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What caused the storm that brought Dubai to a standstill?

By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) -A storm hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman this week bringing record rainfall that flooded highways, inundated houses, grid-locked traffic and trapped people

Deadly heat in West Africa warns of climate change-driven scorchers to come, says report

By Boureima Balima and Abdel-Kader Mazou NIAMEY (Reuters) - On a hospital bed in Niger, a 96-year-old woman lay motionless attached to a drip - one of thousands of possible victims of West Africa's

Exclusive-JDE Peet’s sees coffee industry struggling to meet EU deforestation law

By Maytaal Angel and Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) - JDE Peet's, one of the world's largest coffee companies, said the global coffee industry is finding the timing very tight to comply with a new EU

Analysis-Carbon price fall deprives Europe’s green funds of billions

By Kate Abnett, Riham Alkousaa and Susanna Twidale FLORENCE/BERLIN (Reuters) - A drop in the European Union's carbon price this year could mean that a fund intended to be among the world's biggest

Indonesian volcano eruption forces evacuations, airport closure

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia shut a provincial airport and evacuated hundreds of people from the vicinity of the Ruang volcano after it belched explosive plumes of lava, rocks and ash for days,

Australian regulator sues Clorox over false claims on ‘ocean plastic’ bags

(Reuters) -The Australian competition regulator has taken legal action against U.S. bleach maker Clorox's local unit for falsely claiming that a brand of its kitchen and garbage bags were partly made

Indonesia closes airport in Manado due to volcano eruption, ministry says

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia closed the Sam Ratulangi airport in Manado, North Sulawesi, due to a volcano eruption overnight, the transport ministry said in a statement on Thursday. The airport will

Water levels rise in rivers in Russia’s Kurgan, Tomsk regions

(Reuters) - Water levels have continued to rise in the Tobol and Ob rivers in Russia's Kurgan and Tomsk regions, respectively, local authorities said on Thursday. In the city of Kurgan, the Tobol has

Argentina corn harvest faces more deep cuts from stunt disease spread

By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's corn harvest, already cut sharply due to a stunt disease spread by leafhopper insects, is "likely" to be slashed significantly further, a

Scotland to ditch 2030 greenhouse gas reduction target, says BBC report

LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland's devolved government will abandon its target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030, the BBC reported on Wednesday, adding that Scotland would keep a separate goal

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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.