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FILE PHOTO: Drilling rigs operate at sunset in Midland, Texas, U.S., February 13, 2019. Picture taken February 13, 2019. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
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Oil slips as Gaza talks ease supply fears; Hurricane Beryl in focus

Brent crude futures inched up 11 cents, or 0.1%, to $86.65 a barrel as at 0042 GMT after closing down 89 cents on...

Oil tanks are pictured at Buckeye Partners' South Texas Gateway oil terminal in Corpus Christi, U.S.,  May 14, 2023. REUTERS/Arathy Somasekhar/File photo
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Port of Corpus Christi closes as Tropical Storm Beryl approaches Texas

The storm, which at one point intensified to a Category 5 hurricane, left a deadly trail of destruction across the Caribbean.

62-year old farmer Martha Waema, in her three-acre farm that was submerged by weeks of rainfall in Machakos, Kenya, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. According to Kenya's interior ministry, the heavy rains affected 400,000 people across the country and killed 289. Crops on approximately 168,092 acres of land have been destroyed, posing a threat to food security. This represents 0.24 percent of Kenya's based on World Bank Data that shows 48% of Kenya's land is agricultural. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)
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Kenya’s dramatic flooding sweeps away a central part of the economy: Its farms

Heavy rainfall has had a devastating effect on farms in Kenya

People cool off in misters along the Las Vegas Strip, Sunday, July 7, 2024, in Las Vegas. A heat wave is spreading across the Western U.S., the National Weather Service said, sending many residents in search of a cool haven from the dangerously high temperatures. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Torrid heat bakes millions of people in large swaths of US, setting records and fanning wildfires

There has been a heatwave in the US that has threatened to break records

FILE PHOTO: The Houston Ship Channel, part of the Port of Houston, is seen in Pasadena, Texas, U.S., May 5, 2019.  REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
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U.S. Coast Guard says Hurricane Beryl may shut oil ports

Port closures could bring to a temporary halt shipments of crude oil to refineries and motor fuels from those plants.

A woman paddles a specially adapted paddleboard on False Creek as a person sits in a wheelchair in Vancouver, on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Heat warnings are covering more than two dozen regions in British Columbia as temperatures could hit the low 40s in the coming days. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Environment Canada issues widespread warnings as intense heatwave settles over B.C.

The warnings cover much of B.C.'s bottom third, inland sections of the central and norths coasts, as well as the northeastern part of...

A person cools off during the Waterfront Blues Festival on Friday, July 5, 2024, in Portland, Ore. A slow-moving and potentially record-setting heat wave is spreading across the Western U.S., sending many residents in search of a cool haven from the dangerously high temperatures. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
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A dangerous heat wave is scorching much of the US. Weather experts predict record-setting temps

The prolonged heat poses significant health risks, especially for vulnerable populations, with cooling centers opening to provide relief.

This image taken from video provided by WGBA-TV, shows water breaching a section of a dam along the Little Wolf River, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Manawa, Wis. (WGBA-TV via AP)
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Eastern Wisconsin community evacuated after floodwaters breach dam

The dam in Manawa along the Little Wolf River was breached about 1:45 p.m. by floodwaters, said meteorologist Scott Cultice.

Beryl left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean and the coast of Venezuela, killing at least seven people (AFP)
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Hurricane Beryl causes havoc in Mexico

The storm hit in the early morning hours with winds of up to 175 kilometers per hour, flattening trees and lampposts and ripping...

People hold an umbrella to protect themselves from the sun in Little Tokyo during hot weather in Los Angeles, California, U.S. July 5, 2024.  REUTERS/Etienne Laurent
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Scorching heat expected in US West, Southeast over weekend

Around 108 million Americans will spend the remainder of the weekend under excessive heat advisories.

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