Chaos as floods submerge Mexico’s Acapulco, death toll rises
(Reuters) – Mexico’s famous beach resort of Acapulco was in chaos on Tuesday as hotels rationed food for thousands of stranded tourists and floodwaters swallowed homes and...
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Eight confirmed dead, 1,600 homes destroyed in Colorado floods
(Reuters) – Search-and-rescue teams bolstered by National Guard troops fanned out across Colorado’s flood-stricken landscape on Monday, as a week of torrential rains blamed for...
‘Beer goggle’ study wins Ig Nobel award
A team of researchers who found that people think they are more attractive when drinking alcohol, have scooped an Ig Nobel prize for their work...
Blobfish wins ugliest animal vote
The grumpy-looking, gelatinous blobfish has won a public vote to become the official mascot of the Ugly Animal Preservation Society. This gives the fish the...
Japan’s nuclear crisis deepens, China expresses ‘shock’
(Reuters) – Japan’s nuclear crisis escalated to its worst level since a massive earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima plant more than two years ago,...
Insight: California aims to ‘bottle sunlight’ in energy storage push
(Reuters) – California, whose green ambitions helped the solar and wind industries take root, is taking an essential next step by proposing a sharp rise...