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After an earthquake, how long can trapped victims survive?

NEW YORK, June 30, 2026 (AP) — For those trapped in rubble after an earthquake, survival depends on many factors, including weather and access to water and air. If their injuries aren’t too severe, victims can survive for a week or more, assuming the weather isn’t too hot or cold, experts say. In Venezuela, rescue teams have been racing against the clock to pull survivors from the rubble after two powerful earthquakes shook the northern state of La Guaira last Wednesday. More than 770 buildings were totally or partially collapsed from the earthquakes, and aftershocks continued to shake the region.

What US Supreme Court’s ruling in the Cook case means for Federal Reserve independence

WASHINGTON, June 30, 202 (AP) — The U.S. Supreme ​Court on Monday said the Federal Reserve, unlike any other agency in Washington, has a measure of independence from the presidency and day-to-day politics. But the court didn’t define to what extent. The case is the latest round in an unprecedented fight between the Fed and President Donald Trump. More political interference at the Fed could upend financial markets around the world, which closely follow its interest rate moves. Trump has repeatedly demanded that the central bank cut its key interest rate to lower borrowing costs for homeowners, businesses, and even

India’s summer crop planting lags after slow monsoon start

MUMBAI, June 29 (Reuters) – Indian farmers have fallen behind in ​planting summer crops, including rice, cotton, corn and soybeans, as a slow start to ‌the monsoon has meant below average rainfall so far. India is the world’s largest rice exporter, accounting for about 40% of global shipments. Its farmers begin sowing summer crops in June and July with the arrival of the annual monsoon, ​but this year it reached the southern state of Kerala three days late and its advance ​across western farming regions stalled for about two weeks. There is still time for the ⁠monsoon to gather momentum

India’s May industrial output grows 5.1% y/y on higher electricity output

NEW DELHI, June 29 (Reuters) – India’s industrial output rose 5.1% in May, led by a pickup in ​electricity growth, government data showed on Monday, while ‌growth in manufacturing moderated due to supply disruptions linked to the Middle East conflict. Economists polled by Reuters expected industrial output to ​ease to 4.5% in May, compared to a ​growth of 4.9% a month earlier. The May reading ⁠is the second under the revised 2022-23 base ​year series, reflecting the government’s shift to producer prices ​from wholesale prices for calculating factory output. KEY NUMBERS * Manufacturing output grew 5.5% year-on-year in May against

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