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A relentless deluge of rain hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman this week, killing at least 20 people, causing dozens of delays and cancellations at Dubai airport and shutting down other cities in what experts described as an enhanced weather system from climate change. .The storm first hit Oman on Sunday, killing 19 people, causing widespread flash flooding and turning roads into raging rivers in Muscat, the capital. In the United Arab Emirates, which recorded its heaviest rainfall in 75 years, one person died in the city of Ras Al-Khaimah and authorities urged residents to stay at home as videos showed submerged cars on clogged highways and planes taxiing on flooded runways.Here are photos and videos of the flood:

Navigating the healthcare system in the United States can often feel like getting lost in a maze. What kind of doctor should I see? Who takes my insurance? What is a co-payment anyway?For this reason, Chris Hamby, an investigative journalist, has dedicated much of his five-year career at the New York Times to guiding readers through such dizzying questions. His latest article, published online this month, explores the complex topic of insurance bills.Last year, Hamby began investigating MultiPlan, a data company that partners with several major health insurance companies, including UnitedHealthcare, Cigna and Aetna. After a patient goes to an out-of-network medical provider, the insurer often uses MultiPlan to recommend the amount to reimburse the provider.Mr Hamby's investigation...

European leaders visit Israel, seeking restraint on IranDavid Cameron, the British foreign secretary, acknowledged that Israel seemed certain to retaliate against Iran, despite calls for restraint from Israel's allies.“It's clear that the Israelis are making the decision to act,” Cameron told the BBC shortly before meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “We hope they do it in a way that does as little as possible to aggravate the situation.”Israel's allies have joined other world leaders in repeatedly pressuring Netanyahu to avoid taking any action that could increase tensions with Iran, which fired more than 300 missiles and drones at Israel over the weekend. Israel's war cabinet has met several times since then to discuss when and how to respond, and official...

For decades, the United States has proclaimed itself a champion of an open internet, arguing that the web should be largely unregulated and that digital data should flow around the world unimpeded by borders. The government has opposed Internet censorship abroad and has even funded software that allows people in autocratic states to bypass restrictions on online content.Now that reputation could take a hit.The House indicated Wednesday that it will again try to push legislation to force the sale of TikTok by its Chinese owner, ByteDance, or institute a first-of-its-kind ban on the app in the United States, this time including it in a legislative package that should be considered with the help of Israel and Ukraine. The package's language is similar to a standalone measure passed by t...

For days, Israel's closest Western allies have implored the country's wartime government not to risk triggering a wider war by responding too forcefully to last weekend's barrage of Iranian missiles and drones. And top German and British diplomats delivered this message in person to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday.But Netanyahu emerged from those talks determined that his country would not bow to any outside pressure in choosing its response. Before a cabinet meeting he declared that Israel "will do whatever is necessary to defend itself" and warned allies that "we will make our own decisions," according to his office.British Foreign Secretary David Cameron acknowledged shortly before meeting the prime minister that Israel was unlikely to heed the ...

A pill to be taken once a week. An injection given at home once a month. Also a vaccination administered in a clinic every six months.In the next 5 to 10 years, these options may be available to prevent or treat HIV. Instead of drugs that must be taken daily, scientists are moving towards longer-acting alternatives – perhaps even a future where HIV might require attention only twice a day. year, inconceivable in the darkest decades of the epidemic.“This period represents the next wave of innovation, new products are meeting people's needs, particularly in prevention, in ways we've never had before,” said Mitchell Warren, executive director of the HIV prevention organization AVAC .Long-acting therapies can obviate the need to remember to take a daily pill to prevent or treat HIV...

At least 14 people were killed and dozens more injured when three Russian missiles struck a busy neighborhood in central Chernihiv, north of Kiev, shortly before midday on Wednesday, Ukrainian officials said.President Volodymyr Zelensky said the death toll, reported by Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office, could rise and attributed the loss of life to Ukraine's lack of air defenses. The attorney general said 61 people were injured.“This would not have happened if Ukraine had received sufficient air defense equipment and if the world's determination to counter Russian terrorism had also been sufficient,” Zelensky said in a statement. “Terrorists can destroy lives only when they first succeed in intimidating those who are capable of stopping terrorism and protecting life.”...

Maybe it's the superior experience of sipping a fizzy, carbonated drink through a straw. Maybe it's the rise of the Stanley Cup, or the primacy of cold brew even in the winter months. Whatever it is, straws have evolved beyond single-use plastic straw man argument for personal environmental responsibility in much more.There are paper straws, glass straws, metal straws and durable, reusable plastic straws. Many come with silicone accessories, cleaning systems, and custom cases.Our endless enthusiasm for sipping food through narrow tubes has given rise to many innovations in the straw market. It also created a new anxiety: wrinkles on the lips.Traditional straws force drinkers to purse their lips around the opening in an expression that many believe, over time, creates wrinkles a...

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrived in Italy on Wednesday for a meeting of Group of 7 foreign ministers, where problems in the Middle East and the fate of Ukraine will be central topics.The meeting will take place as world leaders try to contain the growing fallout from the war between Israel and Hamas. With the utmost urgency, they are trying to persuade Israel not to escalate the conflict with Iran in the wake of Iranian attacks on Israel over the weekend, which caused little damage but involved hundreds of missiles and drones and prompted Israel to call for a punitive response.In the opening session, officials will also discuss Israel's invasion of Gaza and international efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement.The G7 is a conference of seven industrialized democracies – Ita...

Federal regulators on Tuesday issued new protections for miners against a type of dust long known to cause deadly lung disease — changes recommended by government researchers half a century ago.Mining companies will have to limit concentrations of airborne silica, a mineral commonly found in rocks that can be lethal if ground up and inhaled. The new requirements affect more than 250,000 miners who mine coal, a variety of metals and minerals used in products such as cement and smartphones. Tuesday's announcement is the culmination of a tortuous regulatory process that has spanned four presidential administrations.The miners paid dearly for the delay. As progress on the rule stalled, government researchers documented with growing alarm a resurgence of severe black lung afflicting youn...