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The rapid melting of glaciers in Central and West Asia is creating a burgeoning crisis for 340 million people who rely on the rivers of ice for drinking water and food, as well as to support their livelihoods.



Big free-agent deals are typically made with the present in mind — instant impact is the expectation. When the early returns are underwhelming, the pressure mounts.
But first-year struggles don’t have to define the entire deal.
The nine players…

Donald Trump said on Saturday morning that US troops had carried out a “large-scale strike” on Venezuela and captured its president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores. The couple has now been indicted in New York on terrorism and…

La Jolla, Calif. — The No. 15 Wisconsin women’s swim and dive team capped off the first meet of the year with strong showings in California and Florida on Saturday morning. The swim team cruised past UCLA 148-113, UC San Diego 172-90 and…

Multiple fire crews have been battling a fire that broke out at the GrainCorp storage facility near Shepparton.
A Country Fire Authority (CFA) spokesperson told the ABC the blaze at Numurkah, in Victoria’s north, was under control, however there…

SpaceX is preparing to launch its first…
