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Factbox-Who is giving aid to Myanmar after the earthquake?

(Reuters) -Rescue workers, sniffer dogs, paramedics and millions of dollars in aid have begun arriving in Myanmar after a massive earthquake ravaged much of the war-torn country. About 2,000 people

South Africa grants Eskom coal plants limited emissions exemptions

By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -South African coal-fired power stations have received limited exemptions from air quality laws and harmful emissions reduction regulations, the environment

Dutch Gasunie expects to invest $13 billion in power grid through 2030

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch natural gas grid operator Gasunie on Monday said it expects to invest around 12 billion euros ($13 billion) through 2030 to help accelerate the energy transition and stop

Growing wildfire in eastern California prompts evacuations, Cal Fire says

By Surbhi Misra (Reuters) -A rapidly growing wildfire in California's Eastern Sierra region burned through 1,000 acres and forced evacuations in multiple counties, the California Department of

China’s Politburo discussed environmental protection work in meeting on Monday

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's Politburo met on Monday to discuss supervision over environmental protection work, the official state news agency Xinhua said. Top Communist Party officials, the Politburo,

South Korea police say rite at family grave led to deadly wildfire

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean police said on Sunday they booked a man suspected of starting what grew into the country's largest wildfire, killing at least 26 people and razing thousands of buildings

Stellantis to buy CO2 credits from Tesla ‘pool’ also in 2025, exec says

TURIN, Italy (Reuters) -Stellantis will buy credits from a "pool" led by Tesla also in 2025, to meet European Union's CO2 reduction requirements, despite Brussels giving carmakers three years to

At least 4 killed in severe storms along Texas-Mexico border

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - At least four people were killed in severe storms in the near Texas' border with Mexico amid heavy rain and flooding, officials said on Friday. Hidalgo, Willacy and

US regulators issue preliminary environmental support for Rio Grande LNG

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a preliminary decision on Friday supporting environmental approval for NextDecade's Rio Grande LNG project in southern Texas. In

English water companies released sewage for 3.6 million hours in 2024

(This March 27 story has been corrected to make clear that the data relates to Britain, not England, in the headline and paragraph 1) LONDON (Reuters) - English water companies released untreated

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Ube is all set to kick out matcha from Indian cafes. Expect purple frappe, boba tea, kulfi

Ube’s sweet, nutty, almost vanilla-like flavour doesn’t need convincing. You don’t have to acquire a taste for it. And matcha fatigue is all too real.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.