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In a scorching Spain, the traditional folding hand fan is having a moment

In Spain, the traditional folding hand fan, or abanico, is having a moment due to the summer's intense heat

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The election campaign to replace Macron in France is heating up as the summer vacation season ends

The election campaign to replace Emmanuel Macron as France's president is gaining momentum

China warns of 'consequences' for Taiwan after Taipei envoys attend leaders summit

China has warned of consequences for Taiwan after officials from Beijing and Taipei attended a Pacific leaders summit

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‘The mountains are changing’: What the floods tell us about the future of India’s Himalayas

As families await news of missing loved ones, the disaster is a stark reminder of how the climate crisis is creating a fast-growing threat. Plus, the town considered India’s ‘Jurassic Park’• Don’t get This is India delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIt has been hard not to despair while watching the ruinous floods swallow parts of Nepal, and harder, still knowing that the agony compounds each passing day for dozens of Indian families whose members remain unaccounted for.Social media is awash with desperate pleas, photos and details of the young and old, men and women, from Mumbai to Kolkata, posted by families searching for traces of life. The disaster unfolded when a melting glacier slammed into the valley below, unleashing a deadly cascade of rock and ice down the Bhote Kashi River, which flows from Tibet into Nepal. Continue reading...

Indonesia doubles down on coal to power its aluminum expansion

The Iran war has dented global supplies of aluminum, raising production costs for the metal used in buildings, cars and airplanes, among other things