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US market watchdog aims to pause lawsuit over climate disclosures

By Virginia Furness and Isla Binnie LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -The acting chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday the agency was asking a court to pause proceedings in a

USGS reports 5.1 magnitude quake in northern Morocco

(Reuters) - The United States Geological survey (USGS) said early on Tuesday that a 5.1 magnitude quake hit near Ksar el Kebir in northern Morocco. There were no official reports of casualties. The

Trump signs executive order on plastic drinking straws

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order aimed at encouraging the U.S. government and consumers to purchase plastic drinking straws. "We're going back to

Exclusive-Colombia deforestation in 2024 among lowest levels in 23 years, minister says

By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Deforestation in Colombia in 2024 is expected to have reached a higher level than during the previous year but is still forecast to be among the lowest levels in

Dry season in Ivory Coast triggers cocoa shortage fears, farmers say

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - A lack of rain in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions could delay the start of the April-to-September mid-crop, potentially leading to a shortage of beans, the main

Most countries miss UN deadline for new climate targets

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Many of the world's biggest polluter nations have missed a U.N. deadline to set new climate targets as efforts to curb global warming come under pressure following

Japan weather bureau says no signs of El Nino, La Nina

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's weather bureau said on Monday there were no clear indications of El Nino or La Nina events, although La Nina characteristics were becoming evident. The bureau added that

‘Aquapreneurs’ are turning the tide on water pollution

80% of wastewater is untreated globally, leading to 485,000 annual deaths and $260 billion in economic losses. Every $1 invested in wastewater infrastructure offers an estimated economic gain of $4.3.

Sustainability doesn’t have to be the enemy of energy security and affordability

Europe learned a bitter lesson about energy security three years ago when 45% of its gas was Russian, but war in Ukraine forced a rapid search for alternatives.

Week of tremors exposes dangers of Santorini’s construction boom

By Lefteris Papadimas and Karolina Tagaris SANTORINI, Greece (Reuters) - Hundreds of small earthquakes that shook Greece's tourist hotspot of Santorini this week have revived concerns about the safety

On Camera

Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar didn’t have a cabaret-classical split. It was about genre, style

Consider Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar’s duet ‘Chhod Do Aanchal’. The sequence was set in a flower garden, and the girl’s bashfulness was not even remotely relatable to a cabaret dancer.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.