Kathmandu, Nepal — One of the dozens of U.S. nationals missing in the wake of the devastating flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border has been contacted, Nepali government officials confirmed to CBS News on Tuesday. About 85 Americans were still listed as missing, and word that rescuers have managed to contact one could bring hope […]
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A boat operator used a foghorn to wake a sleeping polar bear. They were fined over $5,000.
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A person in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic has been fined $5,255 for using a foghorn to wake a sleeping polar bear, local officials said Thursday. The incident took place earlier this month when a vessel was sailing in a fjord in northeastern Svalbard, around 620 miles from the North Pole. “Its occupants are […]
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Hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico wake up with no running water as rationing begins: “It’s brutal”
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Hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico’s capital and surrounding communities woke up without running water as a massive rationing measure took effect Friday. It comes amid a severe drought on top of shortages due to infrastructure issues on the island. “It’s brutal,” San Juan resident Gloriany Baba told CBS News in Spanish. “It’s […]