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Ukraine is finding Nazi bullets, WWII trenches, and the bones of German soldiers on the battlefield, the New York Times reported. Ukrainian groups trying to locate lost soldiers have found Nazi bullets, old weaponry, and even human remains from World War II, according to The New York Times. Already, the group has found more than 200 bodies from World War II, sometimes in the same trenches where the fighting is happening now, according to the outlet. "When you dig into a trench, you find a trench from World War II," director Leonid Ignatiev told the Times. More World War 2 remnants were unearthed after the Kakhovka dam was destroyed last month.
Persons: it's, Leonid Ignatiev, Organizations: New York Times, Service, The New York Times, Times, Nazi, Ukraine's Ministry, Internal Affairs Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russia, Soviet Union, Soviet
The counteroffensive in Crimea
  + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +7 min
Ukraine War Analysis The counteroffensive in CrimeaOn Monday, Moscow reported an attack on the Crimean Bridge, a crucial artery connecting occupied Crimea with the Russian mainland. While he's been reticent about Ukraine's goals for their ongoing counteroffensive, president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said that Ukraine's forces will not rest until Crimea is brought back under Ukrainian control. Damage following an alleged attack on the Crimean Bridge that connects Russia with occupied Crimea, July 17, 2023. Russian President Vladimir Putin has made several visits to the peninsula throughout the war to underscore his claim that Crimea is Russian soil. Water in Crimea Crimea has historically relied on the North Crimean Canal, flowing in from the Ukrainian mainland, for up to 85% of the water it needs for crop irrigation, industry and drinking water.
Persons: he's, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev, Scott Savitz, Zelenskiy, Sutton, Yevheniia Horiunova, Vernadsky, EUTERS, Shamil Zhumatov, Michael, Archangel, Thomas Peter . Organizations: Russian, REUTERS, RAND Corporation, Fleet, Investment, Russian Navy, National University, Tourism Locations: Ukraine, Crimea, Moscow, Russian, Black, Sevastopol, Russia, Handout, NATO, Kyiv, Crimean, Sea, Crimea Crimea, Ukrainian, Yalta, St, Thomas Peter . Crimea
[1/4] A view of a road submerged by a flooded river caused by heavy rain in Cheongju, South Korea, July 15, 2023. Yonhap/via REUTERSSEOUL, July 15 (Reuters) - Seven people have died, three were missing, seven injured and thousands evacuated in South Korea on Saturday, officials said, as a third day of torrential rains caused landslides and the overflow of a dam. Korea Railroad Corp said it was halting all slow trains and some bullet trains, while other bullet trains might be delayed due to slower operation, as landslides, track flooding and falling rocks threatened safety. A slow train derailed late on Friday when a landslide threw earth and sand over tracks in North Chungcheong province, the transport ministry said. Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Michael Perry and William MallardOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Han Duck, Joyce Lee, Michael Perry, William Mallard Organizations: REUTERS, Ministry of Interior, Safety, Korea Railroad Corp, Thomson Locations: Cheongju, South Korea, REUTERS SEOUL, North Chungcheong province, Goesan, North Chungcheong
South Korea landslides, floods kill more than 20
  + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Joyce Lee | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
SEOUL, July 15 (Reuters) - Twenty-two people have died, 14 were missing and thousands evacuated in South Korea as of Saturday, according to ministry data, as a third day of torrential rains caused landslides and the overflow of a dam. [1/6]A general view shows landslide caused by torrential rain in Yecheon, South Korea, July 15, 2023. Yonhap via REUTERSThe tally is expected to rise as more heavy rain is expected on the Korean peninsula on Sunday, the Korea Meteorological Administration forecasted. Korea Railroad Corp said it was halting all slow trains and some bullet trains, while other bullet trains might be delayed due to slower operation, as landslides, track flooding and falling rocks threatened safety. A slow train derailed late on Friday when a landslide threw earth and sand over tracks in North Chungcheong province, the transport ministry said.
Persons: Han Duck, Joyce Lee, Michael Perry, William Mallard Organizations: Ministry of Interior, Safety, Yonhap, Korea Meteorological Administration, Korea Railroad Corp, Thomson Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, North Chungcheong, Yecheon
Torrential monsoon rains flood New Delhi
  + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Jillian Kumagai | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
One month after the dam breach sent floodwaters pouring into Hola Prystan and other small villages downstream, many streets remain underwater, and villagers are struggling to repair completely destroyed homes with few supplies.
Italy swelters in intense heat
  + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Jillian Kumagai | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
One month after the dam breach sent floodwaters pouring into Hola Prystan and other small villages downstream, many streets remain underwater, and villagers are struggling to repair completely destroyed homes with few supplies.
