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India cricketers feted in victory parade in Mumbai after winning Twenty20 World Cup

Jul. 04, 2024 14:07 PM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — Tens of thousands of jubilant fans poured onto Mumbai’s Marine Drive to cheer India's new world cricket champions when they returned home on Thursday. India beat South Africa in a tight finish in the Twenty20 World Cup final last weekend in Barbados for their...

Dangerous Hurricane Beryl restrengthens to Category 4 off Grenada

Jul. 01, 2024 09:16 AM EDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Beryl has restrengthened into an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm was located about 70 miles (125 kilometers) east of Grenada on Monday morning and had maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 kph. ...

Beryl strengthens into hurricane in Atlantic, forecast to grow into major storm entering Caribbean

Jun. 29, 2024 23:05 PM EDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Beryl grew into a hurricane Saturday as it churned toward the southeastern Caribbean, with forecasters warning it was expected to strengthen into a dangerous major storm before reaching Barbados late Sunday or early Monday. A major hurricane is...

UN climate chief presses for faster action, says humans have 2 years left 'to save the world'

Apr. 10, 2024 09:03 AM EDT

OXFORD, England (AP) — Humanity has only two years left “to save the world” by making dramatic changes in the way it spews heat-trapping emissions and it has even less time to act to get the finances behind such a massive shift, the head of the United Nations climate agency said. ...