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Factbox-Hurricane Debby cuts power for 179,000 Florida customers

(Reuters) -More than 179,000 homes and businesses in Florida were still without power Monday evening after Hurricane Debby slammed into the state's Gulf Coast earlier in the day, according to data

Evacuation ordered as water begins to overflow Chilcotin River landslide in western Canada

TORONTO (Reuters) - Water has begun to overflow over a landslide blocking the Chilcotin River near Farwell Canyon, British Columbia officials said, issuing an emergency alert on Monday for people

Deforestation harms climate less than other types of Amazon degradation, study finds

By Jake Spring SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva came into office in 2023 pledging to tackle deforestation in the Amazon and restore his country as a climate leader

Sea-bed regulator elects secretary general as calls grow to pause deep-sea mining

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has elected Leticia Carvalho of Brazil as its next secretary general, as pressure mounts for a pause on efforts to mine the sea floor for

Factbox-Hurricane Debby cuts power for 275,000 Florida customers

(Reuters) -More than 275,000 homes and businesses in Florida were left without electricity as Hurricane Debby slammed into the state's Gulf Coast on Monday morning, according to data from

Explainer-How climate change is fueling hurricanes

By Gloria Dickie (Reuters) - Storm Debby made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region on Monday as a Category 1 hurricane, part of what U.S. government forecasters have predicted could be an

Factbox-Hurricane Debby cuts power for 235,000 Florida customers

(Reuters) - More than 235,000 homes and businesses in Florida were left without electricity as Hurricane Debby slammed into the state's Gulf Coast on Monday morning, according to data from

Wayanad landslides: Centre blames Kerala for allowing ‘illegal mining, unregulated human habitation’

Day after mudslide, Centre issued 6th draft notification for declaring 56,800 kilometres of Western Ghats, including 13 villages in Wayanad, an ecologically sensitive area.

China plans new carbon emission controls as it aims for 2030 peak

BEIJING (Reuters) -China will accelerate the development of a carbon emissions control system to help it achieve its goal of reaching a peak in the emissions of the climate-warming gases by 2030, the

Hurricane Debby makes landfall near Steinhatchee Florida, US NHC says

(Reuters) - Hurricane Debby has made a landfall near Steinhatchee Florida, in the Florida Big Bend, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday. The hurricane was about 70 miles (115 km)

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Abusing industrialists has become the be-all and end-all of Indian labour leaders’ role: Ambedkar

In September 1943, Dr B R Ambedkar delivered a speech at a trade union workers’ study camp in Delhi, reflecting on parliamentary democracy, trade unionism, and the labouring classes.

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.