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Four confirmed dead in Iowa tornado as more storms threaten Southern Plains

By Brendan O'Brien and Steve Gorman (Reuters) -Four people were killed and at least 35 were hurt, Iowa authorities said Wednesday, after a tornado slashed through the farming town of Greenfield the

‘Boiling not warming’: Marine life suffers as Thai sea temperatures hit record

By Napat Wesshasartar TRAT, Thailand (Reuters) - Aquatic life from coral reefs to fish in the Thailand's eastern gulf coast is suffering as sea surface temperatures hit record highs this month amid a

Youth climate-change lawsuit targets Alaska LNG project

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - Eight young Alaska residents sued the state on Wednesday seeking to block a major natural gas project, the latest in a string of climate-change related lawsuits by youths

US lawmakers urge Justice Department to probe climate deception by Big Oil

(Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers behind a congressional probe of major oil companies on Wednesday called on the Justice Department to investigate whether the industry deceived the public about fossil fuels'

Iowa crews search for survivors after deadly tornadoes

By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Rescue teams in Iowa searched through the ruins of homes and buildings in Greenfield on Wednesday, looking for survivors of a deadly tornado that tore through the town

South Africa considers complaining to WTO against EU carbon border tax

By Wendell Roelf and Kate Abnett CAPE TOWN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - South Africa is considering lodging a formal complaint at the World Trade Organization against the European Union's "protectionist"

Australian researchers turn morning coffee waste into greener concrete

By Peter Hobson and Stefica Nicol Bikes MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Your morning coffee could help the planet. That's the promise of an Australian university turning used coffee grounds into a material that

Microsoft backs tree-planting carbon removal scheme in Panama

By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has struck a deal to buy 1.6 million carbon removal credits from what the developers say is one of the largest fully financed nature-based

Australia reports first human avian flu infection

By Peter Hobson SYDNEY/CANBERRA (Reuters) -Australia reported its first human case of avian influenza on Wednesday in a child who authorities said had been infected in India but made a full recovery,

Australia detects H7 bird flu at egg farm

By Peter Hobson SYDNEY/CANBERRA (Reuters) -A highly pathogenic bird flu has been detected on an egg farm near Melbourne but it is not the same strain that has swept the globe and infected dairy cows

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.