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"Who else will give you 250 rupees an hour just for doing housework?" said Sriramyachandra from her kitchen in Chennai in southern India's Tamil Nadu state.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

On Tuesday, Israel ramped up strikes on Tyre, a city that before the war was home to about 100,000 people and considered southern Lebanon’s economic heart.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

After the 2025 fires in southern California even pols like Mr. Newsom at least pretended to acknowledge the need to manage the Golden State’s landscape aggressively to reduce fire risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Still, the re-emergence of the pest in Texas near the southern U.S. border wasn’t surprising, given that it has been known to be present among cattle in Mexico.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Nate’s blood turned cold as he watched the two warships stream around the southern tip of the city.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis