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Cyclone Arnab: Clear fallen trees within two hours, restore power once winds ease, Naidu tells officials

The Chief Minister holds a teleconference with about 32,000 officials and field staff on Wednesday morning

Utility's cyclone-damaged gas platform fuels financial problems

Almost a year on from Tropical Cyclone Fina, the Territory's preferred gas provider is still repairing its offshore gas platform.

No consistent improvement in Delhi’s winter air quality over four years: CREA

Why India has soured on Trump ahead of US midterms

Seven years after Modi backed Trump, New Delhi may now hope US midterm losses leave the president chastened.

A guide to IFRS S1 and S2 sustainability implementation (4), By Innocent Okwuosa

In a future amendment of the Sustainability Reporting Guideline (SRG Two), we will advocate for FRC to include Sustainability Practices Framework or Policy as an additional document to be submitted to it. Sustainability Practices should speak to a Sustainability Strategy to present an overall picture of how an entity is responding to or plans to

Country diary: A vial of water from the rivers, becks and springs of Yorkshire – but not without permission

A vial of water from the rivers, becks and springs of Yorkshire – but not without permission. Wharram and York, North Yorkshire:

Air quality slips to ‘poor’ category in Delhi, parts of north India

Delhi’s 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 232 (poor) at 9 a.m. on October 28, as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data

Triple-fatal plane crash 'likely' followed instructor's mid-air rule breach

A flight instructor killed along with two young pilots in a plane crash near the Murray Mouth had "likely" entered a spin for which the aircraft had not been approved, the ATSB finds.

India news: Cyclone Arnab turns deadly after landfall

Cyclone Arnab turns deadly after landfall. Cyclone Arnab killed at least three people in Andhra Pradesh after making landfall earlier today.

India news: Cyclone Arnab brings heavy rain, disruption

Cyclone Arnab brings heavy rain, disruption. Cyclone Arnab is making a slow-motion landfall at India's east coast with states evacuating thousands of residents.

Riverfire fireworks delayed after CFMEU members let on to construction site

Fireworks for the 2023 Riverfire festival in Brisbane were delayed after CFMEU members were walking out on an under-construction bridge and into the fireworks exclusion zone.

The Madras Gate at Pondicherry

A look back at the once-powerful fort of St. Louis in Pondicherry, which had been the French answer to Madras’ Fort St. George

Fox axing from Devils VFL not due to single incident, club says

Tasmania Devils have strongly defended their club culture after axing VFL skipper Robbie Fox following an off-field indiscretion.

Maharashtra: A 'data hub' of rising power cuts | Part 2

Behind Maharashtra’s push for data centres lies increasing power outages and apathy towards its people

Chair of childcare operator quits after abuse scandal

Ugari Nona announced her resignation from NPA Family and Community Services on Facebook as the ABC began promoting a Four Corners investigation into a childcare centre in Far North Queensland.

India among top countries with highest heatwave exposure for infants, older adults: Report

Globally, total number of heatwave days decreased from 2024’s historical high of 15.3 billion person-days for older adults and 2.3 billion person-days for infants

Cows found on tropical island national park months after major flood

Authorities are trying to track down the owners of two cows found living on a tropical island in a Far North Queensland national park several months after a major flood may have swept them from the mainland.

Syria-Jordan border reopens amid probe into deadly airstrikes

Foreign ministers form security committee to share intelligence and follow up on impact of Jordan's strikes on Syria.

Dangote’s loss, Devki’s bet: Battle to turn Kitui’s limestone into wealth

Dangote had sought to establish a cement factory in Kitui.

Missing for 90 minutes then found dead in river: How did baby Shanice die?

Her family are wondering how Shanice, 3, left the safety of her neighbourhood and got to Ngong’...

What Gachagua, Sifuna, Kalonzo talks reveal on opposition plans

The opposition has been jolted into confronting competing interests.

Netanyahu: Coalition with Arab parties would be ‘shameful’

Netanyahu has called the prospect of working with Arab parties to form a government ‘a disgrace and a shame’.

Cyclone Arnab landfall continues along Andhra Pradesh coast | LIVE

Traffic on Ennore Expressway and other coastal roads in north Chennai and Tiruvallur districts of Tamil Nadu witnessed high waves lashing onto the land as a result of the cyclone

NCAA begins probe as passenger bleeds onboard Abuja-Calabar flight

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has escalated an incident involving a passenger who reportedly began bleeding after spending about 50 minutes inside an aircraft without functioning air conditioning. The PUNCH gathered that the incident happened before the take-off of Abuja-Calabar aircraft, with the authority set to investigate the circumstances surrounding the delay and the handling