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Bike-friendly Paris votes on triple parking fees for SUVs

PARIS (Reuters) -Parisians voted in a referendum on Sunday on whether large SUVs should be subject to a threefold increase in parking charges as the French capital presses on with long-term plans to

Bike-friendly Paris votes on raising parking fees for SUVs

PARIS (Reuters) - Paris holds a referendum on Sunday asking Parisians whether the city should impose a parking surcharge on large SUVs, as the French capital pushes on with its multi-year plan to

Stronger storm expected to hit California with potentially deadly floods

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A second, more powerful atmospheric river storm was headed for Southern California this weekend, threatening to unleash life-threatening floods and landslides,

Second, stronger storm expected to hit California with potentially deadly floods

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A second, more powerful atmospheric river storm was headed for Southern California this weekend, threatening to unleash potentially life-threatening floods and

Farm biogas projects should not get Biden climate money -congressional letter

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Projects to capture methane from farm livestock manure for energy production should not be eligible for farm conservation dollars included in U.S. President Joe

Swiss ski spot left snowless, deserted by mild January

By Denis Balibouse VAULION, Switzerland (Reuters) - The once-popular ski runs of Dent-de-Vaulion in the Swiss Jura Mountains are now deserted as unusually mild weather has driven away winter sport

Fixing air can bring golden age in India-Pakistan ties. Climate action is good for diplomacy

The smog crisis common to both India and Pakistan could provide an opportunity for collaborative climate action. It has the potential to reduce tension between the two countries.

UN climate chief calls for $2.4 trillion in climate finance

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world needs to mobilize at least $2.4 trillion to keep global climate change goals within reach, the United Nations climate chief said in a speech on

Hanoi flights halted as city faces worsening air pollution

HANOI (Reuters) - All flights to and from the international airport in Vietnam's capital Hanoi have been delayed or diverted to other cities on Friday due to heavy fog and worsening air pollution,

Exxon says investors withdrawing climate proposal annual shareholder meeting

(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp on Thursday said activist investors were withdrawing a climate proposal the oil giant sought to block from being voted on during the company's shareholder meeting in May.

On Camera

Dear Ralph Lauren, my DU college aesthetic is not your costume

What is truly confounding about Ralph Lauren’s bastardisation of the Bandhani into a printed tie-dye is the price tag—Rs 44,800.

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.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

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.