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Greece's deadliest train crash kills at least 46 people, a special report on how U.S. regulators rejected Musk's bid to test brain chips in humans, and why California is still in drought despite heavy rain and snow.

by Edson Caldas

World News

A view of the site of a crash, where two trains collided, near the city of Larissa, Greece, March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis

Rescuers resumed a search for victims of Greece's deadliest train crash, combing through the buckled and crushed remains of carriages. Disbelief turned to despair and anger after at least 46 people were killed in the disaster. The Reuters World News podcast is on the ground with families anxiously awaiting news of loved ones.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for common ground on global issues as he inaugurated a meeting of G20 foreign ministers in New Delhi that looks set to be dominated by the war in Ukraine. European and U.S. delegates have reiterated that they hold Russia responsible.
Ukrainian forces hung onto their positions in the city of Bakhmut under constant attack from Russian troops seeking to claim their first major victory for more than half a year. Separately, the United States is sounding out close allies about the possibility of imposing new sanctions on China if Beijing provides military support to Russia. Follow the latest on the war.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered improvements to infrastructure and expansion of farmland to ramp up food production, state media said. South Korea has warned of an mounting food crisis in the isolated North, including a recent surge in deaths from hunger in some regions.
Vietnam's National Assembly elected Vo Van Thuong as the country's new president, in a reshuffle of top leadership amid a sweeping anti-graft campaign. Thuong's election follows the sudden resignation in January of his predecessor Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

U.S. News

The Merced River is seen flowing downstream through Briceburg, California, U.S. February 15, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino

Snow blanketed California the last weekend of February, only weeks after it was pummeled by torrential rains. But these historic storms barely made a dent in a daily reality for most in the state — a years-long, expansive drought. These graphics show that short storms, however strong, are not enough to end California's drought.
President Joe Biden plans to ask Congress to provide $1.6 billion in new funding to tackle fraud tied to U.S. pandemic relief programs and help victims of identity theft, the White House said.
A Republican bill to prevent pension fund managers from basing investment decisions on factors like climate change cleared Congress, setting up a confrontation with Biden, who is expected to veto the measure.
The White House announced a new cybersecurity strategy in the latest effort by the government to bolster its cyber defenses amid a steady increase in hacking and digital crimes targeting the country.
Lawyers for disbarred South Carolina attorney Richard "Alex" Murdaugh will deliver closing arguments today, their last chance to convince the jury that their client was not involved in the grisly murders of his wife and youngest son.

Business & Markets

Neuralink logo and Elon Musk silhouette are seen in this illustration taken, December 19, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Elon Musk has said his brain implant company, Neuralink, will make the paralyzed walk, the blind see and eventually turn people into cyborgs. But a Reuters Special Report shows the firm still struggles to secure clinical-trial approval for the relatively modest goal of helping disabled people type.
Euro zone inflation fell less than expected last month and underlying price growth surged, reinforcing the case for the European Central Bank to keep raising interest rates at a brisk pace, data from Eurostat showed. Here's how the market reacted to the news.
Huddled in a retreat in a remote Arctic village, European Central Bank policymakers faced up last week to some cold hard facts: companies are profiting from high inflation while workers and consumers foot the bill.
China is becoming increasingly ambitious with its 2023 growth target, aiming potentially as high as 6%, in a bid to boost investor and consumer confidence and build on a promising post-pandemic recovery, sources involved in policy discussions said.
Retail theft has hit record levels in Australia, government statistics show, putting pressure on grocery giants Woolworths and Coles that are already struggling with soaring supply costs and freight blockages.

And finally

NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission launches to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, March 2, 2023. REUTERS/Joe Skipper

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