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Davos 2024: Extreme weather and misinformation top global risks

By Victoria Waldersee (Reuters) - Risk specialists see extreme weather and misinformation as most likely to trigger a global crisis in the next couple of years, a World Economic Forum (WEF) survey

Saudi Arabia says focused on all kinds of energy, not just oil

RIYADH (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia is taking climate change issues seriously and has shifted its focus to all kinds of energy, not just oil, Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman told an industry

Saudi Arabia takes climate change issues seriously, energy minister says

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is taking climate change issues seriously and is taking the lead, Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman said at an industry event on Wednesday. "We as a country,

Storms envelop much of US, bringing heavy snow, rains, tornadoes

(Corrects the spelling of a word in the headline) By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -Brutal winter weather enveloped much of the U.S. on Tuesday and was forecast to continue through the week in areas, with

Storms envelope much of US, bringing heavy snow, rains, tornadoes

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Brutal winter weather enveloped much of the U.S. on Tuesday and was forecast to continue through the week in areas, with forecasters predicting heavy rains in the east and

Japan to double budget reserves for FY24/25 to respond to earthquake reconstruction – Asahi

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government is considering doubling budget reserves to 1 trillion yen ($6.9 billion) for the new fiscal year starting April to cover the cost of earthquake reconstruction, the

US saw record ‘billion-dollar’ climate disasters, high temps in 2023

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - The U.S. had more "billion-dollar" floods, fires and other climate disasters in 2023 than ever before, and the country's average temperature was the fifth-highest on record,

Tyson Foods, Cargill idle US beef plants due to snowstorm

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tyson Foods and Cargill said on Tuesday it suspended operations at beef processing plants in Kansas due to a massive snowstorm, disrupting U.S. meat production.

Massive winter storm batters US, knocks out power ahead of brutal freeze

By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) -A massive winter storm moving across the eastern half of the U.S. on Tuesday knocked out power to over 418,000 homes and businesses in 12 states ahead of a brutal freeze

Massive winter storm batters US, knocks out power to over 300,000 customers

(Reuters) - A massive winter storm moving across the eastern half of the U.S. on Tuesday ahead of a forecast brutal freeze this weekend knocked out power to over 302,000 homes and businesses in nine

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Hormuz crisis won’t replace the dollar with yuan. De-dollarisation is a myth

Recent data does not support any dramatic shift away from the dollar. As per IMF, the share of international transactions conducted in dollars has declined from 56.90% to 56.77%.

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.