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Cuba, Florida brace for impact as Tropical Storm Helene barrels north

By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) -Tropical Storm Helene is expected to unleash mudslides and flooding in Cuba before reaching major hurricane strength on Thursday as it hits Florida with

US builder Vulcan to fight land expropriation in Mexico, ordered in president’s final week

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -U.S. construction firm Vulcan Materials will defend itself using all available legal means, it said on Tuesday, after Mexico's outgoing president declared land that contains a

Storm Helene to hit Cuba, reach hurricane-force in Florida

By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Helene is expected to unleash mudslides and flooding in Cuba before reaching major hurricane strength on Thursday as it hits Florida with

Suez, Siemens and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company join up in desalination initiative

(Reuters) - French utility company Suez, German company Siemens and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to participate in a desalination initiative to

Tropical Storm Helene forms over northwestern Caribbean sea

(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Helene formed over the northwestern Caribbean and is expected to become a hurricane on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Tropical

ECB started issuing fine notices to banks not meeting climate expectations

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The European Central Bank has started issuing fine notices to lenders not meeting its long-defined expectations on disclosing and managing climate risk, Irene Heemskerk, the head

Vulcan Materials plans legal action after Mexico expropriates land for nature reserve

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -U.S. construction firm Vulcan Materials said on Tuesday it planned to defend itself using all available legal avenues after Mexico declared land that contains a company-run

US builder Vulcan to challenge expropriation of land in Mexico for nature reserve

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -U.S. construction firm Vulcan Materials said on Tuesday it planned to defend itself using all available legal avenues after Mexico declared land that contains a company-run

Three hydroelectric dams in Ecuador offline until water levels recover

QUITO (Reuters) - Three hydroelectric dams in Ecuador have ceased operating due to low water levels amid the country's worst drought in over 60 years, Energy Minister Antonio Goncalves said on Tuesday

Air pollution surpasses smoking, becomes 2nd-highest risk factor for strokes globally—Lancet study

Study published last week looks at data from 1990 to 2021 to assess stroke cases in 204 countries. High ambient temperature saw 2nd-highest increase in any risk factor during the period.

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What Modi got wrong. Indians don’t want hundreds of new MPs

If the government wants to spend taxpayers’ money to make India a better place, then spend it on building more courts, improving the collapsing bureaucracy. But, of course, politicians will only think of themselves.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.