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July 9, 2024 11:57 AM

Storm Beryl kills three, knocks out power for 2.7 million in Texas

Tropical Storm Beryl brought howling winds and torrential rain to southeast Texas on Monday, killing at least three people, flooding highways, closing oil ports, canceling more than 1,300 flights and knocking out power to more than 2.7 million homes ...

July 9, 2024 11:47 AM

India to sign, ratify High Seas Treaty on marine conservation

India has decided to sign and ratify the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement. This international treaty, under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), aims to protect marine biodiversity in the high seas t...

July 7, 2024 8:30 PM

Pre-Budget consultation meetings for union budget 2024-25 conclude

The Finance Ministry concluded the Pre-Budget consultations for the Union Budget 2024-25, which began on June 19, 2024. These meetings were chaired by Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman. A press release by the Mi...

July 7, 2024 3:57 PM

Britain prioritising jobs in Tata Steel talks – minister

Britain's new government is prioritising avoiding job losses in talks with Tata Steel over government backing for a transition to lower-carbon technologies, business minister Jonathan Reynolds said on Sunday. Tata, Britain's biggest steel producer, ...

July 7, 2024 3:49 PM

Biden digs in as pressure from fellow Democrats escalates

Amid increasing calls from fellow Democrats to end his campaign for re-election, U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday gave no hint that he was considering stepping aside after a pair of defiant public appearances a day earlier. Biden, 81, is facing ...

July 7, 2024 3:43 PM

France votes, with far right seeking power

France voted on Sunday in a parliamentary run-off election with the far-right National Rally (RN) bidding for power but likely to fall short of a majority, raising the spectre of a chaotic hung parliament. A hung parliament would severely dent Presi...

July 7, 2024 3:37 PM

France’s political alliances and their election pledges

France's political parties have scrambled to form political alliances after President Emmanuel Macron's surprise move to call a parliamentary election, reshaping the political landscape into three large blocs. From the far-right National Rally to th...

July 7, 2024 3:28 PM

Heavy rains trigger landslides in Nepal, 11 killed, 8 missing

Heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods killing at least 11 people in the last 36 hours in Nepal and blocking key highways and roads, officials said on Sunday. Eight people were missing, either washed away by floods or buried in landslides...

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