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Blazes in Brazil’s Amazon off to record start in 2024, as firefighting budget cut

By Jake Spring SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's Amazon rainforest has experienced its largest blazes on record in the first four months of the year, with the environmental workers union on Monday

Factbox-Over 226,000 customers still without power after storms in Texas

(Reuters) - More than 226,000 homes and businesses in Texas were still without power on Monday morning after storms battered the region last week and over the weekend, according to meteorologists and

Climate crisis damaging your mental and physical health in 5 big ways

Climate change undermines many of the determinants of good health such as livelihoods, a good diet, access to healthcare and equality.

Residents of Canadian oil town menaced by wildfire can return home

By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - Residents of the Canadian oil town threatened by an out-of-control wildfire can return home, authorities said Saturday, even as they warned the community

Houston area grapples with heat, power cuts after major storms

(Reuters) - Thousands of people in the Houston area faced sweltering heat without power on Saturday following severe storms that claimed at least seven lives, according to local media and the National

Most Indians support action on global warming, favour net zero by 2070 – Yale-CVoter survey

Report finds that 92% of the 2000+ polled want job training in renewables industry.

Wind energy is reshaping future of global power and politics. Here’s how

In 2023, the global wind industry installed 50% more capacity upon the previous year.

Cargo movement slows at Brazil southern port amid flooding, officials say

By Roberto Samora and Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) -The Rio Grande port authority said the impact of excess rains and heavy flooding on cargo shipments will only be possible to assess at the end of

Cost to rebuild Brazil state after floods to be higher than initially thought, governor says

(Reuters) - The governor of Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul said on Friday that the costs of rebuilding the state after devastating floods in recent weeks will be "much higher" than

IMF reaches staff-level agreement with Tanzania on $790 million climate financing

NAIROBI (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Friday that it had reached a staff-level agreement with Tanzania on reforms to bolster resilience against climate change backed by about

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.