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Brazil rains cloud national soy outlook as top farm state submerges

By Ana Mano and Roberto Samora SAO PAULO (Reuters) -The outlook for the soybean harvest in Rio Grande do Sul, which was on track to become the second largest producer in Brazil behind Mato Grosso

Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Leyte in Philippines, GFZ says

MANILA (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the island province of Leyte in central Philippines on Friday, with damage and aftershocks expected, its seismology agency said. The German

Magnitude 5.9 quake strikes Philippines, aftershocks and damage expected

MANILA (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the island province of Leyte in central Philippines on Friday, with damage and aftershocks expected, its seismology agency said. The German

Indonesia to permanently relocate 10,000 people after Ruang volcano eruptions

JAKARTA (Reuters) - The Indonesian government will permanently relocate almost 10,000 residents after a series of explosive eruptions of the Ruang volcano has raised concerns about the dangers of

Olympics-British Triathlon confident France will deliver safe Seine for Games

By Manuel Ausloos and Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - British Triathlon has a been-there, done-that attitude when it comes to water quality issues in the leadup to big competitions and trusts French

Magnitude 6.0 quake strikes Philippines, aftershocks and damage expected

MANILA (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the island province of Leyte in central Philippines on Friday, with damage and aftershocks expected, its seismology agency said. The German

Analysis-Warren Buffett’s PacifiCorp utility singed by wildfires

By Jonathan Stempel OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Two years ago, Warren Buffett branded Berkshire Hathaway's energy business one of his conglomerate's four "giants." Now he fears its business model may

Rome summit to focus on sustainable innovation to meet climate, health & nutrition goals

Held by European Institute of Innovation for Sustainability & UN International Fund for Agricultural Development, summit to showcase firms & groups working towards sustainability.

US court lifts order blocking $655 million clean-energy transmission line

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday lifted a lower court's order blocking a land exchange needed before developers can build a major clean-energy transmission line through a

Violence against environmental journalists rises, UNESCO says

By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Journalists who report on environmental issues face increasing violence around the world from both state and private actors, UNESCO said on Thursday,

On Camera

Make it a Fundamental Right of every religionist to propagate, convert: TT Krishnamachari

On 6 December 1948, TT Krishnamachari spoke in the Constituent Assembly during a debate on Article 19, supporting it as it is, including how it's framed in the matter of religion.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

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?