Cyclone lashes India's business capital; 100,000 evacuated

A cyclone has made landfall south of India’s financial capital of Mumbai, with storm surge threatening to flood beaches and low-lying slums as city authorities struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic

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An Iranian scientist imprisoned in the U.S. and acquitted in a federal trade secrets case has returned to his homeland after being deported from America

Cyclone lashes India's business capital, 100,000 evacuated

A cyclone has made landfall south of India’s financial capital of Mumbai, with storm surge threatening to flood beaches and low-lying slums as city authorities struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic

Iranian scientist acquitted, deported from US returns home

An Iranian scientist imprisoned in the U.S. and acquitted in a federal trade secrets case has returned to his homeland after being deported from America

Severe cyclone approaches India's financial capital Mumbai

India’s western coast and financial capital of Mumbai are bracing for the first cyclone in a century as cases of the coronavirus continue to surge

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Indian metropolis of Mumbai braces for rare cyclone

A cyclone in the Arabian Sea is barreling toward India’s business capital Mumbai, threatening to deliver high winds and flooding to an area already struggling with the nation’s highest number of coronavirus infections and deaths

Vicki Aken