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Canada demands Meta lift ban on news to allow fires info to be shared

OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian government minister on Friday demanded that Meta lift a ban on Canadian news from its platforms to allow people to share information about major forest fires in the west

Athletics-Coe says sports must take responsibility for adapting to climate change

By Lori Ewing BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Athletics faces an uncertain future in the face of the changing climate, with the sport's head Sebastian Coe warning on Friday that athletes are already suffering

Category 4 hurricane Hilary set to weaken before reaching California on Sunday

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Category 4 Hurricane Hilary was rushing toward Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Friday morning, threatening to bring "significant flooding" to parts of the region as well

Zimbabwe to take 30% of carbon credit revenue

By Nyasha Chingono HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe will allow developers of carbon credits to keep as much as 70% of the proceeds for the first decade of the project, with 30% paid as an environmental

India faces its driest August with scant rainfall owing to El Niño pattern, says IMD

India received just 90.7 mm (3.6 inches) in the first 17 days of August, nearly 40% lower than the normal. The month's normal average is 254.9 mm (10 inches).

London’s clean-air zone expansion hit by camera vandalism

LONDON (Reuters) - Hundreds of cameras installed on London's roads to enforce a clean-air zone that imposes a daily charge on some motorists have been vandalised amid fierce opposition to its upcoming

Paris bans pony rides for children following animal rights campaign

By Antonia Cimini and Antony Paone PARIS (Reuters) - Paris will ban pony rides for children in its public parks from 2025 following a campaign by animal rights activists who argue that the ponies are

Explainer-Maui inferno: What are the deadliest wildfires in US history?

(Reuters) - The Maui wildfires in Hawaii have killed at least 111, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, with hundreds of people unaccounted for nearly a week after the

Maui tourism, an economic mainstay, sparks anger amid fire ruin

By Doyinsola Oladipo, Julia Harte and Rich McKay (Reuters) - The incongruous sight of tourists enjoying Maui's tropical beaches while search-and-rescue teams trawl building ruins and waters for

A year on, Europe less fearful of U.S. green subsidies push

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) -When the United States launched its massive green subsidies push a year ago, many in Europe feared it would be a fresh blow to their regional economy grappling

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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.