (AP) — A first-of-its-kind U.S. study suggests invasive mold infections may be an underappreciated — and potentially deadly — threat.
The researchers detected about 450 cases in Atlanta-area hospitals over five years. About a third of the patients died in the hospital.
The findings, published this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, come from an attempt to better gauge how common these kinds of illnesses are. The government does not require doctors to report the illnesses.
"It's kind of the first time we've had an estimate like this," said the CDC's Dr. Jeremy Gold, the study's senior author.
And it's important to understand it now, because the problem may grow in the future, he added. Mold exposure is a recurring problem in the wake of hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters influenced by climate change, researchers have found.
#disease
The researchers detected about 450 cases in Atlanta-area hospitals over five years. About a third of the patients died in the hospital.
The findings, published this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, come from an attempt to better gauge how common these kinds of illnesses are. The government does not require doctors to report the illnesses.
"It's kind of the first time we've had an estimate like this," said the CDC's Dr. Jeremy Gold, the study's senior author.
And it's important to understand it now, because the problem may grow in the future, he added. Mold exposure is a recurring problem in the wake of hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters influenced by climate change, researchers have found.
#disease
2 months ago
Houthi attacks are expanding the Middle East conflict into the Red Sea, forcing tankers to reroute and pushing Brent above $91 amid growing fears of prolonged supply disruptions.
Aramco Floods the Red Sea With Crude Ahead of Houthi Escalation
- Perhaps foreshadowing an escalation in the Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia's national oil company Saudi Aramco shipped record volumes of crude from its Red Sea port of Yanbu over the past four weeks.
- Yemen's Houthi rebels have sent an email to most global shipping companies, warning against loading any cargo in Saudi ports and threatening with strikes in case they come within operational reach.
- Following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia has been relying on the 7 million b/d East-West pipeline to evacuate its production from its eastern regions towards oil markets.
- Of this, only 4-4.5 million b/d due to port limitations in Yanbu, the endpoint of the East-West pipeline and a key infrastructure chokepoint, with an additional 1.5-2 million b/d shipped to Aramco refineries along the Red Sea coast.
#west #escalation
Aramco Floods the Red Sea With Crude Ahead of Houthi Escalation
- Perhaps foreshadowing an escalation in the Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia's national oil company Saudi Aramco shipped record volumes of crude from its Red Sea port of Yanbu over the past four weeks.
- Yemen's Houthi rebels have sent an email to most global shipping companies, warning against loading any cargo in Saudi ports and threatening with strikes in case they come within operational reach.
- Following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia has been relying on the 7 million b/d East-West pipeline to evacuate its production from its eastern regions towards oil markets.
- Of this, only 4-4.5 million b/d due to port limitations in Yanbu, the endpoint of the East-West pipeline and a key infrastructure chokepoint, with an additional 1.5-2 million b/d shipped to Aramco refineries along the Red Sea coast.
#west #escalation
2 months ago
The smell of rain, cheap beer, and hot pies floods through the concourse at the Etihad Stadium after a 2-0 UEFA Champions League victory over Galatasaray, just as it did nearly 60 years ago.
Oasis are playing, probably the record-breaking guitar solo on Live Forever or perhaps something heavier like Cigarettes and Alcohol, and fans are walking out of the stadium pleased after a brilliant first 30 minutes saw Erling Haaland break his five-game goal drought and Rayan Cherki add a second.
All senses convey the synchronicity of City's second-ever English ****** le win in 1968, when Neil Young scored a brace alongside goals from Mike Summerbee and Francis Lee to earn a close-knit win over Newcastle United, and ****** the ****** le from rivals Manchester United.
Back then, a backdrop of dense, soot-stained slums swallowed the beauty of Manchester, but it was still alive in spirit, and life in the 60s was about the internal rather than the external.
The Beatles, only 35 miles down the M62, released one of the most popular songs in history: "Hey Jude", changing music forever; there would often be "mums" of the street, where everyone cared for one another, and children would be all over the place, swinging from lampposts or kicking footballs in alleyways.
Oasis are playing, probably the record-breaking guitar solo on Live Forever or perhaps something heavier like Cigarettes and Alcohol, and fans are walking out of the stadium pleased after a brilliant first 30 minutes saw Erling Haaland break his five-game goal drought and Rayan Cherki add a second.