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFlooding threatens Vermont's capital as crews rescue more than 100 peopleCatastrophic rainfall has blanketed Vermont's capital in water. State officials are urging residents to find higher ground as the Wrightsville Dam nears capacity.
A concrete patio was washed into a brook behind a home after flash flooding left widespread damage to the downtown in Highland Falls, N.Y., on Monday, July 10, 2023. Ms. Dagaev looked outside. Ms. Dagaev was unsteady on her feet on dry land. She called her friend, Laurie Tautel, the county legislator, who was just minutes away on Main Street in Highland Falls. “You’ve got to get me out of here!” Ms. Dagaev shouted.
Persons: Katharine Dagaev, Dagaev, Younger, Pat Flynn, Flynn, they’re, “ Let’s, Mr, couldn’t, Laurie Tautel, Tautel, “ You’ve, , , Organizations: , Credit, Firefighters Locations: Highland Falls, N.Y, Highland, Hudson, New York, West Point
Flooding threatens Vermont's capital as crews rescue more than 100
  + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +8 min
Emergency services work following flooding, in Montpelier, Vermont, July 11, 2023 in this still image taken from video obtained from social media. A person rows a paddle board in a flooded area in Montpelier, Vermont, July 11, 2023. A vehicle makes its way through a flooded street, in Montpelier, Vermont, July 11, 2023, in this picture obtained from social media. There have been no reports of injuries or deaths related to the flooding in Vermont, where swift-water rescue teams aided by National Guard helicopter crews have done more than 100 rescues, Vermont Emergency Management said Tuesday. Emergency services work following flooding, in Montpelier, Vermont, July 11, 2023 in this still image taken from video obtained from social media.
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MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 11 (Reuters) - A Vermont reservoir threatened to overwhelm a dam protecting the state's capital on Tuesday and exacerbate "catastrophic" flooding that has already shut roadways leading out of town and trapped people in their homes. The North Branch converges with a second, larger branch of the Winooski near the Vermont statehouse. "Make no mistake, the devastation and flooding we're experiencing across Vermont is historic and catastrophic," Vermont Governor Phil Scott said at a briefing Tuesday. [1/8]People paddle a kayak down a street flooded by recent rain storms in Montpelier, Vermont, U.S., July 11, 2023. The city's topography - bordered by hills with the downtown in a valley - increases the potential for flooding, Montpelier City Council member Conor Casey said.
Persons: Phil Scott, William Fraser, Brian Snyder, Jack McCullough, McCullough, Mike Cannon, Irene, Conor Casey, Casey, Janet Boyd, Boyd, Brendan O'Brien, Rich McKay, Rachel Nostrant, Daniel Trotta, Devika Syamnath, Bill Berkrot, Sandra Maler Organizations: Branch, National Weather Service, Vermont statehouse, REUTERS, CNN, Thomson Locations: MONTPELIER , Vermont, Vermont, Montpelier, United States, Florida , Texas, California, U.S, New York , Massachusetts, Connecticut, Montpelier City, Montpelier , Vermont, New England, Wilmington , Vermont, Chicago, Atlanta
In pictures: Best of Wimbledon
  + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Jillian Kumagai | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
One month after the dam breach sent floodwaters pouring into Hola Prystan and other small villages downstream, many streets remain underwater, and villagers are struggling to repair completely destroyed homes with few supplies.
One month after the dam breach sent floodwaters pouring into Hola Prystan and other small villages downstream, many streets remain underwater, and villagers are struggling to repair completely destroyed homes with few supplies.
Johannesburg has first snowfall in over a decade
  + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Jillian Kumagai | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
One month after the dam breach sent floodwaters pouring into Hola Prystan and other small villages downstream, many streets remain underwater, and villagers are struggling to repair completely destroyed homes with few supplies.
Russia's war in Ukraine: Live updates
  + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Christian Edwards | Ed Upright | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
A view shows Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant from the bank of Kakhovka Reservoir near the town of Nikopol after the Nova Kakhovka dam breach in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, on June 16, 2023. Zakharova responded by calling Ukraine “a terrorist regime.”“Now they have embarked on a plan for ‘their own salvation’ - systematic damage to the Zaporizhzhia NPP. The NATO summit should have focused on this very subject. After all, the vast majority of the Alliance members will find themselves in the direct hit zone,” she said. However, Zakharova’s claim that the “majority” of NATO members will find themselves in the hit zone is false.
