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Europe launches last Vega rocket with observation satellite

PARIS (Reuters) - Europe's Arianespace has launched the last Vega rocket, placing the Sentinel-2C satellite into orbit under the European Union's Copernicus programme to monitor Earth's environment.

With super typhoon winds, Yagi whirls towards Southern China

By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) -Southern Chinese provinces and cities braced for the arrival of super typhoon Yagi, shutting schools and postponing flights ahead of its expected landfall along

Malaysia launches aviation decarbonisation drive targeting net zero emissions by 2050

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia is targeting net zero emissions in its aviation sector by 2050 through the launch of a decarbonisation plan, its transport ministry said on Thursday. The blueprint

Malaysia launches aviation decarbonisation plan to achieve net zero emissions by 2050

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia on Thursday launched a decarbonisation plan for the aviation sector, targeting achieving net zero emissions by 2050. The blueprint includes plans to reduce carbon

Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes north coast of Papua New Guinea, GFZ says

(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck near the north coast of Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The earthquake was at a depth of 10 km (

Southern China braces for super typhoon Yagi

By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's southern provinces and cities braced for the arrival of super typhoon Yagi, shutting schools and postponing flights ahead of its expected landfall along

World Bank’s IFC signs green financing deal with Indonesian steel mill

By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has signed an agreement with Indonesian steelmaker PT Gunung Raja Paksi Tbk (GRP) to support its shift to

Drought dominates Ukrainian winter grain sowing fields, forecasters say

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian farmers have started sowing winter grain crops for the 2025 harvest, but the availability of moisture in the soil in most regions of Ukraine is extremely low, state weather

With projects to produce 7.5 MMT green hydrogen announced, India ‘100% confident’ of meeting 2030 goal

At an event, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy secretary highlighted major progress in National Green Hydrogen Mission, which targets 5 MMT of annual green hydrogen production by 2030.

As China, U.S. climate envoys meet, presidential election casts shadow

By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The outcome of November's presidential election will loom large over talks in Beijing this week between U.S. climate envoy John Podesta and his Chinese

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Indian influencers reclaim desi aesthetics at Coachella—jhumkas, dupattas to mehendi

By mixing Indian maximalism with Western minimalism, desi influencers are using the hippie Met Gala to bring about a quiet revolution in festival dressing.

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.