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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon falls 66% in July

By Gabriel Araujo and Lisandra Paraguassu SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) -Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell in July to its lowest level for the month since 2017, preliminary government figures

Winter heat wave in Chile offers ‘window’ to warmer world

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A winter heat wave bringing historically high temperatures to Chile is a "window" to an increasingly warm future, according to scientists. Globally, July was already the hottest

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon fell 66% in July

By Gabriel Araujo and Lisandra Paraguassu SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) -Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell in July to its lowest level for the month since 2017, preliminary government figures

Greenpeace oil protesters cover Rishi Sunak’s home in black fabric

By Muvija M and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Greenpeace protesters draped the private home of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in black fabric on Thursday, hanging huge sheets of it from the

Iran shuts down for two days because of ‘unprecedented heat’

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has announced Wednesday and Thursday this week will be public holidays because of "unprecedented heat" and told the elderly and people with health conditions to stay indoors,

UK carbon price plunge raises risk of green levies on exports to EU

By Susanna Twidale and Kate Abnett LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Plummeting prices in the UK's carbon market have increased the likelihood that exports of steel will be slapped with additional CO2

South Korea to send more medics to global scout event for heatwave

By Soo-hyang Choi and Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea is sending dozens of military doctors and nurses to help out at the camp site of a global scout event on Thursday after hundreds of

Presidents of Mediterranean states demand climate crisis action

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's president and his counterparts in five European countries have demanded urgent moves to tackle the "climate crisis" after scorching heatwaves, wildfires and flooding. There

Protesters drape home of UK PM Sunak in black fabric over oil policy

By Muvija M and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Greenpeace protesters draped the private home of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in black fabric on Thursday, stepping up their campaign against his

Eco-friendly bamboo bicycles hit the streets in Cuba

By Mario Fuentes HAVANA (Reuters) - Among the classic cars, mopeds and rickshaws Cubans use to get around the capital city Havana, a new kind of ride is hitting the streets - bamboo bicycles made by a

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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.