Chilled to the bone, the homeless battle another winter

With the temperature dipping to as low as 4 degrees Celsius, the Supreme Court has asked the Delhi government to construct more night shelters. Vishwajoy Mukherjee speaks to a few homeless people braving the cold for years

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Cold wave death toll reaches 31 : With five fresh deaths, including those of the three elderly persons in Siraha, on Tuesday, cold wave death toll has reached 31 so far.

Three persons, all of them above 50, reportedly died of extreme cold on Tuesday morning. They died because they had to sleep on cold floors without warm cloths on.

Changing Climate: Green Leader Joins Tories

The leader of the Green Party group on Norfolk County Council has defected to the Conservatives. It is thought to be the first time a Green politician has moved across to the Tories.

Shawn Lawrence Otto: Franken, Whitehouse Expose Climate Deniers on Senate Floor

"Now, let's make a distinction between people who are climate skeptics and people who are climate deniers," said Franken. "This is kind of an important distinction. There is nothing wrong with skepticism. In fact, we love skeptics. Scientists are, by nature, skeptical... On the other hand, a climate denier is someone who would not be convinced no matter how overwhelming the evidence. And, as I pointed out, a lot of these deniers are being paid by polluters to say what they want."

Bottom Line - In role reversal, US on track to be an oil exporter

Domestic production of crude oil has been climbing for the past three years, and crude imports have fallen by 10 percent in five years. Last year, the U.S. imported just under half of the oil it used. Oil imported from Middle Eastern countries like Saudi Arabia comprises a shrinking percentage of our total consumption. 

Europe Faces Global Isolation, Retaliation Over Green Tax On Airlines

The US has threatened to take retaliatory action against the European Union unless Brussels drops its plan imminently to start charging any airline flying into the bloc for its carbon pollution.