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They have gone 10 weeks without answers. Will these families ever know what happened to loved ones missing after Nepal’s floods?

From Sydney to South Africa, they text loved ones with no reply and respond to questions they can’t answer. But some still hold hopeEvery day, Nikhila Agastya answers more questions from her two children: has she heard anything about their father? Is he with anyone? Is it snowing in Kathmandu? Is he cold, and does h…

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Rains flood Gaza displacement camps as Israeli authorities block entry of shelter materials into territory

Rains flood Gaza displacement camps as Israeli authorities block entry of shelter materials into territory Thousands of tents sheltering displaced Palestinians have been flooded by heavy rains overnight, exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation. Scarce aid entering the territory has left tens of thousands…

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Chinese tourist arrivals in Thailand fall 13.6% in October after embassy safety warning

Chinese arrivals in Thailand, normally a popular tourist destination, declined in October partly because of a fresh embassy warning against dangers such as getting snared by the country’s ever-active fraud rings. The Southeast Asian country logged 308,942 arrivals from China last month, 13.6 per cent lower than the …

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Hong Kong paediatrician urges parents to vaccinate children as temperatures fall

A Hong Kong paediatric expert has called on parents to arrange influenza vaccinations for their children ahead of cooler temperatures next week, warning of a double whammy of overlapping summer and winter flu seasons. The city has recorded 29 cases of severe paediatric influenza infection this flu season, two of whi…

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What’s the point? Ten years after the Paris treaty, are climate talks getting anywhere?

Its key temperature goal has been missed but experts say the agreement is still proving a vital moral compass for progressIt was a curious way of conducting negotiations. Ahead of the 2025 climate summit, in the Amazonian port of Belém last year, the Brazilian hosts had taken off the table the issue that most had as…

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Climate Rioters Storm Microsoft Data Center Site In Amsterdam, Chant "Free Palestine" & "F**k AI"

Climate Rioters Storm Microsoft Data Center Site In Amsterdam, Chant "Free Palestine" & "F**k AI" Far-left climate activists broke into the construction site of a new Microsoft data center in Amsterdam earlier this morning. The breach is a troubling sign that far-left social unrest across the West is far from over. …

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More hopes than expectations for upcoming COP31

BEGINNING on Monday, Nov. 9, and continuing through Friday, Nov. 20, representatives from around the world will gather in Antalya, Turkey, for the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Although it is an annual event, this year’s climate summit seems to have taken on…

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IEA says energy realignment needed to survive oil crisis

SINGAPORE — Global supply shocks and fossil fuel market volatility are driving an “unprecedented realignment of power engineering and energy architecture, accelerating deep structural transitions toward grid electrification, solar deployment, and nuclear generation,” according to International Energy Agency Executiv…

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Firewood Stacked? Meteorologist Warns "First Legit" Cold Blast Of Season To Hit Mid-Atlantic & Northeast

Firewood Stacked? Meteorologist Warns "First Legit" Cold Blast Of Season To Hit Mid-Atlantic & Northeast New model guidance suggests readers in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast had better have their firewood stacked, anthracite coal stockpiled, and heating oil and LP tanks filled to the brim, because the first proper …

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Most Europeans want action to tackle climate crisis but not at any cost, poll shows

YouGov survey finds support for tree planting and emissions taxes but opposition to air travel and fuel leviesEurope live – latest updatesEuropeans believe human-made climate change is real, a survey has shown, with most feeling action must be taken soon – as long as they do not have to sacrifice too much to achieve…

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‘Everything is so out of whack’: UK trees experience spring six months early

Mild autumn temperatures causing premature flowering and raising concerns for pollinators, say expertsTrees are experiencing an “early spring” because of mild UK temperatures this autumn, with experts warning this could cause long-term harm to pollinators.Last month was warmer than average across all parts of the UK…

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Hong Kong temperatures to fall to 18 degrees next week as cold front hits

Temperatures in Hong Kong are expected to drop to as low as 18 degrees Celsius (64.4 Fahrenheit) on Tuesday as a cold front hits the city early next week. According to the Hong Kong Observatory, a strong monsoon over the weekend will bring cooler weather. “A strong northeast monsoon will affect the coast of Guangdon…

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Indonesia doubles down on climate goals despite surging wildfire emissions

Indonesia’s climate ambitions are being undermined by devastating wildfires that contradict its emissions-cutting strategy, casting a shadow over Jakarta’s push for a greener economy ahead of the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (Cop31). However, Environment Minister Jumhur Hidayat has doubled down, arguing that hi…

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Woori, MSCI chiefs discuss climate and AI

Woori Financial Group Chairman Yim Jong-yong met Henry Fernandez, chairman and chief executive of global index provider MSCI, in Seoul on Thursday to discuss climate change and artificial intelligence's impact on finance. The meeting at Woori's headquarters covered financial firms' responses to both trends, as the K…

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Proud as a peacock: bird that broke into Brisbane home reunited with owners

Hex was found in an Alexandra Hills home last week admiring himself in the bathroom mirror. Since then, a whole-of-suburb search has been under wayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA pet peacock that went on the run after breaking into a Brisbane couple’s house has been reunited with its own…

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Songs from the Firefront by Tim Winton review – climate urgency verges on panic, with moments of wonder too

The masterful Australian writer has become a kind of prophet – and his dramatic and moving new essay collection challenges us not to look awayTim Winton has been working his themes for almost 50 years in a palimpsest of 32 books: family, manhood, land and ocean; what it is to be human and Australian; intimate pleasu…

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