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Costa Rica Announces Electricity Rationing Plan Amid Drought

Hydroelectric plants are responsible for supplying 70% of the Central American country's electricity, and the state-run electricity company, ICE, has partially blamed the drought problem on El Niño. The present situation has forced the Costa Rican government to announce the electricity rationing plan.

Latin Times

From plenty to parched: Dairy farmers’ struggle for survival in Karnataka

Drought in Karnataka impacts dairy farmers' income, milk production, and government subsidies, leading to financial distress and reduced milk yield.

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Zimbabwe Faces Urgent Food And Water Crisis

Zimbabwe's severe humanitarian crisis due to a 40-year drought affecting 7.6 million people requires urgent assistance to prevent further escalation.

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Farmers in Idukki lose the spice of livelihood

Cardamom farmers in Idukki face severe drought, leading to crop failure and financial distress, with production expected to plummet.

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Disease and hunger soar in Latin America after floods and drought, study finds

Climate chaos is threatening food production, trade and lives, says World Meteorological Organization

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'A Blessing': Rains Refill Iraq's Drought-hit Reservoirs

The reservoir behind the massive Darbandikhan dam, tucked between the rolling mountains of northeastern Iraq, is almost full again after four successive years of drought and severe water shortages.

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Polling ends in Karnataka; month-long, nail-biting wait begins

As the curtains came down on the hard-fought and high-pitched Lok Sabha elections amid the sweltering heat in Karnataka on Tuesday, it will be nearly a month-long tense wait for the electoral fortunes to be known. The counting of votes across the country will take place on June 4. Amid…

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Phi Phi Island facing drought

Locals on Phi Phi Island have not had enough fresh water for their needs for over two months, leading to the consideration of temporary closures of some business operations if the dry spell continues.

Bangkok Post

High steaks: PM launches drought fund at Beef Week

More than half a billion dollars will be allocated for projects helping farmers prepare for drought and to boost their capacity to adapt to climate change.

AAP

KAU comes up with guidelines for farmers to resist drought

The Hindu

Farmers body alleges injustice in distribution of drought relief

Farmers' Association of Karnataka to hold demonstration in Bengaluru on May 14 due to injustice in drought relief distribution.

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Namibia's unique desert lions threatened by drought and human conflict

Namibia’s unique desert-adapted lions, which eke out a living in the harsh Kunene Region in the country’s north-west, have declined up to 21 percent over the past year due to a drought-induced drop in prey and conflict with humans.

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Heatwave Hammers Thailand's Stinky But Lucrative Durian Farms

Clambering hand-over-hand, sweat dripping into his eyes, a durian labourer expertly slices a cumbersome fruit from a tree before tossing it down to land with a soft thump in his colleague's waiting arms some 15 metres (50 feet) below.

International Business Times

Drought vs development conundrum for voters in Zaheerabad constituency

In the recent Assembly elections, the Congress has won four seats, BRS two and BJP one with Congress polling nearly 19,000 more votes than BRS in the seven segments.

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Kolkata Knight Riders conquer Fort Wankhede to end 12-year long win-drought

NEW DELHI: Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan got a three-year ban from the stadium for getting embroiled in an argument with security staff, the last time Kolkata Knight Riders won a match against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede before Friday.

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Caleb Ewan aims to end three-year Grand Tour stage win drought in Giro d'Italia

'I don't feel I've got anything to prove' says five-time Giro d'Italia stage winner

Evening Standard

London stock market falls out of top 20 in 2024 global IPO destination rankings — joint with Kazakhstan

The IPO drought comes at the same time as an exodus of firms from the London Stock Exchange

The Hindu

CM Siddaramaiah is trying to reduce Lok Sabha polls to the level of Assembly polls as Congress cannot compete with BJP on national issues: Leader of Opposition R. Ashok

Leader of Opposition R. Ashok says Congress cannot compete with BJP at national level, in terms of issues or stature of leaders

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Parched Philippine dam reveals centuries-old town, luring tourists

Ruins of a centuries-old town have emerged at a dam parched by drought in northern Philippines, giving residents a rare spectacle and an extra source of income in a region dependent on rice-growing.

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Victory drought over, now does the procession begin? Vollering takes control at La Vuelta Femenina

SD Worx-Protime rider now looking every bit heir apparent to retired three-time winner Annemiek van Vleuten

The Guardian - UK

Cool solution: how ice-cream saved drought-hit farmers in India

As the climate crisis forces people to abandon their land in Rajasthan, a new industry has sprung up in the desert state, with thousands of gaily decorated vans setting off to sell ice-cream across the country

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Provide drought relief of ₹1 lakh per acre to papaya and mango farmers: Anbumani

PMK president Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss urges Tamil Nadu government to provide relief to drought-hit mango and papaya farmers.

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Hindutva and caste calculations overtake real issues of drought and backwardness in north Karnataka

14 constituencies in northern and central Karnataka face drought, regional imbalances, communal narratives, and political realignment in upcoming elections.

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El Niño weather is leading to droughts and power cuts in South America

A drought has upended life in several South American cities, leading to water rationing and power cuts as well as forest fires.

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Opposition contradicts Congress claim on drought relief

A war of words over the quantum of drought relief released by the Centre to Karnataka ensued on Sunday, with the Opposition Janata Dal (Secular) and BJP accusing the Congress of politicising the issue. They claimed the State had received less in Central assistance when the Congress was in power.

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