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BNP Paribas AM, other investors call for improved data on world’s oceans

LONDON (Reuters) - More detailed information about the world's oceans, including deep-sea fishing and supply-chain sourcing, is needed to help companies make investments that can help to protect

Sea urchin pandemic spreads beyond Red Sea, endangering coral reefs

By Ari Rabinovitch TEL AVIV (Reuters) - A sea-borne pandemic that wiped out sea urchin populations in the Red Sea has spread and is taking out the species in parts of the Indian Ocean and could go

In Malaysia, warmer temperatures mean fewer male turtles, hurting conservation efforts

By Mandy Leong and Hasnoor Hussain KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - On a secluded Malaysian beach, a group of volunteers carefully retrieved newly laid sea turtle eggs in the sand and moved them to a shady,

Fires in Brazilian wetlands surge 980%, extreme drought expected

By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Fires in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands have surged nearly tenfold so far this year to the highest levels since 2020, when the biome suffered its worst blazes

US Southwest sizzles under heat dome in an ominous prelude to summer

By Brendan O'Brien, Rich McKay (Reuters) -A massive high-pressure system known as a heat dome that has stalled over the U.S. Southwest was pushing temperatures in the region well above 100 degrees

Portugal vows quick anti-drought investment in Algarve tourism hub

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's government vowed on Thursday to speed investments worth 366 million euros ($397.7 million) to combat a "systemic drought" in the tourism-dependent

US Southwest swelters under extreme temperatures as heat dome persists

(Reuters) - A massive high-pressure system known as a heat dome that has stalled over the U.S. Southwest will push temperatures in the region well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 C) on Thursday,

Plug-in polluters? How Biden’s emissions rules go soft on hybrid trucks, SUVs

By Chris Kirkham (Reuters) - When the Biden administration announced new U.S. auto-emissions regulations in March, it made concessions to industry allowing for a much slower electric-vehicle

Indonesia, South Korea sign agreement on carbon emission, minister says

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia and South Korea have signed a memorandum of understanding to incentivise a reduction of carbon emissions produced by companies from both countries, a senior Indonesian

Rhine in south Germany closed to shipping, may reopen on Friday

HAMBURG (Reuters) - Parts of the river Rhine in south Germany remained closed to cargo shipping on Thursday after weekend rain in south Germany raised water levels, but the river is falling and could

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.