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Shares in India's Adani Group plunge 20% after US bribery, fraud indictments

Shares in India's Adani Group plunge 20% after US bribery, fraud indictments

NEW DELHI (AP) — One of Asia’s richest men, Indian tycoon Gautam Adani, is again in the spotlight. His companies’ stocks plunged up to 20% in value Thursday after he was indicted by U.S.
Major storm drops record rain, downs trees in Northern California after devastation further north

Major storm drops record rain, downs trees in Northern California after devastation further north

SANTA ROSA, Calif.
North Carolina official overseeing hurricane rebuilding efforts is no longer in role

North Carolina official overseeing hurricane rebuilding efforts is no longer in role

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The top official for North Carolina's efforts to rebuild communities after natural disasters is no longer working in the position just a few days after a scathing rebuke of her work from GOP state lawmakers.
Hydrogen-heated home lays ground for low-carbon communities

Hydrogen-heated home lays ground for low-carbon communities

On the outside, the new house just east of Edmonton in Sherwood Park looks like any other Canadian suburban home.
A draft deal on climate money for developing world is silent on how much as UN summit nears end

A draft deal on climate money for developing world is silent on how much as UN summit nears end

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Countries of the world took turns rejecting a new but vague draft text released early Thursday which attempts to form the spine of any deal reached at United Nations climate talks on money for developing countries to transitio
Wisconsin's beloved nine-day gun deer season is set to begin Saturday

Wisconsin's beloved nine-day gun deer season is set to begin Saturday

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A beloved Wisconsin tradition begins anew this weekend as hunters take to the woods for the start of the state's nine-day gun deer season. The season kicks off at dawn on Saturday and closes on the evening of Sunday, Dec. 1.
At UN climate talks, "sewage" beer from Singapore highlights water scarcity and innovations

At UN climate talks, "sewage" beer from Singapore highlights water scarcity and innovations

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — In the sprawling pavilion section of the United Nations climate talks, where countries, nonprofits and tech companies use big, flashy signs to get the attention of the thousands of people walking through, small aqua and purple
Trump's against climate action. But some right-wing governments are all for it

Trump's against climate action. But some right-wing governments are all for it

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — They’re political soulmates except when it comes to climate. President-Elect Donald Trump praised Hungary’s right-wing populist leader Viktor Orbán as respected, smart and a “strong man” in his winning 2024 campaign.
Papuan women's mangrove forest in Indonesia is increasingly threatened by development and pollution

Papuan women's mangrove forest in Indonesia is increasingly threatened by development and pollution

JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — On the southeastern coast of the city of Jayapura, Petronela Merauje walked from house to house in her floating village inviting women to join her the next morning in the surrounding mangrove forests.
Shares in India's Adani Group plunge 20% after US bribery, fraud indictments

Shares in India's Adani Group plunge 20% after US bribery, fraud indictments

NEW DELHI (AP) — Asia’s controversial richest man, Indian tycoon Gautam Adani, is again in the spotlight. His companies’ stocks plunged up to 20% on Thursday after he was indicted by U.S.