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Indonesia extends closure of airport in Manado due to volcanic ash

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has extended the closure of the main international airport in North Sulawesi due to volcanic ash disruption from eruptions at Mount Ruang, the Transport Ministry said on

Nearly half of China’s major cities are sinking, researchers say

By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Nearly half of China's major cities are suffering "moderate to severe" levels of subsidence, putting millions of people at risk of flooding especially as sea

Holtec files lawsuit against New York’s radioactive materials discharge law

(Reuters) - Holtec International, which is in charge of decommissioning the Indian Point nuclear power plant in New York, on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the state over its rules regarding the

Argentina bug invasion knocks $1.3 billion off corn crop

By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A rare leafhopper insect plague in Argentina has knocked an estimated $1.3 billion off the expected 2023/24 corn crop, the director of economic studies at

Republican-led states sue to block US rules curbing tailpipe emissions in cars, light trucks

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) -Republican attorneys general from 25 states on Thursday sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to block rules intended to reduce planet-warming emissions from cars

States sue to block US rules curbing tailpipe emissions in cars, light trucks

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) -Republican attorneys general from 25 states on Thursday sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to block rules intended to reduce planet-warming emissions from cars

Scotland ditches 2030 climate target to cut emissions by 75%

By William James LONDON (Reuters) -Scotland on Thursday scrapped its target of cutting climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030, blaming the central British government, but said it

Western Kazakhstan braces for Ural floods, river Ob threatens Siberia

ORAL, Kazakhstan (Reuters) -Parts of Kazakhstan on the lower reaches of the Ural River prepared for peak floodwater on Thursday, while three Russian regions struggled to cope more than two weeks into

Parched Texas growing season looms as US, Mexico spar over water treaty

By Leah Douglas, Cassandra Garrison and Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) - Texas farm groups warn of a disastrous season ahead for citrus and sugar as Mexican and U.S. officials try to resolve a dispute

Brazil’s plans to drill for oil in the Amazon hit stiff Indigenous resistance

By Marta Nogueira and Fabio Teixeira OIAPOQUE, Brazil (Reuters) - State-run energy firm Petrobras has hit growing resistance from Indigenous groups and government agencies to its premier exploration

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Iran war has given India a blueprint for the next conflict

Pakistan would be itching to do an Iran on us and China would be planning to execute an air campaign without allowing us asymmetrical escalation. India has no choice but to transform.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

War at machine speed: How AI became a decisive force in US-Israel conflict with Iran

The core of the US military’s AI deployment in Iran is a system called the Maven Smart System, built by software company Palantir Technologies.

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.