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Mexican fashion designer recycles election ads into tote bags

By Diego Delgado MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Fashion designer Camilo Morales has upcycled everything from plastic shopping sacks to fabric scraps, turning them into bags, clothing and accessories. His

US raises truck, SUV fuel economy rules, much less than first proposed

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's administration Friday finalized tighter vehicle fuel economy rules through 2031 that are significantly less stringent than first

Russia declares crop emergency but says it will meet export commitments

By Olga Popova and Mark Trevelyan MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Friday it was declaring a federal emergency in 10 regions because of damage to crops from May frosts, a measure that will help

Ukraine’s winter crops to ripen earlier due to unusually warm weather

KYIV (Reuters) - Winter grain crops in Ukraine will ripen at least two weeks earlier than usual due to abnormally high temperatures in most regions in late May and early June, Ukraine's agriculture

US House committee grills Carney, Schapiro in push against climate coalitions

By Isla Binnie and Virginia Furness (Reuters) - A U.S. lawmakers' committee conducted interviews with two Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) leaders, former central bank governor Mark

Russia declares federal state of emergency in 10 agricultural regions

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday it was declaring a federal emergency in 10 regions because of damage to crops resulting from frosts in May. The move had been expected, after the agriculture

Exclusive-Major world economies seek to halt new private sector coal financing

By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - Some of the world's major economies want to finalise a plan ahead of this year's U.N. climate summit to halt new private sector funding for

Antwerp port closes a dock and a lock due to oil spill

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Authorities at the port of Antwerp have closed a dock and are using drones to monitor the fallout from an oil spill that occurred while a ship was bunkering at one of its docks, a

Exclusive-US House committee grills Carney, Schapiro in push against climate coalitions

By Isla Binnie and Virginia Furness (Reuters) - A U.S. lawmakers' committee conducted interviews with two Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) leaders, former central bank governor Mark

Rhine in south Germany reopens to shipping as water levels fall

HAMBURG (Reuters) - The river Rhine in south Germany reopened to cargo shipping on Friday after being closed by high water since the weekend, navigation authorities said. Falling water levels after

On Camera

Arabs to Abyssinians, India was once a mercenary magnet—Russia war shows it has turned exporter

From New World Cuban mercenaries to South East Asian combatants, various linguistic groups are represented in the battlefields that divide Russia from Ukraine.

Department of Financial Services chairs review meeting with heads of Public Sector Banks

The meeting was also attended by senior executives of UIDAI, NABARD, SIDBI , Mudra Ltd. CERSAI & NCGTC.

Base price of Rafale agreed upon, fighters for Navy to have India-specific enhancements

Navy team has already visited Ambala air station where IAF has kept one squadron of Rafales to understand commonalities of maintenance that can be pursued.

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.