All senses convey the synchronicity of City's second-ever English ****** le win in 1968, when Neil Young scored a brace alongside goals from Mike Summerbee and Francis Lee to earn a close-knit win over Newcastle United, and ****** the ****** le from rivals Manchester United.
Back then, a backdrop of dense, soot-stained slums swallowed the beauty of Manchester, but it was still alive in spirit, and life in the 60s was about the internal rather than the external.
The Beatles, only 35 miles down the M62, released one of the most popular songs in history: "Hey Jude", changing music forever; there would often be "mums" of the street, where everyone cared for one another, and children would be all over the place, swinging from lampposts or kicking footballs in alleyways.
2 months ago
BEIJING, July 10 (Reuters) - A zoo in southwestern China locked lions, bears and wolves in their cages as deadly flooding triggered by Typhoon Maysak swept through the region, a decision that the animal rights group PETA on Friday called "unconscionable."
Earlier this week, a zoo in the city of Guigang - one of the hardest-hit cities in the southwestern region of Guangxi - locked up animals to prevent them from escaping when flooding hit the city, Red Star News, a regional outlet, reported.
Three lions drowned and more than 100 animals went missing.
"We didn't want to create more trouble for the country when the floods came and let dangerous animals escape and hurt people," Red Star News cited the owner of the Guigang Zoo as saying.
Floodwaters at the zoo rose to more than 2 metres (6.6 feet).
Earlier this week, a zoo in the city of Guigang - one of the hardest-hit cities in the southwestern region of Guangxi - locked up animals to prevent them from escaping when flooding hit the city, Red Star News, a regional outlet, reported.
Three lions drowned and more than 100 animals went missing.
"We didn't want to create more trouble for the country when the floods came and let dangerous animals escape and hurt people," Red Star News cited the owner of the Guigang Zoo as saying.
Floodwaters at the zoo rose to more than 2 metres (6.6 feet).
2 months ago
KANSAS CITY, MO — Colombia needed just one chance to dispatch Ghana in the round of 32 on Friday, July 3. Colombia advanced to the next round of the World Cup thanks to a 1-0 victory.
It's the first time Colombia has won a knockout match since 2014.
"We created a lot of chances and we didn't score a lot of them," Colombia coach Néstor Lorenzo said. "I liked how we defended. They all performed quite well."
Colombia was on the front foot from the beginning. The team's opening goal in the 14th minute from Jhon Arias proved to be decisive.
World Cup: Ghana team plays for home after deadly floods
It's the first time Colombia has won a knockout match since 2014.
"We created a lot of chances and we didn't score a lot of them," Colombia coach Néstor Lorenzo said. "I liked how we defended. They all performed quite well."
Colombia was on the front foot from the beginning. The team's opening goal in the 14th minute from Jhon Arias proved to be decisive.
World Cup: Ghana team plays for home after deadly floods
2 months ago
HON surged 64% YTD after completing its aerospace spin-off, while RKLB's **** e roll-up drove 184% yearly gains but a 29% monthly pullback.
Guild warns that $4 trillion in spin-offs and acquisitions floods markets with new equity, reversing years of float-shrinking buybacks.
Eva Ados argues NVIDIA's $6 million revenue per employee versus the S&P 500's $600,000 proves AI productivity could blunt Fed intervention.
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PwC pegs global M&A at $4 trillion for 2026, the biggest deal wave in a decade. Wall Street is trying to decide whether that firehose of activity is a tailwind or a warning sign, and the strategists on CNBC this week landed on both.
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PwC pegs global M&A at $4 trillion for 2026, the biggest deal wave in a decade. Wall Street is trying to decide whether that firehose of activity is a tailwind or a warning sign, and the strategists on CNBC this week landed on both.
3 months ago
The camp where 28 people died last summer during the July 4 flash floods has filed for bankruptcy.
Camp Mystic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy at 1 a.m. Wednesday, June 24, in the Southern District of Texas, with documents showing that its total debts exceeded $10 million.
