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EU finalises investment fund labels to combat greenwashing

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union's securities watchdog confirmed on Tuesday final guidelines on when investment funds can label themselves as being 'sustainable' without being

Countries make late bid to salvage EU’s nature law

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A group of 11 countries, led by Ireland, has made a last-ditch attempt to approve the EU's flagship policy to restore damaged nature, amid concerns the law could be

Death toll from floods in Indonesia’s West Sumatra rises to over 50

By Aidil Ichlas BUKITTINGGI, Indonesia (Reuters) -The number of people killed by flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province has risen to 52, and more than 3,000 people have been

Canadian crews battle wildfire threatening remote western town

By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) -Firefighters on Monday battled a large wildfire heading towards a remote western Canadian town as winds and tinder dry conditions threatened to spread the flames

For elephants, like people, greetings are a complicated affair

By Will Dunham (Reuters) - People greet each other in a variety of ways. They might say "hello," "guten tag," "hola," "konnichiwa" or "g'day." They might shake hands, bump fists, make a fist-and-palm

Orcas sink sailing yacht in Strait of Gibraltar

MADRID (Reuters) - An unknown number of orcas have sunk a sailing yacht after ramming it in Moroccan waters in the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain's maritime rescue service said on Monday, a new attack in

Persistent Brazil floods raise specter of climate migration

By Lisandra Paraguassu MUCUM, Brazil (Reuters) - Devastating and ongoing flooding in southern Brazil is forcing some of the half million displaced residents to consider uprooting their lives from

Polish farmers begin hunger strike over EU Green Deal

WARSAW (Reuters) - Five Polish farmers have gone on hunger strike over European Union environmental regulations they say are driving them out of business. Farmers in Poland and elsewhere in the bloc

Farmers in southern Mexico rescue bees as drought grips region

SANTA ANA ZEGACHE, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican farmer Floriberto Matias carefully picks up a honeycomb teeming with bees, as he and fellow activists in southern Mexico carry the delicate structures to

Japan to craft 2040 strategy of decarbonisation and industrial policy

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government will map out by the end of March next year a new national strategy encompassing decarbonisation and industrial policy targeting 2040, industry ministry

On Camera

Why India’s young would rather pay for a crowd than sit quietly in a library

In trying to modernise the idea of a 'third space', Gen Z has forgotten the original ones altogether. Libraries, parks, and museums were about coexistence without expectation, which went beyond productivity or leisure.

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.