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Swiss government renews contribution to climate fund for developing countries

BERLIN (Reuters) - Switzerland will contribute 135 million Swiss francs ($149.39 million) over the next four years to the Green Climate Fund, which helps developing countries to work towards

Nearly 8,000 people evacuated from Russia’s Orenburg region, TASS reports

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The number of people evacuated due to flooding in Russia's Orenburg region has grown to 7,700, state news agency TASS reported on Wednesday citing local government. More than 300

Arkema sites visited by investigators, chemicals group says

(Reuters) - Chemicals group Arkema said that investigators visited several of its sites on Tuesday, adding that it was cooperating with authorities. Regional broadcaster France 3 reported earlier on

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon down 40% in Q1, minister says

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon has decreased 40% in the first three months of 2024 when compared to the same period a year earlier, Environment Minister Marina Silva said on

Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate over 1 lakh people as countries record worst flood in 70 years

Melting snow increased water levels in rivers such as the Ural and Tobol to historical highs, causing trouble for settlements in the Ural Mountains, Siberia and areas of Kazakhstan.

US EPA sets final rule on cutting chemical plant pollution

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday finalized a rule that will reduce cancer-causing toxic air pollutants from chemical plants and require

Magnitude 6.5 quake strikes in Northern Molucca Sea off Indonesia

JAKARTA (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck the Northern Molucca Sea off Indonesia on Tuesday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. There was no tsunami potential,

Magnitude 6.5 quake strikes Northern Molucca Sea off Indonesia, GFZ says

(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck the Northern Molucca Sea off Indonesia on Tuesday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ)said. The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres

Sixteen moon bear cubs doing well after Laos rescue, wildlife group says

By Napat Wesshasartar LUANG PRABANG, Laos (Reuters) - Sixteen Asiatic Black Bear cubs rescued from the home of a wildlife poacher in Laos last month are thriving at a sanctuary for the endangered

World records warmest March so far as global temperatures continue to rise

Each of the last 10 months ranked as the world's hottest on record, compared with the corresponding month in previous years, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said.

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Asian NATO? Why Japan PM’s big new idea won’t shake up foreign policy

One of the most difficult tasks for Shigeru Ishiba, apart from keeping together the divided LDP, will be implementing his foreign policy ideas—if he chooses to pursue them.

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.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

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?