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No quick fix to reverse Antarctic sea ice loss as warming intensifies – scientists

By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Sea ice in the Antarctic region has fallen to a record low this year as a result of rising global temperatures and there is no quick fix to reverse the damage

Extreme events in Antarctic to be more common due to global warming, says new research

A paper titled ‘Antarctic Extreme Events’ analyses extreme events in the Antarctic like loss of ice, heatwaves, and loss of marine life as a consequence of global warming.

More than 1,000 evacuated as Portugal wildfire spreads

By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira ODEMIRA, Portugal (Reuters) - Hundreds of firefighters scrambled on Tuesday to put out a blaze raging in southern Portugal that has scorched thousands of hectares

Looming storms shut US government offices, millions under tornado watch

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. government offices in the Washington D.C. area closed early on Monday because of threatening weather as forecasters warned people across the eastern U.S.

Fires threaten Indigenous community in Canada’s B.C. province, again

By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - Members of Lytton First Nation are fleeing their homes again amid record-setting blazes in the province of British Columbia, having yet to rebuild since a

Rains help strengthen Ivory Coast cocoa main crop, farmers say

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Above-average rain in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions last week helped the October-to-March main crop to strengthen, farmers said on Monday, adding there were

Heat camera captures scorching nature of record Phoenix heat wave

By Carlos Barria PHOENIX (Reuters) - As the world registered the hottest month of all time in July, the southwestern U.S. city of Phoenix shattered its own 1974 heat-wave record, with temperatures

‘Nature fights back’: Slovenia’s worst floods kill six

By Fedja Grulovic PREVALJE, Slovenia (Reuters) - Slovenia's worst floods on record have killed at least six people, swept away homes and clogged villages with debris, authorities and media said on

Vale loses bid to block BHP’s London lawsuit in Brazil dam case

LONDON (Reuters) - Vale on Monday lost a bid to block fellow mining giant BHP Group's bid to have it share potential liability in a 36 billion-pound ($46 billion) London lawsuit over Brazil's worst

Iberian Peninsula braces for heatwave as wildfires blaze on in Portugal

MADRID/LISBON (Reuters) - Spain and Portugal on Monday braced for the first day of a week-long heatwave that meteorologists expected to push thermometres above 44 Celsius (111 Fahrenheit) in parts of

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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.