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Myanmar's economy set to contract as floods and fighting take heavy toll, the World Bank says

Myanmar's economy set to contract as floods and fighting take heavy toll, the World Bank says

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s economy is forecast to contract this year, the World Bank said Wednesday, as flooding and fighting take a severe toll nearly four years after the military ousted its elected government headed by Aung San Suu Kyi.
Organized crime gangs expanded into a third of cities in Brazil’s Amazon, report finds

Organized crime gangs expanded into a third of cities in Brazil’s Amazon, report finds

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Criminal gangs are operating in over a third of municipalities in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest driving a boom in violence, according to a report published Wednesday by a prominent nonprofit organization.
Brazilian beef and leather companies fall short in tackling deforestation, a study finds

Brazilian beef and leather companies fall short in tackling deforestation, a study finds

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The next United Nations climate conference, COP30, will be held in Belem, the capital of an Amazon region where widespread deforestation mainly driven by cattle farming has turned the surrounding rainforest from a vital carbon
A Malibu wildfire prompts evacuation orders and warnings for 20,000, including Dick Van Dyke, Cher

A Malibu wildfire prompts evacuation orders and warnings for 20,000, including Dick Van Dyke, Cher

MALIBU, Calif.
Atmospheric river and potential bomb cyclone bring chaotic winter weather to East Coast

Atmospheric river and potential bomb cyclone bring chaotic winter weather to East Coast

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. East Coast was beginning a whiplash-inducing stretch of weather on Wednesday that was rainy, windy and potentially dangerous, due in part to an atmospheric river and developing bomb cyclone .
Celebrities and coastal residents flee from wind-driven wildfire in Malibu

Celebrities and coastal residents flee from wind-driven wildfire in Malibu

MALIBU, Calif.
Summer wildfire that hit Jasper, Alta., tops Environment Canada 2024 weather list

Summer wildfire that hit Jasper, Alta., tops Environment Canada 2024 weather list

A wildfire that left a third of the popular Rocky Mountain tourist town of Jasper, Alta., in ashes and forced tens of thousands to flee is Environment and Climate Change Canada’s most impactful weather story of 2024.
'Are they going to walk away?': Charges 10 years after B.C.'s Mount Polley disaster

'Are they going to walk away?': Charges 10 years after B.C.'s Mount Polley disaster

Doug Watt won't forget the sound of a tailings pond collapsing at the Mount Polley Mine more than 10 years ago, sending millions of cubic metres of waste into waterways in the British Columbia Interior. “I went outside, and you could hear the roar.
Atmospheric river and potential bomb cyclone will bring messy, dangerous weather to East Coast

Atmospheric river and potential bomb cyclone will bring messy, dangerous weather to East Coast

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. East Coast is due for a whiplash-inducing stretch of weather that will be rainy, windy and potentially dangerous, due in part to an atmospheric river and developing bomb cyclone .
Making a $1B investment in the US? Trump pledges expedited permits - but there are hurdles

Making a $1B investment in the US? Trump pledges expedited permits - but there are hurdles

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is promising expedited federal permits for energy projects and other construction worth more than $1 billion.
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