With U.S. Backing, Iraq Pushes for Energy Rapprochement With Saudis

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The Trump administration is urging Iraq to proceed with a project to connect its power grid with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, among steps to reduce Baghdad’s longstanding dependency on Iranian energy, U.S. and Arab officials said. The grid-connection venture has been the subject of intensive consultations in recent months and was discussed during … Read more

Flooding Again Pounds China’s Three Gorges Dam

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Heavy rains that again swelled the Yangtze River are expected to hit the Three Gorges Dam with its largest-ever flood this week. The new rainfall at a time when summer rains usually have subsided threatens to prolong a crisis that has already caused billions of dollars in economic losses and displaced millions of people. In … Read more