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US announces $524 million for Horn of Africa drought, climate change crisis
The United States announced at a UN conference on Wednesday nearly $524 million in additional humanitarian aid for the Horn of Africa that aims to put ... World News -
Spain to spend $1.5 bln to fight drought
Spain’s cabinet on Thursday approved measures worth more than €2 billion to alleviate the impact of a prolonged drought that has hit its key ... World News -
Spain’s long-term drought will cause crop failures in Spain, farmers warn
Drought now affects 60 percent of the Spanish countryside, with crops like wheat and barley likely to fail entirely in four regions, the main Spanish ... World News -
Tunisia cuts off water supply at night amid severe drought
Tunisian authorities have started cutting off drinking water at night in areas of the capital and other cities, residents said, in what appears to be ... North Africa -
Somalia’s drought killed 43,000 last year, half under five: Study
Somalia’s ongoing record drought killed as many as 43,000 people last year, half of them children under 5, researchers said on Monday in the first ... World News -
Nearly two-thirds of Europe facing drought or drought risk: Agency
Nearly two-thirds of European territory is in a state of drought alert or warning due to heatwaves and low rainfall, reducing inland shipping, ... World News -
The world’s cotton supply is shrinking hit by drought and heat
Extreme weather is wreaking havoc upon virtually all of the world’s largest cotton suppliers. In India, the top-producing country, heavy rains and ... Economy -
Drought blamed for dozens of cow poisoning deaths in northwest Italy
An Italian farm became an open-air morgue earlier this month after around 50 cows were poisoned by young sorghum plants, an accident experts blame on ... World News -
Water levels on Italy’s lake Garda drop to 15-year low
The pedalos lie far from the water’s edge and the flat stone slabs around the Sirmione peninsula are exposed after drought reduced the level of ... World News -
Facing drought, Iraq asks Turkey to release more water along Tigris, Euphrates rivers
Iraq on Saturday asked Ankara to increase the flow of water downstream along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, as both countries face droughts and ... Middle East -
US drought reveals 1980s body in lake, with more to come: Police
A worsening drought has revealed a four-decade-old body dumped in a US lake, police said Monday, warning that falling water levels would lead to the ... World News -
New Mexico ‘megafire’ could more than double in size: Official
A drought-driven wildfire in northern New Mexico exploded into a “megafire” of 100,000 acres, or 157 square miles, on Saturday and could still more ... World News -
Worst drought in 40 years threatens millions in Horn of Africa
A fourth failed rain in the Horn of Africa could further exacerbate hunger that’s threatening the lives of 13 million people in Kenya, Ethiopia and ... World News
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