The bankruptcy filing comes days after the Texas legislature released its investigation findings into what had happened on that deadly night, with the report showing that the camp failed to provide adequate emergency plans and preparations.
Visual investigation: See how the Texas floods unfolded and why Camp Mystic was in a hazardous location
The camp had intended to open this summer, but faced public backlash from parents of those who were killed and faced hurdles in trying to obtain its license from the state.
Camp Mystic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy at 1 a.m. Wednesday, June 24, in the Southern District of Texas, with documents showing that its total debts exceeded $10 million.
The bankruptcy filing comes days after the Texas legislature released its investigation findings into what had happened on that deadly night, with the report showing that the camp failed to provide adequate emergency plans and preparations.
Visual investigation: See how the Texas floods unfolded and why Camp Mystic was in a hazardous location
The camp had intended to open this summer, but faced public backlash from parents of those who were killed and faced hurdles in trying to obtain its license from the state.
3 months ago
Flash floods and severe weather could batter New Jersey and New York City on Monday, causing potential chaos ahead of a major World Cup match.
Senegal and Norway will face off at NYNJ Stadium on June 22, but experts have warned that rain will begin late in the morning and intensify into the afternoon. According to a message from the New York City Mayor’s Office, the downpour could even continue overnight.
Meanwhile, New York City could also experience severe thunderstorms with isolated wind gusts reaching up to 50 mph.
“New Yorkers should take this weather seriously and make plans now to stay safe during potentially dangerous conditions,” the Mayor’s Office said in the release.
According to NBC 4 New York, heavy rainfall rates could reach up to 1-2 inches an hour. New York City’s sewer system is only built to withstand 1.75 inches per hour.
Senegal and Norway will face off at NYNJ Stadium on June 22, but experts have warned that rain will begin late in the morning and intensify into the afternoon. According to a message from the New York City Mayor’s Office, the downpour could even continue overnight.
Meanwhile, New York City could also experience severe thunderstorms with isolated wind gusts reaching up to 50 mph.
“New Yorkers should take this weather seriously and make plans now to stay safe during potentially dangerous conditions,” the Mayor’s Office said in the release.
According to NBC 4 New York, heavy rainfall rates could reach up to 1-2 inches an hour. New York City’s sewer system is only built to withstand 1.75 inches per hour.
3 months ago
We just covered Billionaire Dan Loeb Pivots to AI and Sells Old Economy Stocks: His Top 7 AI Picks. ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) ranks #6 (see Billionaire Dan Loeb's Top 5 AI Stock Picks).
Billionaire Dan Loeb's Stake: 12,000 Shares Valued at Approximately $15.85 Million (NEW position)
ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) makes the machines used to print chips — without its equipment, companies like TSMC, Samsung, and Intel simply cannot manufacture advanced semiconductors. It is the only company in the world that produces EUV lithography machines, the technology required to build the most cutting-edge chips at 2nm and beyond. But this is no hidden secret — everyone knows it, and that has swelled the stock's valuation considerably. The stock has rallied 152% from its 2025 lows and now trades at around 51x earnings, well above its 15-year average of 34x.
Bears argue that the semiconductor industry is deeply cyclical — chipmakers expand aggressively when prices are high, then pull back as new capacity floods the market and demand normalizes. Some believe that sooner or later the AI semiconductor cycle will slow down, and that could deflate valuations sharply, as it has in previous cycles. However, despite this, billionaire Dan Loeb opened a stake in the company — like many others who believe the AI revolution is still in its early innings and that ASML Holding's (NASDAQ:ASML) monopoly position makes it one of the most durable ways to play it.
Brown Advisory Global Leaders Strategy stated the following regarding ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) in its Q1 2026 investor letter:
Billionaire Dan Loeb's Stake: 12,000 Shares Valued at Approximately $15.85 Million (NEW position)
ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) makes the machines used to print chips — without its equipment, companies like TSMC, Samsung, and Intel simply cannot manufacture advanced semiconductors. It is the only company in the world that produces EUV lithography machines, the technology required to build the most cutting-edge chips at 2nm and beyond. But this is no hidden secret — everyone knows it, and that has swelled the stock's valuation considerably. The stock has rallied 152% from its 2025 lows and now trades at around 51x earnings, well above its 15-year average of 34x.
