The death toll in Vietnam from days of severe flooding has climbed to 43 as heavy rain drenches coffee-producing regions in the central highlands and waters remain high in some tourism areas. Around 61,000 people have been evacuated and half a million or more are still without power, the government said after an emergency meeting […]
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It doesn’t always work like this, but today’s overnight session saw the classic “conventional wisdom” trade with stocks prices and bond yields falling in concert. Believe it or not, this is the exception these days. In fact, since late May, stocks and bonds have generally been rallying together. Contrast that to the conventional wisdom trade
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Two years ago, extreme rainfall inundated Hong Kong, turning roads into raging rapids, submerging cars and flooding malls, making it one of the city’s most costly weather events ever. When another round of record-breaking rains drenched the city last month, the damage and disruption were comparatively minimal. “I was looking outside the window, seeing the
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Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides Wednesday in parts of Southeast Asia, where at least eight deaths were reported in the aftermath of a tropical storm. Flooding occurred in several northern and central provinces of Vietnam, where seven people died, one was missing and 34 were injured, state media reported. Nearly 20 centimeters (8 inches)
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