Thai IPO drought may persist as issuers chase valuations abroad
The country’s benchmark stock index is Asia’s worst performer this year, declining about 9% Thailand’s beleaguered initial public offering (IPO) scene is set to remain subdued as the…
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Jets Officially Enter Longest Playoff Drought in Pro Sports
The New York Jets have now officially gone 14 years without making the playoffs, which is an active record for the NFL. The embarrassment doesn't stop there, though: it is an active record…
Record drought in Amazon impacts 420,000 children: UNICEF
More than 420,000 children in the Amazon basin are being badly affected by a drought parching much of South America that is impacting water supplies and river transport, UNICEF said…
Eight dead as heavy rain thrashes Brazil after long drought
At least eight people died after heavy rains in Brazil, authorities said Saturday, as storms swept parts of the country following a severe drought that fueled a record wave of wildfires.…
Drought has dried Amazon river tributary to lowest level in over 122 years
Water levels in Brazil's Amazon always rise and fall with its rainy and dry seasons. (Photo: Shutterstock) 2 min read Last Updated : Oct 05 2024 | 8:51 AM IST One of the Amazon river's…
Drought reduces Amazon River in Colombia by as much as 90%: report
The Amazon River has seen its levels in Colombia reduced by as much as 90 percent, a government agency said Thursday, as South America faces a severe and widespread drought. The river --…
Amazon drought leaves Colombian border town high and dry
Extreme drought affecting large parts of South America has dramatically reduced the flow of the Amazon River where Colombia borders Peru and Brazil, choking food supplies and threatening…
Drought sinks longest Polish river to record-low level
Poland's longest river, the Vistula, on Sunday hit a record-low water level in the capital because of drought, the national weather agency said. Its level at one Warsaw measuring station…
Drought forces Kenya's Maasai and other herders to look beyond cattle — even to fish
KAJIADO, Kenya (AP) — The blood, milk and meat of cattle have long been staple foods for Maasai pastoralists in Kenya, perhaps the country's most recognizable community. But climate change…
Tap water in parts of this drought-stricken tourist hot spot is now too salty to drink
Tap water in parts of a Spanish tourist hot spot is now so salty it’s become undrinkable, with residents and visitors having to line up for bottled or tanked-in drinking water as the…
Severe drought has returned to the Amazon. And it's happening earlier than expected
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Holder of one-fifth of the world's fresh water, the Amazon is beginning the dry season with many of its rivers already at critically low levels, prompting…
Extended drought parches Sicily, and farmers worry about being forced to sell off animals
CAMMARATA, Italy (AP) — On a scorching July afternoon, a municipal water truck rolls up in a cloud of dust on Liborio Mangiapane's farm in southern Sicily. Some of the precious liquid gets…