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By Yonette Joseph While imposing sanctions on Iran, U.S. and European governments are ... Images of a saturated desert metropolis startled the world, prompting talk of cloud seeding, climate ... Read More

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Unprecedented water crisis grips South Africa's largest city

They and others across South Africa's economic ... Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world. Read More

US Braces for Retaliation After Attack on Iran Consulate — Even as It Says It Wasn't Involved

US Braces for Retaliation ... Alexus Grynkewich, said Iran’s assertion that the U.S. bears responsibility for Israeli actions could bring an end to a pause in militia attacks on U.S. forces ... Read More

World Bank’s Banga wants to make gains in tackling the effects of climate change, poverty and war

There was no shortage of stressors to the global economy when Ajay Banga took charge at the World Bank almost a year ago: inflation eating at nations drowning in debt, a ... Read More

South Africa water crisis sees taps run dry across Johannesburg

They and others across South Africa's economic hub of about 6 million people ... with residents to conserve what water they can find. World Water Day on Friday is another reminder of the wider ... Read More

South Africa runs dry as largest city hit by unprecedented water crisis

They and others across South Africa's economic hub of about 6 million people ... with residents to conserve what water they can find. World Water Day on Friday is another reminder of the wider ... Read More

South Africa Has Many of World’s Worst Air Pollution Sites, Study Says

South Africa, which relies on coal for the generation of more than 80% of its electricity, has some of the world’s worst air pollution with emission standards that, while considerably more ... Read More

NBC braces for the backlash to the backlash after hiring and firing top Republican

NBC News’s dramatic ... I think it’s rather lame and pathetic of them to pull it before she had a chance to contribute whatever they thought she had to contribute.” Stephen Moore, a former top Trump ... Read More

Israel braces for Iranian retaliation for airstrike on embassy in Syria

charging that the tit-for-tat attacks violate international law. World News // 16 hours ago China's economy grows 5.3% in first quarter, surpassing expectations April 16 (UPI) -- China's economic ... Read More

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By Ronen Bergman, Farnaz Fassihi, Eric Schmitt, Adam Entous and Richard Pérez-Peña Avatars are addressing voters by name, in whichever of India’s many languages they speak. Experts see ... Read More

South Africa

and a stock exchange that is Africa’s largest and among the top 20 in the world. Economic growth has decelerated in recent years, slowing to an estimated 0.7% in 2017. Unemployment, poverty ... Read More