Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
As the country sweltered through one of the many heatwaves of a baking summer in late June, towering thunderclouds were gathering over the south of England and across much of northern Europe. It was a Saturday, and with the holiday season getting under…
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Nepal bet nearly everything on hydropower – the floods show why that’s a problem
Almost 100% of Nepal’s electricity comes from hydropower, and it produces so much it earns nearly $200m (£147m) each year exporting hydroelectricity to India and Bangladesh. But the very glaciers and mountains giving Nepal this massive natural…
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Volcano eruption leaves 150,000 passengers stranded in Indonesia
More than 150,000 passengers have been left stranded after a volcanic eruption forced Indonesian authorities to temporarily suspend operations at eight airports. Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport was the first to be closed on Sunday…
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Why are European countries moving their gold out of North America?
When the central bank of the Netherlands confirmed this week that it had moved tonnes of the country’s gold out of North America, it said the relocation would make it “better prepared for severe crises”. Some 86 tonnes from the combined…
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EU and Nato vow to step up pressure on Russia after ‘new escalation’ in Germany
The heads of Nato and the European Commission have warned Russia is growing increasingly reckless and vowed to respond to a “new normal”. “Leipzig marks a new escalation on European Union soil directly attributed to Russia,” said…
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US envoys set for Ukraine talks after meeting Putin in Russia
Two US envoys are hoping for “equally productive meetings” in Ukraine after holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on ending the war, US officials say. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are set to land in Kyiv on Sunday,…
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Rescuers overcame multiple challenges to reach survivors in Nepal tunnel
Rescuers in Nepal had to overcome a series of major obstacles before reaching survivors trapped in a tunnel, according to a rescue adviser who spoke to the BBC. The operation began with the difficult task of locating a tunnel entrance that had been…
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Two people rescued from Nepal hydropower tunnel after flash flood
Rescuers have pulled two people from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal more than a week after a massive flash flood devastated the Nepal-China border. The rescue was captured in footage showing the moment the two people were brought out of the tunnel. The…
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