Persons: Alina Smutko, Maria Zakharova, Zakharova, Hanna Maliar, Ukraine “, Volodymyr Zelensky, , Vladimir Putin, ” William Alberque, Zakhorova, Read Organizations: Reuters Russia's Foreign, NATO, Zaporizhzhia NPP, Alliance, Ukrainian, Technology, International Institute for Strategy Studies, CNN Locations: Kakhovka, Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, Russian
It’s Toxic Slime Time on Florida’s Lake Okeechobee
  + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +14 min
For thousands of years, Lake Okeechobee pumped life into Florida’s swampy interior. Lake Okeechobee 10 miles Lake Okeechobee 5 miles Lake Okeechobee 5 miles Algal bloom extent on June 12 Source: Satellite image by Landsat By Leanne AbrahamRainy season is just starting, but by late June the lake’s level was roughly two feet higher than the United States Army Corps of Engineers would like. Sunrise over Pahokee and Lake Okeechobee. “Like clockwork.”Similar outbreaks have struck lakes elsewhere, including Lake Champlain, Lake Erie and Lake Tahoe. Equally challenging to grasp is the idea that the whole new lake, as big as it sounds, will fill to capacity if only six inches of Lake Okeechobee is sent its way.
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As many as 20 matches scheduled for day three were cancelled as Wimbledon struggled to complete them after rain wreaked more havoc on the tournament's schedule.
Organizations: Wimbledon
The IAEA said Friday there's no sign Russia plans to destroy the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. Inspectors "have not seen any mines or explosives," according to the head of the nuclear watchdog. Earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that his intelligence services found evidence that Russia had "placed objects resembling explosives" on those rooftops, possibly "to simulate an attack on the plant." Ukrainian officials have for months asserted that Russia is planning a potential "false flag" attack at the nuclear plant. The Ukrainian armed forces have suggested Russia could also stage a lesser disaster, using explosives to accuse Ukraine of "shelling" the plant.
Persons: , Rafael Mariano Grossi, Grossi, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Kyrlo Budanov, Dmitry Peskov, Ukraine's Budanov Organizations: IAEA, Service, United Nations, International Atomic Energy Agency, New Statesman, Reuters Locations: Russia, Europe, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Kahkovka
He added that Nibulon never had faith in the Black Sea grain deal and was surprised it had been agreed in the first place. That share has risen to 70%-80% versus the volumes it ships across the Black Sea under the grain deal. He acknowledged that the Danube route where infrastructure is less developed is more expensive than the Black Sea. "We decided to have a more expensive logistics route, but more secure route." If the Black Sea deal ends on July 17, Nibulon would benefit in the short term, he said.
Persons: Son, KYIV, Oleksiy Vadaturskiy, Andriy, Vadaturskiy, Nibulon, It's, Tom Balmforth, David Evans Organizations: Black, Reuters, European Bank for Reconstruction, IFC, Thomson Locations: Russian, Kyiv ., Russia, Mykolaiv, Dnipro, Ukraine
CNN —Remnants of Munich’s main synagogue, which was demolished by the Nazis in June 1938, have resurfaced – much to the amazement of the city’s Jewish community. Construction workers in the southern German city made the discovery while working on the renovation of a weir on the Isar river. Bernhard Purin, head of Munich’s Jewish museum, told CNN that he was surprised to hear the news the following day. Rubble from Munich's main synagogue was discovered at a weir on the Isar river. “The demolition of the main synagogue on Hitler’s orders marked the beginning of exclusion, persecution and destruction.
Persons: Bernhard Purin, , , Mordechai Bernstein, Purin, Leonhard Moll, Charlotte Knobloch, Hitler, ” Katrin Habenschaden Organizations: CNN, Jewish Museum Locations: Munich, Germany, Austria, Jewish Museum Munich, Upper Bavaria, Nazi
CNN —Russian troops have placed “objects resembling explosives” on roofs at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address Tuesday that instantly sparked concerns around the world. That is, Russia may claim that any explosion at the power plant was the result of reckless Ukrainian shelling, rather than its own explosives. Grossi points on a map of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, March 2022. “The whole thing was saying: Russia’s basically going to have to kill me, in order for me not to make this nuclear power plant more safe. The Zaporizhzhia plant seen from the banks of the Dnipro on June 16, after the Nova Kakhovka dam collapse.
Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Zelensky, Vladimir Putin, Zaporizhzhia, , Kyrylo Budanov, , ” Karolina Hird, Dmitry Peskov, ” Peskov, , Rafael Grossi, Petro Kotin, Joe Klamar, William Alberque, ” Alberque, Russia’s, Alberque, Alina Smutko, ” Cheryl Rofer, Stringer, Xi Jinping, Putin Organizations: CNN, Kremlin, Institute for, International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, United Nations, Russian, Grossi, Getty, Technology, International Institute for Strategy Studies, CAN, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Rescuers, Reuters, Russia, Financial Times Locations: Ukrainian, Russia, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhia oblast, Kyiv, Europe –, Dnipro, Enerhodar, Russian, AFP, Nova, Moscow, ZNPP, Pennsylvania, India, Pakistan
In June, a controlled explosion caused the Ukrainian Kakhovka hydroelectric dam to collapse. The nearby Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant relies on water reserves to cool its power reactors. He also said the loss of the dam could also endanger the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which draws on the reservoir at nearby Kakhovka for cooling. The security of the Zaporizhzhia plant — Europe's largest nuclear power plant — has been of paramount concern since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with Russian leader Vladimir Putin targeting the plant early on. Recently, however, the IAEA has received reports of mines placed around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, a violation of the UN principles and a significant risk to the security of the nuclear reactors.
