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Record low May sea ice rings alarm bells for Canada’s Hudson Bay polar bears

By Gloria Dickie (Reuters) - The extent of sea ice covering Canada's Hudson Bay hit a record low for May, intensifying concern on the fate of the some 4,000 polar bears that live there, as new

South Florida braced for ‘life-threatening’ flooding after a foot of rain

By Rich McKay (Reuters) - More torrential downpours fell over South Florida on Thursday after at least a foot of rain deluged an area spanning the Gulf Coast into Miami this week, leading the National

Largest US oil trade group sues to block Biden’s EV push

By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -The nation's largest oil trade group, which includes Exxon Mobil and Chevron , filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block the Biden administration's efforts to

Environmental studies show Serbian lithium project is safe, Rio says

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto said on Thursday newly published environmental studies showed that its Serbia lithium project, which was stopped in 2022 after massive protests,

Brookfield eyes $5 billion for UAE-backed climate fund

LONDON (Reuters) - Brookfield Asset Management is looking to raise $5 billion for a fund backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that aims to scale up climate finance in emerging markets, the

Largest US oil trade group to sue to block Biden’s EV push

By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - The nation's largest oil trade group, which includes Exxon Mobil and Chevron , will file a federal lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block the Biden administration's

From northwest to east China, parched regions face drought

By Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) -Weeks of scarce rainfall in parts of China, coupled with sweltering heat, has brought drought to several provinces, prompting alerts and actions from authorities to

Wild horses return to Kazakhstan’s Golden Steppe after some 200 years

By David W. Cerny ALTYN DALA, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - Przewalski's horses have returned to the steppes of Kazakhstan after nearly 200 years, part of an ambitious scheme to reintroduce the world's last

China faces severe drought following scarce rainfall & sweltering heat

Prompt action has been initiated by authorities to minimise impacts on agriculture, water and energy supplies. Harsh weather conditions likely to continue until end of next week.

Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands face worst fires

CORUMBA, Brazil (Reuters) - Fatima Brandao goes looking for her chickens in the backyard amidst a veil of smoke from the spreading fires that are engulfing the world's largest tropical wetland faster

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.