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Hong Kong scientists launch AI model to better predict extreme weather

HONG KONG, Jan 28 (Reuters) – A team of Hong Kong scientists has developed an artificial intelligence weather-forecasting system to predict thunderstorms and heavy downpours up to four hours ahead, compared with the range of 20 minutes to two hours now. The system will help governments and emergency services respond more effectively to increasingly frequent extremes of weather linked to climate change, the team from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology said on Wednesday. “We hope to use AI and satellite data to improve prediction of extreme weather so we can be better prepared,” said Su Hui, chair professor

India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak as some Asian countries ramp up health screenings

NEW DELHI, January 28, 2026 (AP) — Indian authorities said they had contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming two cases in the eastern state of West Bengal, as several Asian countries tightened health screenings and airport surveillance for travelers arriving from India. India’s Health Ministry said Tuesday that two Nipah cases had been detected since December and that all identified contacts had been quarantined and tested. The ministry did not release details about the patients but said 196 contacts had been traced and all tested negative. “The situation is under constant monitoring, and all necessary public health measures are

Trump says value of the dollar is ‘great’, currency hits 4-year low

Jan 27 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the value of the dollar was “great”, when asked whether he thought it ‌had declined too much, adding to pressure on the greenback which hit a four-year low. The dollar’s recent weakness stems from multiple factors: expectations of continued Federal Reserve rate cuts, tariff uncertainty, policy volatility including threats to Fed independence and rising fiscal deficits, all of which have eroded investor confidence in U.S. economic stability. A lower dollar can also benefit U.S. exporters, though Trump said he was not seeking for its value to decline further. “I

Opposition will use all democratic means to demand restoration of MGNREGA: Congress

New Delhi, Jan 28 (PTI) The Congress on Wednesday said that opposition parties protested against the “bulldozed repeal” of MGNREGA in a dignified manner during President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament, and asserted that all democratic means will be used to demand restoration of the UPA-era law. President Droupadi Murmu’s reference to the VB-G RAM G Act in her address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament sparked protests from opposition parties which raised slogans demanding a roll back of the law. In her address, the President said the Viksit Bharat

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