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NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar weakened and global stock markets fell on Thursday, even as the tech-heavy NASDAQ index hit a record high and overlooked the growing signs of prolonged economic weakness. Gold rose also in a sign of buying safe haven. FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside the …

There is an idea that when the climate crisis begins, we will know. Movies present it as a moment when the weather of the world suddenly becomes apocalyptic: winds howl, sea levels rise, capitals become decimated. Climate reports may support this idea, implying that we have a certain number of …

The cause of death in Sweden from January to June was the highest in the country in that period since a famine swept the country 150 years ago. The country recorded 51,405 deaths in the first half of this year, according to Reuters, its most deaths in that period since …

When a heat wave roared the western United States this week, temperatures in the Death Valley in California would blow 130 degrees Fahrenheit, marking the hottest temperature measured anywhere on earth since 1931 and the third hottest day ever on our planet, period. But Earth has seen warmer days in …

A family on MSC Cruises’ first voyage back on the water in the Mediterranean was not allowed back on board after they separated from their group during an officially planned excursion. © MIGUEL MEDINA / Getty The family broke away from the group during an excursion organized by the cruise …