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Russia reports severe bird flu outbreak: OIE
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PARIS (Reuters) – Russia has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N2 bird flu virus on a farm in the Kostromskaya region in the west of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said, citing a report from Russia’s Agriculture Ministry. The virus killed 506 out of a flock of almost 500,000 Read MoreWaterbomber pilot killed fighting Australian wildfires
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – A helicopter pilot died on Friday when his aircraft crashed while waterbombing rare winter bushfires in Australia that have swept across its drought-stricken southeast, police said. Firefighters stand near their vehicles as smoke rises in the background from a bushfire in New South Wales, Australia, August 16, 2018, in this picture obtained Read MoreRain brings more misery to India's flooded Kerala as death toll rises to 164
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BENGALURU/MUMBAI (Reuters) – The worst floods in a century in the Indian state of Kerala have killed 164 people and forced more than 200,000 into relief camps, officials said on Friday, with more misery expected as heavy rain pushed water levels higher. Rescue workers evacuate people from flooded areas after the opening of Idamalayr, Cheruthoni Read More
Storm Bebinca weakens as it makes landfall in northern Vietnam
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HANOI (Reuters) – Tropical storm Bebinca weakened as it made landfall in northern Vietnam on Friday, flooding some villages in one province but there were no reports of major damage. Vietnam had put thousands of soldiers on standby, readied evacuation plans and ordered vessels to stay in port on Thursday ahead of the storm. Bebinca Read More Australia central bank watching effects of severe drought
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is “very carefully” watching the effects of a severe drought that has wasted vast tracts of grazing and crop land in eastern Australia, the country’s main food bowl. Australia recorded its fifth-driest July on record last month. It was the driest January-to-July period in New South Read More Typhoon makes landfall in Chinese financial hub Shanghai
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Typhoon Rumbia made landfall in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai early on Friday morning, bringing strong winds and rain, state news agency Xinhua said. Shanghai had evacuated 53,000 people in preparation for the typhoon, the state news agency reported. The storm, the 18th typhoon to affect China this year, landed just Read More
Tropical Storm Ernesto forms in Atlantic: NHC
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(Reuters) – Sub-tropical storm Ernesto has strengthened to a tropical storm in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Thursday. The storm is located about 810 miles (1,305 km) west-northwest of the Azores, with maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour (75 km/h), the NHC added. “Although Ernesto is expected to Read More