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At least 14 dead after heavy rains hit southeastern Brazil
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (271+ words) SAO PAULO, Feb 24 (Reuters) - At least "14 "people died and 440 were displaced "after "heavy "rains hit "the southeastern Brazilian city of Juiz de "Fora, the local "city "hall said "on Tuesday. Federal "and state agencies "have been called in to "prov......
Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 49, agency says
3+ week, 3+ day ago (144+ words) JAKARTA, Jan 31 (Reuters) " The death toll from a landslide a week ago "in Indonesia's West Java province has risen to 49, the country's main rescue agency Basarnas said on Saturday, with "15 still missing. Twenty-three "soldiers were also killed while conducting border…...
Nvidia unveils AI models for faster, cheaper weather forecasts
4+ week, 19+ hour ago (279+ words) SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 26 (Reuters) " Nvidia on Monday released three open-source artificial intelligence models aimed at helping create better weather forecasts, faster. The models, which the AI chip "firm announced at the American Meteorological Society's annual meeting in Houston, are part…...
Death toll from landslide in Indonesia’s West Java rises to 17
4+ week, 1+ day ago (221+ words) JAKARTA, Jan 26 (Reuters) " The death toll from a landslide that hit Indonesia's West Java province at the weekend "rose to 17 on Monday, the country's disaster mitigation agency said, with dozens still missing. The landslide that hit a residential area in…...
Hong Kong’s airlines evacuate planes as they wait out Typhoon Ragasa
5+ mon, 8+ hour ago (459+ words) (Reuters) -As Typhoon Ragasa, the world's most powerful tropical cyclone this year, approached Hong Kong this week, mass flight cancellations and lost revenue were not the only headache for airlines based at one of the world's busiest airports. Ahead of…...
Philippines halts work, classes as super typhoon barrels toward Luzon
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (227+ words) MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines suspended work and classes across Metro Manila and large parts of the country on Monday as Super Typhoon Ragasa moved toward northern Luzon, threatening destructive winds and heavy rain. State weather officials raised the highest typhoon…...
Rock collapse at Indonesia quarry kills at least 5 people with dozens trapped, Kompas TV reports
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (130+ words) JAKARTA (Reuters) -At least five people in West Java in Indonesia were killed and dozens of others were trapped or buried by rubble following a rock collapse at a quarry, Kompas TV reported on Friday. The collapse took place in…...
Indonesia searches for 19 people after landslide at gold mine in Papua
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (294+ words) JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian rescue teams were searching for 19 people missing after heavy rain caused a landslide at a gold mine in its easternmost region of Papua, officials said on Monday. Torrential rain triggered a landslide late on Friday in a…...