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Cyclone Amphan loss estimated at $13 billion in India, may rise in Bangladesh

May 23, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Aid Relief / Humanitarian Agencies, ASIA, Asia / Pacific, Asylum / Immigration / Refugees, Bangladesh, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Graphics, Health / Medicine, INDIA, Major News, Overseas Development Aid, Pictures, Precipitation, Real Estate Markets, STORM, Transmission Lines, US, Utilities (TRBC), Video, Water, Wind / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Tornadoes

KOLKATA/DHAKA (Reuters) – A powerful cyclone that tore through India’s eastern state of West Bengal this week has caused a

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Indian PM offers help to cyclone stricken Kolkata, Bangladesh counts cost

May 22, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Aid Relief / Humanitarian Agencies, ASIA, Asia / Pacific, Asylum / Immigration / Refugees, Bangladesh, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Graphics, Health / Medicine, INDIA, Major News, Pictures, Precipitation, STORM, Transmission Lines, US, Video, Wind / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Tornadoes

KOLKATA/DHAKA (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi, peering down from his aircraft on Friday, saw the devastation and flooding caused

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Cyclone swamps parts of India, Bangladesh, evacuations keep death toll down

May 21, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Aid Relief / Humanitarian Agencies, ASIA, Asia / Pacific, Asylum / Immigration / Refugees, Bangladesh, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Graphics, Health / Medicine, INDIA, Major News, Picture available, Pictures, Precipitation, STORM, Transmission Lines, US, Video, Wind / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Tornadoes

KOLKATA/DHAKA (Reuters) – Rescue teams searched for survivors in eastern India and Bangladesh on Thursday, a day after the most

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Strongest cyclone in over a decade slams into India, Bangladesh

May 20, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Aid Relief / Humanitarian Agencies, ASIA, Asia / Pacific, Asylum / Immigration / Refugees, Bangladesh, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Health / Medicine, INDIA, Major News, Precipitation, STORM, Transmission Lines, US, Weather Markets / Weather, Wind / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Tornadoes

KOLKATA/DHAKA (Reuters) – A powerful cyclone barrelled into eastern India on Wednesday with heavy rain, wind and waves as millions

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Tens of thousands evacuated as India, Bangladesh brace for super cyclone

May 19, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments ASIA, Asia / Pacific, Bangladesh, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Health / Medicine, INDIA, Major News, Precipitation, Race Relations / Ethnic Issues, STORM, US, Wind / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Tornadoes

KOLKATA/DHAKA (Reuters) – Authorities in eastern India and Bangladesh were scrambling on Tuesday to move tens of thousands of villagers

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Entertainment 

Amazon Prime snags Bollywood premieres, angering theater owners

May 15, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments AMAZON, Arts / Culture / Entertainment, Asia / Pacific, CORONAVIRUS, Entertainment Production (TRBC), Film, HEALTH, Health / Medicine, INDIA, Living / Lifestyle, Media / Publishing (Legacy), Media and Publishing (TRBC), US

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Amazon Prime Video, Amazon’s streaming service, will screen several new Indian films originally meant for theatrical release

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Who’s Who of pop culture unites for ‘One World’ coronavirus special

April 19, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Arts / Culture / Entertainment, Asia / Pacific, Broadcasting (TRBC), Canada, Celebrities, CORONAVIRUS, Epidemics, Europe, HEALTH, Health / Medicine, Healthcare (TRBC), Hong Kong, INDIA, Italy, Living / Lifestyle, Major News, Media / Publishing (Legacy), Media and Publishing (TRBC), Middle East, Music, ONE, Pictures, Puerto Rico, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, US, Video, WORLD

(Reuters) – Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Beyonce and Oprah Winfrey on Saturday headlined a special

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Investors caution cement, steel firms on EU climate lobbying

April 10, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Africa, Asia / Pacific, China (PRC), Climate Politics, CLIMATECHANGE, CORONAVIRUS, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Environment, EU, Europe, Financials (Legacy), Financials (TRBC), Funds, General News, Government / Politics, Graphics, HEALTH, Health / Medicine, INDIA, International Trade, Investment Management and Fund Operators (TRBC), Major News, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Middle East, Mineral Resources (TRBC), Picture available, Pictures, Regulation, Turkey, United Kingdom, US, Western Europe

LONDON (Reuters) – Cement and steel companies are being warned by investors over their lobbying on planned European Union carbon

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Red carpet called off for London premiere of ‘Mulan’

March 13, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Arts / Culture / Entertainment, Asia / Pacific, Broadcasting (TRBC), China (PRC), Company News, Diseases, Entertainment Production (TRBC), Europe, Film, General News, Hotels and Entertainment Services (TRBC), INDIA, Infectious Diseases, Japan, Living / Lifestyle, LONDON, MULAN, United Kingdom, United States, US, Western Europe

LONDON (Reuters) – Disney’s European premiere of “Mulan” in London’s Leicester Square will be scaled down “in an abundance of

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Exclusive: U.N. aviation agency weighs restrictions on carbon credits under fire by climate activists

March 4, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Airlines (TRBC), Americas, Asia / Pacific, AVIATION, Banking and Investment Services (TRBC), BRAZIL, Carbon / Emissions Markets, CHANGE, China (PRC), CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Company News, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Energy (TRBC), Enterprise Reporting, Environment, EXCLUSIVE, General News, Government / Politics, INDIA, Major News, Pollution, South America / Central America, Transportation (TRBC), United States, US, Western Europe

MONTREAL/CHICAGO (Reuters) – The United Nations is weighing restrictions for a scheme designed to help airlines offset their carbon emissions,

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