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The dry spell for Indian startups has stretched into the scorching hot Indian summer, with just $97 million raised by these companies across 18 rounds this week. Compared to the same period last year, this represents a 96% plunge from the…

Two and a half years of meager rain have shriveled crops, killed livestock and brought the Horn of Africa, one of the world’s poorest regions, to famine’s brink. Millions of people have faced food and water shortages. Hundreds of thousands…

ABU DHABI : As a twin-turboprop aircraft takes off under the burning desert sun with dozens of salt canisters attached to its wings, United Arab Emirates meteorological official Abullah al-Hammadi scans weather maps on computers…

Business for Francoise Droz-Bartholet has reduced to a trickle, just like stretches of the Doubs River that her cruise boats usually ply along the French-Swiss border.Water levels in rivers, lakes and reservoirs across western Europe are…

More human remains have been found at Lake Mead as the waters of the drought-stricken reservoir recede even further. The latest body is the fourth set of human remains to be found on the shore of Lake Mead since May, when a body with…

SAMAWAH, Iraq: Gazelles at an Iraqi wildlife reserve are dropping dead from hunger, making them the latest victims in a country where climate change is compounding hardships after years of war. In little more than one month, the…

If there's one universally loved colour that, without any doubt, lives in the wardrobes of our favourite Bollywood divas, it's white. This classic and simple colour is a must-have. And one actor, who is as versatile as this colour when it…

ফের সোশ্যাল মিডিয়ায় ট্রেন্ড করছেন রাধিকা আপ্তে। শুক্রবার সকাল থেকে Boycott Radhika Apte হ্যাশট্যাগে ছয়লাপ টুইটার। স্বভাবতই প্রশ্ন উঠছে ব্যাপারটা কী? সম্প্রতি কোনও ছবি মুক্তি পায়নি রাধিকার। তাহলে কী নিয়ে ফের বিতর্কে জড়ালেন তিনি! …

ST. HELENA, Calif. — Last September, a wildfire tore through one of Dario Sattui’s Napa Valley wineries, destroying millions of dollars in property and equipment, along with 9,000 cases of wine.November brought a second disaster: Mr. Sattui…