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Cutting emissions is responsibility of G20 nations, UN’s Guterres says

KINGSTOWN, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Reuters) -U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday said cutting emissions is "essentially" the responsibility of G20 nations, the largest

Texas battles its largest wildfire ever in its northern Panhandle

By Nathan Frandino, Rich McKay and Brendan O'Brien CANADIAN, Texas (Reuters) -Fire crews fought to contain a wildfire that grew to the largest on record in Texas history on Thursday after scorching

Raging fires in northern Amazon state threaten Brazil’s Yanomami people

By Bruno Kelly and Ricardo Brito BOA VISTA/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's northernmost state of Roraima is suffering a sharp spike in wildfires, threatening the crisis-wracked Yanomami Indigenous

Adios Madrid! Panda family returns home to China

MADRID (Reuters) - A giant panda couple were on Thursday on their way home from Spain to the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Base in southwestern China where the three cubs they birthed during their stay

In drought-hit Sicily, ‘water is gold’

AGRIGENTO, Italy (Reuters) - The Italian island of Sicily is grappling with severe drought as a lack of winter rainfall has strained reservoirs and inhabitants are having to stock up on drinking water

US utility-scale solar installation hit all-time high in 2023, research group says

By Nicole Jao NEW YORK (Reuters) -Utility-scale solar projects in the United States added a record 15 gigawatts (GW) of capacity in 2023, up 60% from the year prior and marking an all-time high,

Texas wildfires destroy grain and cattle, agriculture commissioner says

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wildfires raging in the Texas Panhandle have destroyed grain in storage bins and likely killed tens of thousands of livestock, state Agriculture Commissioner Sid

Texas Panhandle fire expands to 1 million acres, becoming state’s largest ever

By Nathan Frandino, Rich McKay and Brendan O'Brien CANADIAN, Texas (Reuters) - Fire crews on Thursday fought to contain a deadly wildfire that has burned more than 1 million acres (404,686 hectares)

In drought-hit Sicily, ‘water is gold’

AGRIGENTO, Italy (Reuters) - The Italian island of Sicily is grappling with severe drought as a lack of winter rainfall has strained reservoirs and inhabitants are having to stock up on drinking water

Texas wildfires destroy grain and cattle, agriculture commissioner says

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wildfires raging in the Texas Panhandle have destroyed grain in storage bins and likely killed tens of thousands of livestock, state Agriculture Commissioner Sid

On Camera

Ratan Tata’s least acknowledged and biggest contribution was to Assam

Ratan Tata took TISS to Assam, saved a sinking Tata Tea out of concern for workers, and brought Northeastern people at the forefront of India’s hospitality industry.

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Amid concerns about use of Chinese parts in drones, Army general urges industry to be transparent

Maj Gen CS Mann, ADG, Army Design Bureau, cites national security concerns. This comes after intelligence agencies flagged use of Chinese components in drones purchased by armed forces.

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?