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The winners and losers when New York’s luxury home market reopens
IN early 2020, New York’s luxury real estate market was finally showing signs of life. There was a large oversupply of new condos, but buyer and seller expectations – never aligned in the best of circumstances – were slowly beginning to move in tandem.
Cyclone Amphan leaves thousands homeless in eastern India, Modi offers help
KOLKATA/DHAKA (Reuters) - Several thousand people have been left homeless after the most powerful cyclone in more than a decade hit India and Bangladesh this week, officials said, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the area on Friday and pledged aid.
China to slash coal imports in second half
BEIJING:China is expected to tighten coal import rules in the second half of 2020 to shore up its struggling domestic industry, after record arrivals in the first four months, just as demand tanked because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Michigan flooding displaces thousands, encroaches on chemical plant
MIDLAND, Mich. (Reuters) - Rising floodwaters unleashed by two dam failures submerged parts of the central Michigan town of Midland on Wednesday, displacing thousands of residents and spreading into a Dow Chemical Co plant in the riverfront city.
Bangladesh moves Rohingya to island shelters as huge cyclone nears
DHAKA/COX'S BAZAR (Reuters) - Authorities in Bangladesh have moved hundreds of Rohingya refugees living on a flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal to storm shelters as super cyclone Amphan, the strongest recorded in the region, barrels down, they said on Wednesday.
Cyclone kills 14 in India, Bangladesh leaving trail of destruction
KOLKATA/DHAKA (Reuters) - A powerful cyclone pounded eastern India and Bangladesh on Wednesday, killing at least 14 people and destroying thousands of homes, officials said, leaving authorities struggling to mount relief efforts amid a surging coronavirus outbreak.
Michigan dams collapse, residents told to evacuate
(Reuters) - Michigan's county of Midland said on Tuesday two dams have collapsed due to storm and heavy rains in the past few days and residents nearby were told to evacuate immediately.
Bride and groom cancel wedding celebrations to feed families in need
Darshana Kumara Wijenarayana and his fiance, Pawani Rasanga, spent months planning a grand wedding. But when the coronavirus hit Sri Lanka, they decided to scrap their fancy party and help families in need.
Eastern Libyan forces say to move back from Tripoli fronts
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan National Army (LNA) forces have decided to retire 2-3km (1.2 miles-1.9 miles) from all front lines in Tripoli from midday, their spokesman said early on Wednesday, after suffering sharp reverses in their campaign to capture the city.