Two fifth of China's coal power stations are loss-making and owners could save nearly $390 billion by closing plants in line with the Paris Climate Agreement, financial think tank Carbon Tracker said on Thursday.


Two fifth of China's coal power stations loss-making: Report


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Emergency services working in the aftermath of severe flash-flooding that struck the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca on Thursday confirmed they had found two more bodies, bringing the death toll to 12, while the search for a missing five-year-old boy was ongoing.


Death toll in Spanish island flooding hits 12


A very severe cyclonic storm Titli unleashed havoc in north coastal Andhra Pradesh and south coastal Odisha on Thursday, claiming eight lives in Andhra and causing widespread destruction, officials said.


8 die as cyclone Titli batters Andhra, Odisha coast (Roundup)


At least six persons, including four of a family, went missing after their house got swept away by flood waters following heavy rains triggered by a severe cyclonic storm Titli in Odisha's Ganjam district on Thursday.


Six missing post cyclone in Odisha


Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has offered his government's support to the Swachh Bharat Mission, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation said on Thursday.


Japan PM Shinzo Abe offers support to Swachh Bharat Mission


Alarmed by the rise in sea water levels on Goa's beaches on account of cyclone Titli as well as lunar influences, the Tourism Department on Thursday advised tourists not to venture into the sea till Sunday.


Stay away from sea till Sunday: Goa Tourism to tourists


October 8, 2018, brought two bits of news of a global nature. While both of them were defining pieces of news of our times, many missed the unmistakable and potent link between the two.


Clinching argument: Framing climate change in economics (Comment)


At least two people were killed as Hurricane Michael, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the continental the US, slammed into the state of Florida, unleashing a trail of destruction by flooding beach towns, peeling off roofs and snapping trees before advancing to the Carolinas.


Hurricane Michael kills 2 in US, heads to Carolinas


Indonesian authorities on Thursday extended the deadline for the search and rescue operations for a possible 5,000 people missing in the areas worst affected by the earthquake and tsunami which struck Sulawesi island on September 28,  killing 2,073 persons.


Indonesia extends earthquake, tsunami rescue operations


Eight people were killed in a very severe cyclonic storm Titli which wrecked havoc in north coastal Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, officials said.


Cyclone Titli claims eight lives in Andhra


As the very severe cyclonic storm Titli made landfall in Gopalpur and led to a downpour in eight districts, Odisha is facing a possible flood situation in its coastal belt on Thursday, an official said.


After cyclone, Odisha stares at possible flood situation


Shekhar Kapur's "Paani" might not have seen the light of the day, but that hasnt deterred him from making a film on water crisis.


Shekhar Kapur makes short film on water crisis


Very severe cyclonic storm Titli, which is being referred to as a Category 2 hurricane, made an early morning landfall in Odisha's Gopalpur before crossing the Andhra Pradesh coast on Thursday, a Home Ministry statement said.


Cyclone Titli crosses Odisha, Andhra: Home Ministry


Very severe cyclonic storm Titli which is being referred to as a Category 2 hurricane, made landfall in Odisha's Gopalpur on Thursday with surface winds reaching 126 kmph, the Met said. There has been no casualty yet.


Cyclone Titli makes landfall in Odisha, crosses coast


At least one person was killed and thousands of homes were without power in the state of Florida due to hurricane Michael, one of the strongest storms to hit the continental US since 1992.


1 killed in deadly Florida hurricane


The death toll from the heavy rains and winds in Sri Lanka rose to 12 on Thursday, with over 69,000 others across the island nation affected, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said.


Toll in Sri Lanka rains reaches 12


Two major quakes hit Indonesia and Papua New Guinea located in the Pacific Ring of Fire on Thursday, killing at least three people in Java.


3 dead in Java quake, another 7.0 jolts Papua New Guinea


At least three persons died and four more were injured in Indonesia after an earthquake measuring 6-magnitude on the Richter scale shook the Bali Sea early on Thursday, official said.


3 dead as 6-magnitude quake hits Java, Bali


The most powerful hurricane to hit the US' Florida in a century has killed one person as it flooded beach towns, submerging homes and snapping trees like twigs.


'Hell' hurricane Michael mauls US' Florida


The Centre on Wednesday deployed 21 NDRF teams in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal and put Army, Navy and Coast Guard on standby in view of impending cyclonic storm Titli that is likely to cross coastal areas of the three states on October 11 morning.


Cyclone Titli: Centre deploys 21 NDRF teams in Odisha, Andhra and West Bengal


Hurricane Michael was upgraded to an "extremely dangerous" category 4 storm on Wednesday, hours before it is due to make landfall in the US state of Florida, where it could blow ashore as the strongest storm to hit the country this year.

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