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Video Parched and desperate for rain: Kazakhstan turns to cloud-seeding
In an effort to tackle severe droughts that plague the country, Kazakhstan has turned to cloud seeding, using special aircraft to disperse a substance that sticks to cloud droplets, making them heavy enough to fall as rain. Kazakh authorities are betting on the technique to reduce the impact of drought and water shortages in its southern Turkestan region, the country's leading cotton-growing region. "We are not creating the cloud," explains Adnan Yarmohammed, an Emirati...
Asia Business US equities gain as inflation report eases fear of rate rise
US equities mostly gained Wednesday as July's inflation data came in as expected, taking pressure off the Federal Reserve to increase interest rates and giving...
Science Total solar eclipse to cast its shadow over Europe
Millions of people will turn their gaze towards the heavens on Wednesday to witness one of nature's greatest spectacles -- a rare total solar eclipse -- as it sweeps over mainland...