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UPDATE 1-Floods grip Russia's Kurgan region as Tobol River rises
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 3 months agoRussia warned people to evacuate parts of the Urals city of Kurgan as the mighty Tobol River swelled with meltwater and burst its banks, submerging swathes of Russia and Kazakhstan and forcing ...
Rising waters in Russia's Kurgan expected to peak on Monday
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 3 months agoFlooding is expected to peak on Monday in Russia's Kurgan region straddling the Tobol River near the border with Kazakhstan, as officials said waters maintained a sharp rise. More than 7,100 ...
UPDATE 1-'We're like Noah's ark' says animal shelter in flooded Russian city
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 3 months agoThe roaring sound of water pumps filled the deserted streets of the flood-stricken Russian city of Orenburg on Friday as people heeded official warnings to escape. The city of 550,000, about ...
Meet the Tallest Woman in the World, Rumeysa Gelgi
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo Style Singapore· 4 months agoBefore she was the tallest woman in the world, she was the world's tallest teenager. In 2021, Guinness World Records named Rumeysa Gelgi, who is 7 ft and...
World’s Tallest Man Meets With World’s Shortest Woman
Futurism via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoWhen the world's tallest man meets the world's shortest woman, the moment demands a photo op. That's...
15 best snow blowers & snow throwers for winter 2024, according to reviewers
Yahoo Canada Style· 6 months agoBest snow blowers and throwers of 2024, according to reviewers (Photo via Getty) Getty If this...
10 Surprising Facts About the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball Drop
Time via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoAs the world prepares to ring in a new year, more than one billion people are expected to tune in to...
First images from Indian tunnel show workers trapped for nine days
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 8 months agoThe men have been stuck in the 4.5-km (3-mile) tunnel in Uttarakhand state since it caved in early on Nov. 12 and are safe, authorities said, with access to light, oxygen, food, water and medicines ...
Tropical Rainforest Guide: How Rainforests Work
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 months agoTropical rainforests are the most diverse ecosystems on Earth, and also the oldest. Today, tropical rainforests cover only 6 percent of the Earth's...
These Smithsonian Galleries Are Reopening This Month With Works From Indigenous, Asian American,...
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo Style Singapore· 10 months agoThe galleries for Modern and Contemporary Art in the American Art Museum will now have twice as much...