Hurricane Delta Hits Mexican Coast With Dangerous Storm Surge Hurricane Delta weakened to a Category 3 storm just before slamming into the coast of Mexico, but remains life-threatening. Delta... Read More
Floods in France, Italy Swept Bodies Out of Cemeteries BREIL-SUR-ROYA, France — The grim job of searching for flood victims in Alpine villages and on the nearby French and... Read More
Hyundai Confident on Flying Cars, Steps Up Plans for Full Lineup South Korea’s biggest automaker is stepping up its pursuit of flying cars, planning a full lineup of aerial vehicles that... Read More
Strong Tropical Storm Gamma Drenches Cancun Area of Mexico MEXICO CITY — Tropical Storm Gamma hit the resort-dotted coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula at near-hurricane force on Saturday, flooding... Read More
Japan Court Orders Gov’t, TEPCO to Pay in Fukushima Disaster TOKYO (AP) _ A Japanese court on Wednesday found the government and the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant... Read More
3 Countries to Assess New Info About 1994 Ferry Sinking STOCKHOLM — The governments of Sweden, Finland and Estonia said Monday they will jointly assess what that they called “new... Read More
U.S. Pension Funds Sue Allianz After $4B in Coronavirus Losses FRANKFURT — Pension funds for truckers, teachers and subway workers have lodged lawsuits in the United States against Germany’s Allianz,... Read More
Owner of Fire-Stricken Ship to Pay $1.8M for Sri Lankan Help COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The owner of a large oil tanker that caught fire off Sri Lanka’s coast has agreed... Read More
Top Shipping Insurance Group Will Not Cover Ships Linked to Nord Stream 2 MOSCOW — The world’s largest group of shipping insurers will not insure vessels involved in the Russian-led Nord Stream 2... Read More
Fierce, Frequent, Climate-Fueled Wildfires May Decimate Forests Worldwide LONDON — Wildfires among ponderosa pines and Douglas firs of the U.S. West have long been part of nature’s cycle... Read More