Bears argue that the semiconductor industry is deeply cyclical — chipmakers expand aggressively when prices are high, then pull back as new capacity floods the market and demand normalizes. Some believe that sooner or later the AI semiconductor cycle will slow down, and that could deflate valuations sharply, as it has in previous cycles. However, despite this, billionaire Dan Loeb opened a stake in the company — like many others who believe the AI revolution is still in its early innings and that ASML Holding's (NASDAQ:ASML) monopoly position makes it one of the most durable ways to play it.
Brown Advisory Global Leaders Strategy stated the following regarding ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) in its Q1 2026 investor letter:
9 months ago
San Francisco blackout raises concerns about robotaxi reliability in a crisis
By Abhirup Roy
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - A widespread power outage in San Francisco that led to Waymo robotaxis stalling and snarling traffic earlier this month has raised concerns about the readiness of autonomous vehicle operators to tackle major emergencies like earthquakes and floods.
Driverless taxis from Alphabet unit Waymo, a ubiquitous feature on the city's streets, were stuck at intersections with their hazard lights turned on as traffic lights stopped working following a fire at a PG&E substat
By Abhirup Roy
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - A widespread power outage in San Francisco that led to Waymo robotaxis stalling and snarling traffic earlier this month has raised concerns about the readiness of autonomous vehicle operators to tackle major emergencies like earthquakes and floods.
Driverless taxis from Alphabet unit Waymo, a ubiquitous feature on the city's streets, were stuck at intersections with their hazard lights turned on as traffic lights stopped working following a fire at a PG&E substat
9 months ago
'The water level's rising': 911 calls capture desperation of catastrophic Texas floods
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains audio clips and descriptions of 911 calls that may be distressing. Listener discretion is advised.
Heartbreaking pleas for help poured into the Kerrville, Texas, police department’s Telecommunications Center as the deadly catastrophic floods swept across Texas Hill Country in the early hours of July 4.
The recordings, released by the Kerrville Police Department on Friday, are uploaded in the order the calls came in, tracing the flood emergency minute by minute and the
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains audio clips and descriptions of 911 calls that may be distressing. Listener discretion is advised.
Heartbreaking pleas for help poured into the Kerrville, Texas, police department’s Telecommunications Center as the deadly catastrophic floods swept across Texas Hill Country in the early hours of July 4.
The recordings, released by the Kerrville Police Department on Friday, are uploaded in the order the calls came in, tracing the flood emergency minute by minute and the
9 months ago
Floods and cyclonic storms across Thailand, Sri Lanka and Indonesia leave over 900 dead and hundreds missing
The death toll from the devastating floods across several Asian countries has surpassed 900, with storms and cyclones battering Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka and bringing their heaviest rainfall in decades.
Millions of people across Southeast Asia have been affected as the exceptionally rare Cyclone Senyar has swept through Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, while the powerful Cyclone Ditwah has pounded Sri Lanka and India.
Over four million people have been impacted
The death toll from the devastating floods across several Asian countries has surpassed 900, with storms and cyclones battering Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka and bringing their heaviest rainfall in decades.
Millions of people across Southeast Asia have been affected as the exceptionally rare Cyclone Senyar has swept through Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, while the powerful Cyclone Ditwah has pounded Sri Lanka and India.
Over four million people have been impacted
9 months ago
Hundreds dead and missing as Southeast Asia faces some of its worst floods in years
The death toll from flooding and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island has risen dramatically to 442, officials say.
The total passed 300 earlier on Sunday, with evacuation efforts under way, major roads cut off, and internet and electricity only partially restored.
Monsoons exacerbated by tropical storms have caused some of the worst flooding in years across South East Asia. Hundreds are dead and missing in Malaysia and Thailand as well, with millions affected across the region.
The official death tol
The death toll from flooding and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island has risen dramatically to 442, officials say.
The total passed 300 earlier on Sunday, with evacuation efforts under way, major roads cut off, and internet and electricity only partially restored.
Monsoons exacerbated by tropical storms have caused some of the worst flooding in years across South East Asia. Hundreds are dead and missing in Malaysia and Thailand as well, with millions affected across the region.
The official death tol
