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Hawaiian Electric, others agree to proposed $4 billion Maui wildfire deal, Bloomberg reports

(Reuters) - Hawaiian Electric Industries and other defendants in lawsuits over the Maui wildfires in Hawaii have tentatively agreed to pay more than $4 billion in settlement amount, Bloomberg News

Prosecutors blame Brazil sugar plant for tons of fish rotting in river

By Jorge Silva PIRACICABA, Brazil (Reuters) - Tons of dead fish are rotting in the Piracicaba River in Sao Paulo state downstream from where local authorities say a sugar and ethanol plant dumped

Five UK climate protesters jailed for conspiracy to block major road

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) - Five climate activists from the Just Stop Oil protest group were each jailed for at least four years on Thursday over a conspiracy to block London's M25 motorway,

Climate groups split over whether Biden should ‘pass the torch’

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Green groups are split over whether President Joe Biden should step aside for another Democrat in the U.S. election, with some concerned his weakening

Factbox-How Germany aims to get to net zero without breaking the bank

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany faces a tough time finding ways to pay for its efforts to become climate-neutral by 2045 given the country's current tight budget constraints. The German cabinet passed its

Major Ghana cocoa region 81% infected with bean disease – ICCO

By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) - A major cocoa producing region in Ghana, the world's second largest cocoa grower, is 81% infected with swollen shoot disease, according to the International Cocoa

In the Andes, mountain guides bear witness to shrinking glaciers

By Alexander Villegas SANTIAGO, Chile/HUARAZ, Peru (Reuters) - On a clear day, Chile's towering 5,400-meter (17,700-foot) El Plomo mountain can be seen from the capital, Santiago. The glacier-capped

Some G20 financial regulators overlooking risks linked to nature loss, watchdog says

By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) - Financial regulators and supervisors in some G20 countries are overlooking the risks posed by biodiversity loss and deforestation because of insufficient data,

Britain’s new government must act fast to meet 2030 climate goal, advisers say

By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) -The new Labour government will have to act fast to get Britain back on track to meet its 2030 climate target, with just a third of the required emission reductions

Britain’s new government must act fast to meet 2030 climate target, say advisers

By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - The new Labour government will have to act fast to get Britain back on track to meet its 2030 climate target, with just a third of the required emission

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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.