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Fires burn after ships collide off UK, stoking fears over environment

By Phil Noble WITHERNSEA, England (Reuters) - Fires continued to burn on Tuesday after two ships collided off the coast of northeast England a day earlier, adding to concerns the jet fuel carried by

Climate activists protest at top global energy gathering

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) - Protesters gathered on Monday outside the world's largest annual meeting of energy executives, where the U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said that climate

Tanker involved in UK ship collision spilled fuel, says manager Crowley

LONDON (Reuters) - The Stena Immaculate tanker involved in Monday's collision with another ship off the coast of northeast England was reported to have released some jet fuel after sustaining a

US Supreme Court nixes challenge to state climate suits against oil firms

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday a bid by 19 Republican-led states led by Alabama to block five Democratic-led states from pursuing lawsuits accusing major oil

Rajasthan centre racing to save Great Indian Bustard clocks big win(g)—1st captive-born chick of 2025

The endangered Great Indian Bustard is one of the world’s largest flying birds whose numbers now hover at just around 150 in the wild. It typically lays just one egg a year.

There are fewer than 100 ocelots in the US – these scientists are trying to save them

By Evan Garcia CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Reuters) - In the race to save the endangered ocelot, scientists are trekking the United States, pursuing fertility treatments and striving to kickstart a new

In 1900s, Andamans came up with a plan to bring up crocodile numbers, but success has come with a bite

Rising attacks on humans have put Andaman's saltwater crocodiles at the center of a clash between conservationists and the government.

EU proposes ending wolves’ ‘strictly protected’ status in Europe

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed on Friday making it easier to hunt wolves in Europe, citing their growing number and the threat they pose to livestock as reasons

London air quality improves after expansion of levy on polluting cars, says report

By Sam Tabahriti LONDON (Reuters) - Toxic gas emissions in London fell by 27% following a 2023 expansion of the city's clean air zone, which imposes a levy on the most polluting vehicles, a report

Toad patrol in rural England aims to rescue amphibian population

BATH, England (Reuters) - Thousands of toads, frogs and newts inching through the damp undergrowth on their way to breed will arrive safely at their destination thanks to the efforts of dozens of

On Camera

Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar didn’t have a cabaret-classical split. It was about genre, style

Consider Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar’s duet ‘Chhod Do Aanchal’. The sequence was set in a flower garden, and the girl’s bashfulness was not even remotely relatable to a cabaret dancer.

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.