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G7 vows to drop fossil fuels faster, but activists unimpressed

By Crispian Balmer BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy (Reuters) -Leaders of the Group of Seven developed democracies will commit to accelerating their transition away from fossil fuels during this decade, according

Brazil workers overseeing oil licenses to strike as of June 24, union says

By Jake Spring and Fabio Teixeira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Federal employees overseeing oil and gas licenses in Rio de Janeiro voted to strike starting on June 24, a workers union said on Friday,

G7 leaders commit to faster transition from fossil fuels – draft statement

BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) developed democracies will commit to accelerating their transition away from fossil fuels during this decade, according to a draft

Native American tribe wins U.S. waiver to resume hunting Pacific gray whales

By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - After a decades-long struggle, a Native American tribe won the right to resume its hunting traditions off Washington state's coast when federal regulators granted a

Unrelenting rain puts South Florida at risk of ‘life-threatening’ flooding

By Rich McKay (Reuters) -More torrential downpours deluged South Florida on Thursday, adding to more than a foot (30 cm) of rain that fell on parts of the state this week and leading forecasters to

La Nina weather 65% likely to develop in July-Sept, says US forecaster

By Harshit Verma (Reuters) - There is a 65% chance of the La Nina weather pattern, characterized by cold temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, developing during July-September, a U.S. government

Antelope dies at Tennessee zoo after choking on plastic cap

(Reuters) - An antelope choked to death at a Tennessee zoo last week after swallowing a plastic cap from a squeezable food pouch that a guest apparently brought into the animal park in violation of

South Florida braced for ‘life-threatening’ floods after days of rain

By Rich McKay (Reuters) -More torrential downpours deluged South Florida on Thursday, adding to more than a foot of rain that fell on parts of the state this week and leading forecasters to issue

World Bank to issue bond to boost Amazon reforestation

By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) -The World Bank said on Tuesday it will issue a new bond expected to raise some $200 million to support its sustainability activities and reforestation in

World Bank to issue $200 million bond to boost Amazon reforestation

By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The World Bank will issue a new bond expected to raise some $200 million to support reforestation efforts in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, it said on Thursday,

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

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.