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Brazil orders Vale, BHP and Samarco to pay $9.7 billion in damages for dam disaster

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -A Brazilian federal judge ruled that miners Vale and BHP and their joint venture Samarco must pay 47.6 billion reais ($9.67 billion) in damages for a 2015 tailings dam burst,

US to announce climate review of LNG export approvals Friday, sources say

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is expected to announce on Friday that it will begin considering climate impacts in its approvals of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, a process

Brazil’s justice sentences Vale, BHP and Samarco to pay $9.7 billion in damage repair

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge sentenced miners Vale, BHP and their joint-venture Samarco to pay 47.6 billion reais ($9.67 billion) in damage repairs over a burst tailings dam in 2015,

Environmental, Indigenous groups in Ecuador threaten action over Amazon oilfield

By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - Environmentalists and Indigenous groups in Ecuador on Thursday said that President Daniel Noboa risks being removed from office if he does not comply with a

Animal rights activists interrupt papal service in Rome

ROME (Reuters) - Two women from an animal rights group interrupted a vespers service presided over by Pope Francis at a Rome basilica on Thursday, shouting and holding up banners against bullfighting

Climate worries begin early in Iberia as January heats up

MADRID/LISBON (Reuters) - Spring temperatures in the middle of Spain's winter lured people to beaches and outdoor cafes on Thursday - but even those enjoying the unusually warm weather voiced concerns

US directs $254 million to cut emissions from heavy industry

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration said on Thursday it is directing about $254 million in funding for projects aiming to cut greenhouse gas emissions from heavy industry such as iron,

Fight brewing over Biden climate funds that help farmers in Republican-leaning states

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An effort by Republican U.S. lawmakers to reallocate $18 billion in climate-friendly agriculture funding under President Joe Biden's signature climate law would

IKEA sets new targets for emissions cuts as more factories switch to renewable power

By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) - IKEA, the world's biggest furniture brand, on Thursday said it aims to cut emissions by 50% by its 2030 financial year, up from its previous target of 15% which it

Airbus launches first global aircraft recycling project in southwest China -Xinhua

BEIJING (Reuters) - Airbus has unveiled its first global aircraft recycling project in aviation hub Chengdu in southwest China, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday. The Airbus Lifecycle

On Camera

Liars, fakers, scammers—Jamtara has entered online dating

A Delhi-based IAS aspirant got scammed for 1.2 lakh on the first date. Meanwhile, a seasoned scammer opened a Cameo account for his fans. Dating apps are the newest haven for cons.

Multidimensional Poverty isn’t a poverty line, lacks ‘information content’ — Surjit Bhalla & Pronab Sen

In a conversation with ThePrint, the two economists talked about how India needs a national poverty line, an updated Census, and must focus on releasing more data instead of less.

India’s indigenous light tank ‘Zorawar’ unveiled, fastest product development by DRDO, L&T

Tank will go for desert trials later this yr in coordination with Army & eventually high-altitude areas of Ladakh to test its capabilities to operate in such terrain & extreme winters.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.