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Africa’s Great Green Wall to miss 2030 goal says UN desertification president

By Simon Jessop and Alessandra Prentice LONDON/DAKAR (Reuters) - Africa's Great Green Wall, which is meant to restore degraded landscapes and boost economies across the continent, is low on cash and

Fires ravage Brazil wetlands, incinerating snakes and monkeys

By Leonardo Benassatto CORUMBA, Brazil (Reuters) - The scorched carcasses of monkeys, snakes and caimans dot the charred expanses of the once-green Brazilian Pantanal, the world's largest tropical

Summer wildfires remain a risk in Canada after milder start to season

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is likely to see more wildfire activity than normal in June and July, especially in drought-hit western regions, as weather forecasters predict a warmer and drier summer,

India at 176 among 180 countries in Environment Performance Index 2024, high emissions flagged again

EPI 2022, which placed Indian at bottom, was rejected by the Centre. Bad air quality, high projected emissions & low biodiversity-habitat scores behind poor rank this year.

French renewable energy sector says far-right victory risks trouble for industry

By Forrest Crellin and Benjamin Mallet PARIS (Reuters) - The French renewable energy sector is bracing for a sharp slowdown in wind and solar projects if the far-right wins a majority in upcoming

Explainer-Why does Switzerland’s rebuff of European climate ruling matter?

By Emma Farge and Gloria Dickie BERN (Reuters) - Switzerland's lower house parliament has voted to reject a landmark court ruling ordering the country to do more to combat global warming, in a move

Exclusive-Africa’s Great Green Wall to miss 2030 goal says UN desertification president

By Simon Jessop and Alessandra Prentice LONDON/DAKAR (Reuters) - Africa's Great Green Wall, which is meant to restore degraded landscapes and boost economies across the continent, is low on cash and

Spain risks missing 2030 wind energy target, think-tank says

By Pietro Lombardi MADRID (Reuters) - Spain needs to add wind energy capacity at a much faster pace or it risks missing its ambitious 2030 target, the U.S.-based Global Energy Monitor (GEM) think-tank

Greece shuts schools and Acropolis as heatwave hits

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece shut the ancient Acropolis tourist site, suspended schools and stationed medics across Athens on Wednesday as it faced the first heatwave of the summer. Temperatures were

Rhine in south Germany reopens to shipping as water levels fall

HAMBURG (Reuters) - The river Rhine in south Germany reopened to cargo shipping on Wednesday after being closed by high water on Tuesday, navigation authorities said. Falling water levels after dryer

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.