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

By Stephen Culp (Reuters) -The Maui wildfires in Hawaii have killed at least 106, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, with hundreds of people unaccounted for nearly a week

Factbox-Carbon storage projects across Europe

(Reuters) - Efforts to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from industries and store them underground have gathered pace across Europe over the past few years as countries scramble to meet climate

Factbox-Carbon storage projects across Europe

(Reuters) - Efforts to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from industries and store them underground have gathered pace across Europe over the past few years as countries scramble to meet climate

Indonesia delays plan to invest $20 billion in energy transition funds

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has pushed back until later this year plans to announce investments from a fund of $20 billion pledged by rich countries and global lenders to help speed transition to

Highly trained dogs take on mission of finding Hawaii fire victims

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - A year of intense training to discern the difference between human and animal remains is a must for the specialized search dogs deployed to work on Maui following last

Lahaina wildfire insured property loss to be about $3.2 billion – KCC

(Reuters) - Insured property losses from the wildfire that ravaged the resort town of Lahaina in Hawaii last week are estimated to be about $3.2 billion, catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark &

Construction of major Dutch carbon storage project can continue – High Court

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands' highest court on Wednesday ruled that construction of a major carbon capture project in the Rotterdam port area can continue, despite objections by environmental

Wildfire in Tenerife national park prompts village evacuations

TENERIFE, Canary Islands, Spain (Reuters) - Spanish authorities on Wednesday ordered the evacuation of four villages on the Canary island of Tenerife after a wildfire broke out in the nature park

Decarbonisation group’s biofuel bunkering trial finds 20% drop in emissions

(This Aug. 15 story has been corrected to say emissions had decreased by 20% rather than ‘sharply dropped’ in the headline, and to say ‘very low sulphur fuel oil,’ not ‘marine gasoil,’ in paragraph 1)

China warns floods could aggravate crop diseases, infestation in northeast

BEIJING (Reuters) - China called on Wednesday for more measures to protect its crops after warning that the recent floods in its grain-producing northeast region could worsen diseases and infestations

On Camera

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.