Australia braces for floods, threat to coal and crops

CANBERRA (REUTERS) - Heavy summer rains across eastern Australia prompted authorities to issue flood warnings for vast areas of Queensland and New South Wales states on Thursday, including coal mining areas in the Hunter Valley. Related Stories British police probe The Times over email hacking Sweden says Assange appeal would overturn European law Brazilians pay homage to Iemanja, goddess of the ...

Region braces for another round of showers, possible thunderstorms

The region is set to be drenched in another eound of rain showers and thunderstorms Thursday and into early Friday morning.

Arkansas braces for wave of orange

Arkansas’ women are in survival mode after a rough start to SEC play that might get even rougher today.

Siargao world’s 8th best surf spot; braces for more visitors

BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/23 January) — Days after news got out that the Cloud 9 surfing spot was declared by CNNGO.com as number 8 of the “World’s 50 best surf spots,” surfing organizations and the provincial government of Surigao del Norte are now bracing for more visitors to the island this year. Cloud 9, which is [...]

As Russian gas supply dwindles, European Union braces for another potential crisis

BRUSSELS - The European Union is bracing for another potential energy crisis in the dead of winter as Russian gas supplies to eight member states have suddenly dwindled.

Hong Kong Braces for Influx of 'Dragon Babies'

HONG KONG (Reuters) - As hundreds of millions of Chinese counted down to the Year of the Dragon, the clock was also ticking for thousands of mainland women scrambling to deliver "lucky" babies in Hong Kong, putting pressure on medical facilities and stoking protests in the city.