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Rescuers search for flood survivors in Afghanistan

Rescuers in eastern Afghanistan are searching through mud and rubble after flash floods and a landslide

New UK PM Andy Burnham to spend ‘one day a week’ working in Manchester

Burnham is the former mayor of Greater Manchester in Britain's north-west region.

Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Brazil Bets on Its Sugarcane

Brazil leverages its vast sugarcane ethanol industry to build a new sustainable aviation fuel sector, but mandates start small and most production is years from operation. The post Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Brazil Bets on Its Sugarcane…

Brazilian Dividends Hit US$6.3 Billion in July Payouts

B3-listed companies distributed US$6.3 billion in July, a fresh wave of Brazilian dividends led by high-yield real estate and retail firms. The post Brazilian Dividends Hit US$6.3 Billion in July Payouts appeared first on The Rio Times .

Victorian teachers are going on strike again — here's what you need to know

Victorian state school teachers and educators are going ahead with their second 24-hour strike this year after union members rejected the government's latest pay offer.

56 Anambra councillors sue AG, assembly over two-year tenure limit

56 Anambra councillors have filed a lawsuit challenging the state government’s two-year tenure limit for local government officials, arguing it’s unconstit Read More…

France’s emergency agriculture bill passed, amid divisions over pesticides

France’s National Assembly has approved an emergency agriculture bill after a tense overnight debate, clearing the way for the possible temporary return of two pesticides banned in the country but still authorised elsewhere in the European…

Man jailed for raping partner after caesarian, and host

A man who repeatedly sexually violated a mother recovering from a caesarean section and raped a woman while staying as a guest in her home has received a total prison sentence of 22 years.

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar set to become a minister in Burnham's government

It would mean Sarwar would be given a peerage and join the House of Lords.

Asian refiners look to Suez Canal to move Saudi oil amid Houthi shipping threats

Going around Africa will require as much as four additional weeks and raise freight and fuel costs.

Baby awaiting heart transplant 'just needs a bed' for lifesaving treatment

Dylan and Catrin Green fear baby Macs has days to live and say he urgently needs a 'Berlin heart'.

‘Doing seva’: Meet volunteers keeping Jantar Mantar functioning and clean