Spain sends 500 extra troops to search for missing people after deadly floods
• Nov 1, 2024, 10:00 AM
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Spain sent 500 extra troops to join the search for an unknown number of missing people three days after flash floods killed at least 158 people in the Valencia region. Many people are still trapped in their homes without electricity, running water or access to food while authorities have said more storms are expected.
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Paying the price of climate change: Louisiana's insurance crisis
• 11:51 AM
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Since the storms of 2020 and 2021, many insurance companies have left the US state of Louisiana or gone bankrupt. Those that remain have increased their rates five-fold in some cases. The poorest homeowners are now unable to pay the insurance needed for
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Does Moo Deng have competition from a younger, Scottish pygmy hippo?
• 11:21 AM
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PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, November 5: We take a look at the US front pages ahead of the country's landmark presidential vote. Also: what, if any, difference will the election result make to the ongoing war in the Middle East? Finally, a pygmy hippo born at
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