Extreme cold disrupts transporation in Sweden

IANS | January 5, 2024 11:38 AM

Stockholm, Jan 5 (IANS) Flights were grounded and train services disrupted due to extremely low temperatures across northern Sweden, while hundreds of motorists in the south had to be rescued after spending the night in their cars.

St. Petersburg's temperature hits 74-year low

IANS | January 5, 2024 8:12 AM

St. Petersburg, Jan 5 (IANS) Temperature in St. Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city, has dropped to -25.3 degrees Celsius, a frost that the city has not seen in 74 years, the city's chief weather forecaster Alexander Kolesov revealed on his Telegram channel.

Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis pitted against each other for 2nd place in Iowa caucus, eye on 2028

T.N. Ashok | January 4, 2024 10:26 PM

Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley are pitted against each other to secure the 2nd berth after the Iowa caucus on January 15 when former President Donald Trump is likely to fend off their competition, but it would signal the potential of both candidates to be catapulted into the 1st position in 2028.