2025-11-22 05:33
Nov 22 (Reuters) - The death toll from torrential rain, flooding and landslides in central Vietnam has risen to 55, with 13 people reported missing, the country's disaster agency said on Saturday. Rainfall exceeded 1,900 mm (74.8 inches) in some parts of central Vietnam over the past week. The region is a major coffee production belt and home to popular beaches, but it is also prone to storms and floods. Sign up here. Nearly half of the fatalities were in Dak Lak province, where 27 people have died, while 14 people have died in Khanh Hoa province. The government estimates the flooding has cost the economy around 8.98 trillion dong ($341 million). Over 235,000 houses were flooded and nearly 80,000 hectares of crops were damaged, Vietnam's disaster agency said. ($1 = 26,349.0000 dong) https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/central-vietnam-death-toll-rises-55-flooding-landslides-2025-11-22/
2025-11-22 04:34
Nov 21 (Reuters) - BP (BP.L) , opens new tab said on Friday its Olympic Pipeline crew excavated more than 100 feet (0.03 km) of pipeline following a leak earlier this month near Everett, Washington, but have not yet identified the source of the leak. Washington Governor Bob Ferguson on Wednesday declared an emergency following the Olympic Pipeline shutdown, which has disrupted jet fuel supplies to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Sign up here. "Crews have safely excavated over 100 feet of pipeline but have not yet identified the source of the release. Excavation and inspection of the pipeline will continue overnight," a company spokesperson said in an emailed statement, adding that the pipeline remains shut at this time. The London-based oil and gas company did not provide a timeline for restarting the pipeline. The 400-mile Olympic Pipeline system moves fuel from northern Washington to Oregon. The pipeline transports refined petroleum products including gasoline, diesel and jet fuel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The fuel leak was first reported on November 11. BP restored on Monday one of the two pipelines east of Everett that had been shut to determine the source of some product discharge. The restored line was shut down again shortly after, halting refined product deliveries across the system. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/bp-crew-excavates-olympic-pipeline-yet-find-cause-leak-2025-11-22/
2025-11-22 00:07
WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration warned major airlines on Friday of a "potentially hazardous situation" when flying over Venezuela and urged them to exercise caution. The FAA notice cited , opens new tab the "worsening security situation and heightened military activity in or around Venezuela" and said threats could pose risks for aircraft at all altitudes. Sign up here. There has been a massive American military buildup in the region in recent months, including the U.S. Navy's largest aircraft carrier, at least eight other warships, and F-35 aircraft. The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has bombed boats allegedly carrying drugs that have departed from the shoreline of Venezuela and other Latin American countries. Direct flights by U.S. passenger or cargo carriers to Venezuela have been suspended since 2019 but some U.S. airlines fly over the country for some South American flights. American Airlines (AAL.O) , opens new tab said on Friday it had stopped overflying Venezuela in October. Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) , opens new tab said it had stopped flying over Venezuela "a while ago." United Airlines (UAL.O) , opens new tab did not immediately comment. The order requires U.S. airlines to provide the FAA with at least 72 hours advance notice of planned flights but stopped short of prohibiting flights over the country. The FAA said since September there has been an increase in Global Navigation Satellite System interference in Venezuela, which in some cases caused lingering effects throughout a flight, as well as "activity associated with increasing Venezuela military readiness." "Venezuela has conducted multiple military exercises and directed the mass mobilization of thousands of military and reserve forces," the FAA said, adding that at no point had Venezuela expressed an intent to target civil aviation. The agency said the Venezuelan military possessed advanced fighter aircraft and multiple weapons systems capable of reaching or exceeding civil aircraft operating altitudes, and there was potential low-altitude risk from air defense systems and anti-aircraft artillery. The FAA said it will continue to monitor the risk environment for U.S. civil aviation operating in the region. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-warns-airlines-potential-hazards-when-flying-over-venezuela-2025-11-21/
2025-11-21 23:20
SYDNEY, Nov 22 (Reuters) - The Australian city of Darwin on Saturday shut its international airport as a precaution over a tropical cyclone forecast to bring destructive winds and flooding to the country's north. Fina, a category three cyclone sitting in the Van Diemen Gulf with wind gusts up to 185 kph (115 mph), was predicted to pass to the north of Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory, later on Saturday as a "severe tropical cyclone", the nation's Bureau of Meteorology said. Sign up here. The cyclone was forecast to hit the region's remote Tiwi Islands and Cape Hotham, before impacting Darwin, whose residents were being urged to "immediately commence or continue preparations, especially securing boats and property", the weather bureau said on its website. "All flights for today, 22 November are cancelled," Darwin International Airport said in an alert on Fina on its Facebook page, adding that conditions were expected to worsen. The warning for Darwin, which has a population of around 140,000, conjures painful memories of Cyclone Tracy, which wiped out much of the city on Christmas Day 1974, killing 66 people, in what was one of Australia's worst natural disasters. A weather bureau senior meteorologist Dean Narramore said the cyclone was not expected to make landfall, but would likely be felt in Darwin on Saturday afternoon. It was forecast to bring "widespread heavy rainfall and damaging to locally destructive winds," to the city, Narramore told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. "Staying over water means it's likely to maintain its intensity," he added. Category three tropical cyclones, two levels below the highest danger rating, typically damage structures, crops and trees and cause power failures, according to the weather bureau. In March, ex-tropical cyclone Alfred hit neighbouring Queensland, closing schools and leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power. https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/australias-northern-territory-braces-tropical-cyclone-fina-2025-11-21/
2025-11-21 22:21
WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani agreed on Friday that New York-based utility Con Edison (ED.N) , opens new tab needed to lower its rates. In a White House meeting, the Republican president and the incoming democratic socialist mayor discussed cost-of-living concerns. Sign up here. "We are going to have to talk to them (Con Edison)," Trump said. "We have to get Con Edison to start lowering the rates." "Absolutely," replied Mamdani. The issue of inflation and affordability was a successful core campaign issue for both men in their recent elections. When asked for a comment, the company said: "We welcome the opportunity to partner with the Mayor-elect on solutions that make New York affordable for everyone." Con Edison also said it recognized that "affordability is a critical issue." Trump gave Mamdani a warm welcome at the White House in their first-ever meeting. The two men have been very critical of each other in the past and have clashed on a range of domestic and foreign policy issues like immigration, public safety and U.S. support for Israel's assault on Gaza. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-mamdani-say-ny-utility-con-edison-needs-cut-rates-2025-11-21/
2025-11-21 22:11
SAO PAULO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The Brazilian central bank said on Friday it will offer up to $2 billion in two dollar auctions with repurchase agreements on Monday morning. In a statement, the central bank said the simultaneous auctions will start at 10:30 a.m. local time, and aim to roll over contracts maturing in January. Sign up here. The repurchases for the new auctions are set for April 2 and May 5, according to the monetary authority. By conducting roll-over auctions, the central bank guarantees liquidity in the currency market and prevents additional demand for U.S. dollars from pressuring the Brazilian real. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-cenbank-offer-2-billion-dollar-auctions-with-repurchase-deal-monday-2025-11-21/
