Articles from April 2019

Ex-Stanford swimmer loses appeal against sexual assault conviction

Ten times more wildfires in Russian Arctic than a decade ago as ice melts and gives way to flame

Russia this year has suffered the most Arctic wildfires since satellite monitoring started as climate change creates the conditions necessary for blazes to start and then take hold. Monitoring by two Nasa satellites recorded 10,057…

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India returns to recruiting runners to ferry messages during local election after monsoon cuts off phone lines

India has recruited 15 runners to ferry messages as far as 27 miles in remote mountainous areas after heavy monsoon rains cut telecommunications.  State officials said the runners would be required to jog in relays…

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