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Climate change worsened deadly Nepal floods, scientists say
1 day ago · Nepal's capital Kathmandu, seen here on October 1, was hit by intense flooding made worse by climate change. Prakash MATHEMA. Climate change, along with rapid urbanisation and deforestation, turbocharged floods in Nepal that killed more than 240 people last month, scientists said on Thursday. Nepal suffered its worst flooding in decades in late ...
A giant leap for Wemby headlines our new top 50
1 day ago · 248 Oak Street. Brentwood, CA 94513. Phone: 925-634-1441. Email: web@brentwoodpress.com. Hosted by sports editor Jeff Weisinger and sports writer Juan Cebrieros, The Press Talks Sports Live builds on our first, Zoom podcast season of TPTS and takes it to the studio at The Press building in Brentwood, CA, bringing you all of the local sports ...
Can Francis Ngannou still be the baddest man on the planet?
1 day ago · Brentwood, CA 94513. Phone: 925-634-1441. Email: web@brentwoodpress.com. Hosted by sports editor Jeff Weisinger and sports writer Juan Cebrieros, The Press Talks Sports Live builds on our first, Zoom podcast season of TPTS and takes it to the studio at The Press building in Brentwood, CA, bringing you all of the local sports talk and guest ...
Investors, analysts eye bigger China stimulus at Saturday briefing
6 days ago · Investors and analysts expect China to unveil billions of dollars in new stimulus for its troubled economy Saturday as officials battle multiple headwinds including a prolonged housing crisis and sluggish consumption. Authorities last month announced several stimulus policies -- from interest rate cuts to looser home-buying rules -- after ...
Wall Street stocks hit fresh records as oil prices slide
3 days ago · Global markets shrugged off Monday's weak data from China, with some major indices hitting fresh records as traders looked ahead to corporate earnings later this week. But oil prices fell as markets were unimpressed with a pledge by China's finance minister to boost the world's second-biggest economy. On Wall Street, all three major indices ...
China holds off on fresh stimulus but 'confident' will hit growth ...
Oct 8, 2024 · China said on Tuesday it was "fully confident" of hitting its growth target this year but held off more stimulus, disappointing markets and fuelling concern about a lack of detail on a raft of measures unveiled last month. Beijing has struggled to reignite business activity as officials target around five percent expansion, which analysts say ...
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With parched crops on one side and lush green plants on the other, a small farming project in northwest Tunisia demonstrates how foreign funding coupled with dogged local efforts can help tackle the impact of climate change.
Ahead of attack anniversary, Netanyahu says: 'We will win'
Oct 6, 2024 · Netanyahu told troops Israel "will win" as it battles militants in both the Gaza Strip and Lebanon and prepares to strike Iran, almost a year since the unprecedented attack by Palestinian Hamas militants sparked the Gaza war. Israel's army chief, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi said that, one year on, "we have defeated the military wing of Hamas".
Stock markets mixed before Fed decision | National | thepress.net
Sep 16, 2024 · US and European stock markets were mixed on Monday as investors traded cautiously ahead of what is expected to be the US Federal Reserve's first interest-rate cut since 2020. In New York, the Dow pushed higher to finish at a record but the tech-heavy Nasdaq retreated. In Europe, London closed marginally higher but all the main continental ...