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EU leaders want more green industry in Europe, draft shows

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will call this week for a greater focus on manufacturing green technologies in Europe, as competition to produce electric cars and wind

Italy must not ignore Ilva steel plant health risks, European court rules

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Ilva steel plant in the Italian city of Taranto should be shut down if it poses serious and significant threats to the environment and human health, the European Court of

Dubai to boost rainwater drainage system with $8.2 billion project

DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai will spend 30 billion dirhams ($8.2 billion) to boost its rainwater drainage system after the Gulf city was hit by the heaviest downpours recorded in the UAE in 75 years in

Hot spell hits summer crops in east Europe, but a relief in northwest

By Sybille de La Hamaide and Michael Hogan PARIS (Reuters) - A heatwave due to spread throughout Europe this week is set to take a heavy toll on summer crops in the southeast but is good news for

Ilva steel plant should be closed if it is a health hazard, EU court says

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Ilva steel plant in the Italian city of Taranto should be shut down if it poses serious and significant threats to the environment and human health, the European Court of

Over 200 howler monkeys in Mexico perish in heatwave, says NGO

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At least 234 threatened howler monkeys have died in tropical forests in the south-eastern Mexican state of Tabasco, wildlife non-profit Cobius said on Monday, a figure nearly

RE100 corporate initiative calls on Japan to triple renewables capacity by 2035

TOKYO (Reuters) - RE100, a global corporate initiative to foster renewable power procurement, on Tuesday called on the Japanese government to take urgent and concrete steps to triple its renewable

Warren Buffett’s PacifiCorp reaches $150 million wildfire settlement

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - PacifiCorp, a utility owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, agreed to a $150 million settlement with 378 plaintiffs arising from one of the 2020 wildfires that

Private group announces Brazil’s two longest ‘green fuel’ pipelines

By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's privately owned Grupo Potencial will invest 200 million reais ($37 million) to build two "green fuel" pipelines in the south of the farm powerhouse, the

German coal power phase-out likely before 2038 due to economics, says climate envoy

By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - Germany is likely to phase out its coal-fired power stations before the legally mandated date of 2038 due to worsening economics for coal plants, the country's

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China is worried about US–Philippines military exercises. It’s too close for comfort

Official Chinese statements have described the drills as destabilising, warning that they risk escalation and that the participating countries are 'playing with fire.'

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.