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In China’s arid northwest, local state media in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region are celebrating a surge of rainfall in an area that usually averages 300mm (about 12 inches) per year. The rain belt moving northwards would bring “climate dividends”, the Ningxia Broadcasting News Centre said last month, promising that “loess soil will turn green and farming area will expand”. Reporting on a northward march of the 400mm precipitation line – the vital boundary that separates China’s arid grazing...

The BBC's Russia editor reports from Kudrinskaya Square, where the blast took place.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to hold a vote to advance Blanche’s nomination Tuesday.

Outage follows three nationwide blackouts in July ‌and comes as a ​US-imposed oil ‌blockade ⁠cripples ⁠island's already aging energy ‌infrastructure

This article is also available in English. Read it here. Un sindicato de trabajadores de la salud ha acusado a Kaiser Permanente de examinar a los pacientes y hacer recomendaciones de atención a través de “un algoritmo digital automatizado” sin la supervisión de un médico, una práctica que, según el sindicato, viola la ley estatal. […]

The BBC gains unique access to Rawalakot, scene of violent clashes between security forces and protesters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

The singer and actor, who is on tour, will no longer star in the London revival of “Sunday in the Park With George,” which is set to open in summer 2027.

Esta historia fue publicada originalmente por CalMatters. Suscríbase a sus boletines. El rápido avance del incendio Dove cerca de una ciudad de acceso al Parque Nacional Yosemite sacudió a California tras un verano relativamente tranquilo en materia de incendios forestales, obligando al cierre de carreteras y a la evacuación de cientos de viviendas. El exbombero del Servicio […]

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Ho Chi Minh City’s bustling jewellery quarter has fallen unusually quiet. Customers are not browsing for engagement rings or necklaces any more – instead they are clutching old receipts and certificates, hoping to sell diamonds they no longer trust. The discovery of what appears to be Vietnam’s biggest-ever diamond smuggling network has rippled through the industry. Investigators allege more than 30,000 stones worth over 1.5 trillion dong (US$57 million) were brought into the country over the...

Marina Julius y su esposo cuidan gatos callejeros y ferales en su vecindario, proporcionándoles atención médica, esterilización y buscando hogares adecuados para ellos. Y para ayudar a contrarrestar las elevadas facturas veterinarias que requiere esa dedicación, han encontrado una solución útil: llevar a los animales al otro lado de la frontera, a México. En lugar […]

Republican former Rep. Kay Granger of Texas has died, lawmakers announced Sunday.