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China warns of crop, animal disease outbreaks in flood-hit areas

(Refiles to remove extra word in headline) BEIJING (Reuters) - Northern China warned of crop and animal diseases breaking out as flood waters retreated from rural areas, while some cities struggled to

China’s Beijing reports 33 deaths from flooding, 18 still missing – state media

BEIJING (Reuters) - There have been 33 deaths from heavy floods in China's capital of Beijing as of Aug. 8, with 18 still missing, Beijing Daily reported on Wednesday. The disaster has stricken nearly

Gabon buys back $500 million nominal in ‘debt-for-nature’ bond tender

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Gabon moved forward with Africa's first debt-for-nature swap on Tuesday in a deal that saw the country buy back a nominal $500 million of its international debt and price an

July was world’s hottest on record, EU scientists say

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Last month was the hottest July on record, with abnormally high temperatures recorded on both land and sea, the European Union's Copernicus climate change panel said on Tuesday.

Chinese farmer faces ruin after his flock of sheep drowned in floods

By Xiaoyu Yin and Josh Arslan BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese farmer Zhou Lu had raised hundreds of sheep for four years. Now they lie, belly up or on their sides, dead and bloated after drowning in a

US insurers invested in fossil fuels as climate risks to underwriting mount -report

By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S.-based insurers have invested hundreds of billions of dollars in fossil fuel-related assets which in turn contribute to the risk of climate-related damage to

The climate-friendly cows bred to belch less methane

By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - When Canadian dairy farmer Ben Loewith's calves are born next spring, they will be among the first in the world to be bred with a specific environmental

Iraqi builders face growing risks on frontline of climate change

By Timour Azhari, Mohammed Kadhim Atti and Maher Nazeh BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - With temperatures that can go above 50C (122F), Iraqi building sites have long been a hazardous place to work in summer.

Biden to protect vast sacred lands near Grand Canyon

By Nandita Bose and Trevor Hunnicutt GRAND CANYON VILLAGE, Arizona (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will curb land development on a stretch of nearly 1 million acres (405,000 hectares) near

Landslides, floods kill 38 so far as monsoon rains lash Nepal

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Landslides caused by heavy rain have killed at least one person, and blocked a major highway in Nepal this week, officials said on Tuesday, as the death toll from

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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.