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Sicily’s orange growers call for help as drought threatens output

By Marta Di Donfrancesco ROME (Reuters) - Sicily's orange farmers warned on Tuesday that searing heat and drought risked wrecking this year's production and called for help from regional and national

At least 68 killed in Sudan in heavier than normal rainy season

DUBAI/CAIRO (Reuters) - At least 68 people have been killed during a heavier than usual rainy season in Sudan this year, the interior ministry said on Tuesday, as shelters collapsed and neighbourhoods

Tropical Storm Ernesto threatens to drench Puerto Rico, power outages possible

By Ivelisse Rivera SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Ernesto on Tuesday threatened to bring heavy rainfall, dangerous storm surges and strong winds to the U.S. and British Virgin

Analysis-Carbon offset setback risks corporate backtrack on climate goals

By Simon Jessop and Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - Stalled efforts to expand companies' use of carbon credits to offset greenhouse-gas emissions are raising the prospect that some will backtrack

Earthquake rattles Syria, also felt in Jordan and Lebanon

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck the city of Hama in western Syria late on Monday, with residents across Syria, Jordan and Lebanon feeling the impact and tremors lasting into

Cull or caution: Australia weighs tactics to thin crocodile numbers

By Stefica Nicol Bikes and Byron Kaye DARWIN/SYDNEY (Reuters) - A mottled yellow-green and brown saltwater crocodile lies mostly submerged in the muddy waters of an Australian river, only its ochre

Brazil environmental workers sign agreement to end strike holding up oil permits

SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A union representing Brazil's federal environment workers said it had signed an agreement with the government to end a strike affecting oil and gas licenses in

Earthquake of magnitude 5 strikes Southern California, GFZ says

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 struck the Los Angeles area on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake hit near the LA neighborhood of Highland Park, northeast

Earthquake of magnitude 4.4 strikes Los Angeles area – USGS

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 struck the Los Angeles area on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake hit near the LA neighborhood of Highland Park, northeast

Price tag for new nuclear power in Sweden $38 billion, commission says

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden's plans to expand nuclear power to help tackle climate change are likely to cost around 400 billion crowns ($38 billion) and should be financed by government loans and

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The burden of being a successful Dalit

I have often felt that success for a Dalit person comes with a strange moral demand: be proof without being inconvenient. That is an impossible assignment.

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.