Deadly heat worldwide prompts $300m for climate health research at COP30

BELEM, Nov 15 (Reuters): With more than a half-million people worldwide dying from heat-related causes every year, a group of philanthropies is putting $300 million into developing life-saving solutions as global temperatures continue to rise.The money, announced this week at the COP30 climate negotiations in Brazil, is aimed at developing...

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Record-breaking win for BJP in Bihar

PATNA, Nov 15 (BBC): Supporters of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are celebrating as his party-led alliance secured a record-breaking win in the northern state of Bihar.The BJP achieved a landslide in the state, with Modi's alliance winning 202 of the 243 seats.Modi said the result...

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Nine killed in accidental blast at Kashmir police station

SRINAGAR, Nov 15 (AFP): Nine people were killed and 31 injured when confiscated explosives accidentally blew up at a police station in Indian-administered Kashmir, police said Saturday, just days after a car blast in Delhi killed a dozen people.The incident happened in Nowgam and the explosives at the police station...

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