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Cambodia canal's impact on Mekong questioned after China signs deal
Cambodia should share a feasibility study on the impact of a planned China-backed canal that would divert water from the rice ...
This 1,000-mile river suffered decades of oil spills. Now it’s a legal person, things could change
Peru’s Marañón River was made a legal person, granting it the rights to be free-flowing and free of contamination. Mari Luz ...
China and Cambodia agree on financing for a 94-mile canal linking the Mekong to the Gulf of Thailand
Cambodia and China have signed a $1.2 billion deal to finance an ambitious canal project that aims to boost trade efficiency ...
China's GDP growth defies expectations, tariff risks loom
China’s economy kicked off 2025 with a strong performance, growing faster than expected in the first quarter. Strong retail sales and industrial output helped sustain growth, even as challenges loom.
Attack by gunmen leaves at least 40 people dead in Nigeria, the country’s president says
Nigeria’s president said on Monday that at least 40 people were killed when Muslim gunmen, believed to be herders, attacked a ...
LED lighting at Bengaluru’s Magadi Road underpass troubles motorists
Bengaluru: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike's Rs 2.5-crore LED lighting project at the 185-metre-long twin-tube underpass near Magadi Road toll gate, west Bengaluru, hasn't gone down well with ...
Andrew Tate threatened woman with gun, UK lawsuit alleges
Social media influencer and self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate has been accused of holding a gun to a woman's head and ...
A horrific crash and fire collapsed I-95 in Philadelphia. We now know what happened.
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report on the June 2023 traffic accident that severed I-95 in Philadelphia.
'Alarming': Severe weather, tornado reports way up this year in US
A tabulation from AccuWeather finds tornado reports are double the historical average so far this year in the United States.