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• Portugal cancels more than 300 flights, shuts schools due to Storm Charles

  Extensive preventative measures grounded operations at four international airports and suspended Lisbon's Web Summit technology conference as extreme weather battered the mainland. The aggressive response reflects government efforts to avert political fallout following severe criticism over fatal flooding incidents during earlier storms this year. Although wind gusts surpassed 120 km/h, the country avoided major structural destruction before weather alerts were downgraded.

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• Portugal cancels 200-plus flights, shuts schools as Storm Charles hits

  Severe weather compounding days of torrential rain has paralyzed major transport networks and public infrastructure across the Iberian Peninsula. Authorities mobilized the armed forces and kept emergency responders on high alert as surging water levels threatened widespread flash flooding. The back-to-back systems have displaced thousands of residents and forced widespread shutdowns across both urban and coastal regions.

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• UN chief urges world leaders to tackle fossil fuels at COP31

  International climate discussions face severe headwinds in Antalya as escalating conflicts and an energy price shock overshadow environmental negotiations. To counteract mounting disasters like European heatwaves and lethal flooding in Nepal, officials are being pressed to tax oil profits directly and eliminate fuel dependencies. However, widespread political absenteeism from major economic powers threatens to stall any meaningful multilateral agreements.

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