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Rescuers in Tennessee search for survivors after deadly tornadoes

01:47 The U.S. state of Tennessee declared a state of emergency on Wednesday after a deadly tornado hit the Nashville area.Rescue workers are still searching for 17 people who are miss

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Water feared to go scarce in Pakistan by 2025: senator

Pakistan is feared to face acute shortage of water, among other food-related challenges by 2025 due to adverse impact of climate change on the country, local media on

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China warns of extreme weather in flood season, urges preparation

China's Ministry of Water Resources Saturday warned about extreme weather events in the upcoming flood season and urged local authorities to make preparations for poss

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Shopping malls promote online retail business

02:17 The coronavirus epidemic has pushed people to embrace a new lifestyle and business trends. While Beijing residents are trying to stay at home as much as they can, shopping malls

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PBOC increases re-lending, re-discount quota by 500 billion yuan

China's central bank said on Wednesday it has increased re-lending and re-discount quota by 500 billion yuan (71.2 billion U.S. dollars) to help medium-sized, small and micro enterprises weather t

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Heavy rains, snow forecast in central, eastern China

A fresh wave of cold air will sweep across most regions in central and eastern China, lowering temperatures and bringing rain and snow from Wednesday to Friday, China'

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Higher ocean temperatures putting extreme stress on Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Higher than average ocean temperatures have put Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef on the brink of a severe coral bleaching event, the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) has warned on

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Unfavorable weather forecast in virus-hit Hubei

Central China's Hubei Province said unfavorable weather has been forecast in the coming days, which might have a negative effect on the fight against the novel coronav

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French sailor sets record time for voyage from Hong Kong to London

Skipper Francis Joyon and crew members celebrate with champagne before Tower Bridge after breaking the Clipper Route sailing record between Hong Kong and London in 31d 23h 36mn 46s, with their ID

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U.S. study says extreme weather could bring next recession

Physical climate risk from extreme weather events remains unaccounted for in financial markets. Energy investors should plan for weather risk to avoid extreme event, according to a new research from

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Russia sees its warmest winter in nearly 140 years

00:30 The winter in almost all parts of Russia has been the warmest on record so far.The Moscow government trucked in artificial snow over the snowless holiday. However, the city norma

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Flooding affects hundreds of homes, businesses in U.S. Mississippi

Several hundred homes and businesses have been impacted as the Pearl River in Jackson, southern U.S. state of Mississippi, reached its third-highest crest on record on Monday, local officials said. T

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Director of liaison office calls on mainland-funded businesses to support HK's fight against virus

The director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Luo Huining on Monday called on mainland-f

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China issues blue alert for blizzard

China's meteorological authorities Thursday issued a blue alert for heavy snowstorms in the northern regions. The National Meteorological Center said from Thursday aft

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Snow warnings issued as UK braces for new storm

British forecasters on Wednesday issued a fresh weather warning for snow before a new storm Dennis is expected to unleash strong winds and heavy rains across the country this weekend. Named by the M

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Shanghai releases multilingual versions of measures supporting foreign firms

Shanghai on Wednesday issued a Japanese version of a raft of supportive measures for businesses in a bid to assist foreign-invested companies to weather the storm of t

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Snow warnings issued as UK braces for new storm

British forecasters on Wednesday issued a fresh weather warning for snow before a new storm Dennis is expected to unleash strong winds and heavy rains across the country this weekend. Named by the M