Persons: , Nadiya Hez, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin, Rafael Mariano Grossi, Grossi Organizations: Service, New York Times, Reuters, International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, United Nations Security Council, UN Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Kyiv
The Deep-Water Horizon oil spill, severe pollution in the Niger Delta and Amazon deforestation, could be examples of ecocide, said Jojo Mehta, co-founder and executive director of Stop Ecocide International. A number of others have debated doing the same, including Brazil, Canada, Kenya, the Maldives and the UK, according to Stop Ecocide International. “It is not a question of whether ecocide will become part of international criminal law, it’s only a question of when,” Sands said. A working group, including Thunberg, has also been established to draw attention to the environmental impact of war. If ecocide were an international crime, it could give the process more authority, some experts say.
Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Greta Thunberg, , Sergei Supinsky, , Doug Weir, Polly Higgins, ” Weir, Jojo Mehta, Michael Dantas, Jair Bolsonaro, ” Philippe Sands, Mehta, wasn’t, it’s, ” Sands, Weir, Anna Ackerman, Matthew Hatcher, Ackerman, can’t Organizations: CNN, Getty, Criminal Court, ICC, Observatory, Criminal, International Institute for Sustainable Development, Ukraine’s Locations: Ukraine, Europe, Swedish, Kyiv, Russia, AFP, British, Niger Delta, Humaita, Amazonas, Brazil, ecocide, Rome, Canada, Kenya, Maldives, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kherson
In parched Uruguay, tensions rise as water levels fall
  + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
"Water used to cover everything you can see." The South American country of 3.5 million people is reeling from its worst drought in 74 years, pushing frustrated residents to depend on bottled water. Low rainfall has forced water authorities to use water from a saltier part of the Santa Lucia river, which supplies most of Uruguay's drinking water, leaving tap water undrinkable for many. Earlier this month, Uruguay's government declared a water emergency, exempting taxes on bottled water and ordering the construction of a new reservoir. "The issue is real," said musician Frank Lampariello, after stocking up on bottled water at a supermarket in Solymar, on Montevideo's outskirts.
Persons: Alejandro Obaldia CANELONES, Mario del Pino, Adrian Dias, OSE, Federico Kreimerman, Kreimerman, Gerardo Amarilla, Frank Lampariello, Alejandro Obaldia, Brendan O'Boyle, Stephen Coates Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Canelones, Uruguay, Montevideo, Santa Lucia, Solymar, Montevideo's
The Wagner rebellion weakened Russian President Vladimir Putin, experts say. His reduced standing could make him even less likely to order a nuclear strike in Ukraine. US officials stress that while Russia's occasional nuclear brinksmanship can be alarming, it appears to be purely rhetorical. "We haven't seen any change in Russia's nuclear posture," Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CBS in a June 25 appearance, a remark that comes not only after the Wagner revolt but Russia's decision to place some tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. In recent weeks, Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of planning to sabotage the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
Persons: Wagner, Vladimir Putin, , hasn't, Russia wasn't, wasn't, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner's, Putin, Hans Kristensen, hadn't, Kristensen, Antony Blinken, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, à, Pavel Podvig, Podvig Organizations: Service, Street Journal, Federation of American, CBS, United Nations ' Institute for Disarmament Research Locations: Russian, Ukraine, United States, Russia, nukes, Belarus, Ukrainian, Moscow
WASHINGTON, June 29 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's executive board on Thursday completed its first review of Ukraine's $15.6 billion loan program, allowing Kyiv to immediately withdraw $890 million for budget support as it mounts a major offensive against Russia's invasion. The IMF said Ukrainian authorities have made "strong progress" toward meeting reform commitments under "challenging conditions," meeting quantitative performance criteria through April and structural benchmarks through June. IMF Ukraine mission chief Gavin Gray told reporters the IMF is continuing to study the social, environmental and economic impacts of the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam earlier this month, which caused widespread flooding in southern Ukraine. The IMF expects to carry out its next review of Ukraine's program in late November or early December, the official added. Gray said Ukrainian authorities also needed to continue work on strengthening governance and fighting corruption, with new legislation passed by the end of September.
Persons: Kristalina Georgieva, Georgieva, Gavin Gray, Gray, David Lawder, Andrea Shalal, Leslie Adler, Deepa Babington, Richard Chang Organizations: Monetary Fund's, IMF, Thomson Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, IMF Ukraine
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