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Colombia launches $40 billion investment portfolio for energy, climate transition

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia has launched a new investment portfolio to help it transition away from fossil fuels and adapt to climate change, which it hopes will attract some $40 billion, an

Russian drought threatens 2025 grain crops

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's winter crop sowing is in a very difficult situation due to severe drought, which is expected to seriously affect next year's harvest, analysts and farming company

Montenegro salt flats host volunteers observing bird migration

ULCINJ, Montenegro (Reuters) - Every year in September ornithologists and volunteers descend on a former salt lake in southeastern Montenegro, the most significant feeding point in the Adriatic for

Isaac becomes a hurricane, NHC says

(Reuters) - Isaac has become a hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Friday. Hurricane Isaac is packing maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph), the Miami-based forecaster said. (

BBVA, KKR form climate-focused strategic partnership

By Simon Jessop NEW YORK (Reuters) - Spanish lender BBVA and U.S. investor KKR said on Friday they had formed a strategic partnership focused on investments linked to the world's climate-driven

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

‘Zombie’ hurricane John comes back to life, lashing Mexico’s Pacific coast

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Hurricane John strengthened once again on Thursday as it hurled rain at Mexico's southwestern coast dotted with ports and tourist hotspots, an area already soaked by the

UAE to unveil national climate plan under Paris pact before COP29

By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates aims to release its new national climate plan under the Paris climate agreement, outlining how it will cut its greenhouse gas emissions from

Exclusive-African countries eye world’s first joint ‘debt-for-nature’ swap

(Removes double reference to official's title) LONDON (Reuters) - At least five African countries are working on what could be the world's first joint "debt-for-nature" swap to raise at least $2

Back to hurricane strength, John soaks Mexico’s Pacific coast

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hurricane John strengthened once again on Thursday as it closed in on Mexico's southwestern coast dotted with ports and tourist hotspots, an area already soaked by the

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Ingredients of Tirupati laddu row—Christian Jagan, Hindu temple, and beef panic

A humble laddu shook politics this week. Add India’s richest Hindu temple and beef panic to the mix, and things quickly became inflammatory. And Andhra Pradesh...

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?