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How California Became Ground Zero for Climate Disasters

California is one of America’s marvels. By moving vast quantities of water and suppressing wildfires for decades, the state has transformed its arid and mountainous landscape into the richest, most populous and bounteous place in the nation. But now, those same feats have given California a new and unwelcome category of superlatives. This year is […]

UK property asking prices rise again, close to new high: Rightmove

LONDON (Reuters) – Asking prices for British houses put on sale have extended a rise which began after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s election victory in December, property website Rightmove said on Monday. Rightmove said average asking prices of property marketed between Jan. 12 and Feb. 8 rose by a monthly 0.8%, slower than a 2.3% […]

Mexican economy shrinks at close of 2019, extending recession

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s economy was weaker than initially estimated in the final three months of 2019, shrinking by 0.1% compared to the previous quarter, prolonging a mild recession, data from the national statistics agency showed on Tuesday. A preliminary estimate on Jan. 30 showed that when adjusted for seasonal swings, gross domestic product […]