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Typhoon Gaemi lashes China after pounding Taiwan, Philippines

BEIJING (Reuters) -Typhoon Gaemi pummelled towns on China's coastal Fujian province on Friday with heavy rains and strong winds as the most powerful storm to hit the country this year began its widely

‘Unites our divided world’ — UN calls for action to check extreme heat in 1st-of-its-kind joint report

UN Secy Gen outlined four areas of focus while releasing report on extreme heat: caring for vulnerable; protecting workers; boosting resilience; and limiting global temperature rise to 1.5℃.

Taiwan attempts to rescue dozens of sailors stranded by Typhoon Gaemi

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's coast guard tried on Friday to rescue dozens of sailors stranded off the southern coast after Typhoon Gaemi sank a freighter and grounded eight others in the Taiwan Strait.

Floods, landslides kill 10, leave 9 missing in northern Vietnam

HANOI (Reuters) - Flash floods and landslides triggered by tropical storm Prapiroon have killed at least 10 people and left 9 missing this week in northern Vietnam, the government's disaster

Man started California wildfire by pushing burning car into gully, prosecutor says

By Rich McKay (Reuters) -A man was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of starting a wildfire that forced thousands to flee their homes in a fast-moving blaze that is the largest in California so far

IDB and Brazilian banks announce development of Amazon rainforest ETF

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The Inter-American Development Bank and Brazilian public banks BNDES, Banco do Brasil and Caixa Economica Federal announced on Thursday they will jointly develop an

Brazil judge blocks paving of highway through heart of Amazon rainforest

By Jake Spring SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge on Thursday issued an injunction to stop the paving of a highway through the center of the Amazon rainforest, amid fears the roadway would boost

Man arrested in California wildfire that forced thousands to evacuate

By Rich McKay (Reuters) -A man was arrested on Thursday, on suspicion of starting a fire that forced thousands to flee their homes overnight in a fast-moving fire in Northern California, a prosecutor

Civic, environmental groups sue New York governor for halting congestion charge

By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two lawsuits accusing New York Governor Kathy Hochul of violating state law with her decision to halt the implementation of a congestion charge to drive into

Brazil government mulls ‘tougher measures and sanctions’ on Vale, minister says

By Marta Nogueira ARACAJU, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil's government could apply "tougher measures and sanctions" on Vale to combat the mining giant's "arrogant" stance towards the country, Mines and

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

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.