ISLAMABAD—The United Nations is appealing for $160 million in flood relief for Pakistan to help millions…
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Pakistan Floods Affect Millions, Leave Over 1,000 Dead
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Pakistan is facing its heaviest rains in 30 years, the prime minister said Monday, unleashing…
WSJ News Exclusive | China’s Scorching Heat and Hydropower Missteps Test Nation’s Power Grid
BEIJING—China’s drought this month closed factories, forced commuters to ride in the dark and turned out…
Midwest Drought Adds to Pain in Grain Markets
The annual Professional Farmers of America crop tour shows many corn and soybean fields are wilting…
China’s New Economic Efforts Fall Short, Economists Say
HONG KONG—Economists said the $146 billion in stimulus measures that Chinese policy makers unveiled this week…
China’s New Economic Efforts Fall Short, Economists Say
HONG KONG—Economists said the $146 billion in stimulus measures that Chinese policy makers unveiled this week…
China Rolls Out Aid to Help Power Firms and Save Rice Harvest
BEIJING–China’s government unveiled tens of billions of dollars of economic support for its power and agricultural…
China Extends Power Curbs Amid Heat Wave, Drought
BEIJING—Authorities in central China extended power curbs limiting factory production and opening hours for shopping malls,…
Droughts Hurt World’s Largest Economies
Severe droughts across the Northern Hemisphere—stretching from the farms of California to waterways in Europe and…