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Pakistan battles forest fires amidst heat wave

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Authorities in Pakistan battled forest fires in multiple areas, including the capital Islamabad, on Friday as the country grappled with heat waves and dry weather. Officials are

Bitter spring frosts decimate apple crop in Crimea

KURSKOE, Crimea (Reuters) - At the foot of soaring white cliffs on the Crimean Peninsula lies an orchard whose apple trees should be growing heavy with fruit this time of year. But nearly all of the

Queensland outlaws carbon storage in Australia’s biggest aquifer

By Peter Hobson CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's Queensland state will ban carbon capture and storage in a giant aquifer that spans much of its territory, the state government said on Friday, after an

South Korea plans 70% carbon-free power generation by 2038, draft shows

By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea plans to generate 70% of its electric power from carbon-free energy sources such as renewables and nuclear power by 2038, up from less than 40% in 2023, a

Factbox-Over 268,000 still without power in Texas, other states

(Reuters) - More than 268,000 homes and businesses in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas were still without power on late Thursday after storms battered the region earlier in the week, according to

Canada to assess toxicity of compound found in oil sands tailings

By Nia Williams (Reuters) - Canada has agreed to assess whether naphthenic acids found in northern Alberta's oil sands tailings ponds should be classed as toxic under federal law, a move that could

Italian local govts must identify suitable areas for renewables projects, draft decree says

ROME/MILAN (Reuters) - The Italian government will order regional authorities to identify suitable areas for renewable energy projects within six months, a draft decree showed on Thursday, in a

Madrid’s zoo welcomes new giant panda bear couple

MADRID (Reuters) - Madrid's zoo on Thursday welcomed a giant panda couple to their new home as another phase of China's breeding and reproduction programme for the bears begins in Spain. Former Queen

Italy, Germany, Austria sign cooperation deal on southern hydrogen link

By Francesca Landini, Angelo Amante and Markus Wacket MILAN/BERLIN (Reuters) - Italy, Germany and Austria have signed an agreement to cooperate on the development of a network to transport hydrogen

Britain’s creaking power grid leaves green energy revolution adrift

(Refiles to fix typo in paragraph 13) By Paul Sandle and Kate Holton PORTSMOUTH, England (Reuters) -British ferry operator Wightlink wants to order a $60 million, state-of-the-art electric ferry to

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.