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Death toll from Ethiopian landslides rises to 157, official says

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -The death toll from two landslides in southern Ethiopia has risen sharply to 157 and the number could increase further, a government official said on Tuesday. A landslide buried

Rio Tinto class action over Bougainville mine damage set for October hearing

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The first hearing date has been set in a class action against miner Rio Tinto for historical environmental and social damage caused by the Bougainville copper mine in Papua New

Sustainable sake: Tokyo brewer uses music, modern methods to counter climate impact

By Rocky Swift and Kyung Hoon Kim TOKYO (Reuters) - The gentle lilt of a flute fills a cramped second-storey space in Tokyo that houses a burbling vat of fermenting sake. The bacteria in the 670-litre

First hatchling in captivity offers hope for Cambodia’s endangered Black Marsh Turtle

SIEM REAP, Cambodia (Reuters) - The first Black Marsh Turtle hatched in captivity in Cambodia is being carefully nurtured by conservationists until it can be released back into the wild as part of a

Wildfires prompt evacuation orders in Jasper, Alberta

(Reuters) - An evacuation order was issued late on Monday for the Town of Jasper and Jasper National Park in the province of Alberta, Canada, because of wildfires. "There is a wildfire south of town.

Australia announces new offshore gas exploration permits to plug supply gaps

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Tuesday announced new offshore gas exploration permits for its east and west coast markets in a bid to ease concerns over long-term supply gaps as the country moves

China braces for twin tropical cyclones after deadly flash floods

BEIJING (Reuters) - (This July 21 story has been corrected to say that Prapiroon was the second tropical cyclone to hit China this year, not first, in paragraph 2) Two tropical cyclones will bring

Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 strikes Panama-Costa Rica border region, GFZ reports

(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck the Panama-Costa Rica border region on Monday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles),

Spain detains cargo ship over fuel spill near Ceuta

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish authorities have detained a German-operated cargo ship for causing a spill during a refuelling operation near the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Spain's Merchant Fleet said on

Adopting Western practices to tackle climate change can be adverse for India — Economic Survey

India should assess the impacts of climate change through a local lens because current global strategies are flawed and not universally applicable, the survey says.

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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.