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In Baltic Sea, citizen divers restore seagrass to fight climate change

By Lisi Niesner and Sarah Marsh KIEL, Germany (Reuters) - Just off the coast of Kiel in northern Germany, scuba divers use hand trowels to dig up emerald green seagrass shoots complete with roots from

Powerful typhoon Doksuri lashes Philippines, threatens Taiwan and China

By Karen Lema, Bernard Orr and Yimou Lee MANILA/BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -At least one person died as powerful typhoon Doksuri lashed the coastline of the northern Philippines with gale-force winds

Swiss bird centre saves winged victims of extreme heat

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENTHOD, Switzerland (Reuters) - Sparrows and swifts have arrived in droves at a Swiss centre treating distressed birds after soaring temperatures caused them to dehydrate

Rain raises Rhine river levels in Germany; north still too shallow

HAMBURG (Reuters) - Heavy rain has raised water levels on the Rhine in Germany, but the river is still too shallow in central northern areas for cargo vessels to sail fully loaded, commodity traders

Rain raises Rhine river levels in Germany; north still too shallow

HAMBURG (Reuters) - Heavy rain has raised water levels on the Rhine in Germany, but the river is still too shallow in central northern areas for cargo vessels to sail fully loaded, commodity traders

What’s the Biodiversity (Amendment) Bill passed by Lok Sabha & why it is facing criticism

The new bill not only simplifies compliance requirements that were there in the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, but also decriminalises biodiversity offences, 'for the ease of doing business'.

Rain raises Rhine river levels in Germany; north still too shallow

HAMBURG (Reuters) - Heavy rain has raised water levels on the Rhine in Germany, but the river is still too shallow in central northern areas for cargo vessels to sail fully loaded, commodity traders

Three dead as Sicily counts losses from ‘devastating’ fires

By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) - Italy's southern island of Sicily has been devastated by wildfires that have killed three elderly people, its regional president said, as a heatwave and severe

Rain raises Rhine river levels in Germany; north still too shallow

HAMBURG (Reuters) - Heavy rain has raised water levels on the Rhine in Germany, but the river is still too shallow in central northern areas for cargo vessels to sail fully loaded, commodity traders

Rain raises Rhine river levels in Germany; north still too shallow

HAMBURG (Reuters) - Heavy rain has raised water levels on the Rhine in Germany, but the river is still too shallow in central northern areas for cargo vessels to sail fully loaded, commodity traders

On Camera

India needs to learn from US-Iran conflict, just like Tehran took lessons from Iraq war

India did not choose to move away from Iran for oil; it was forced to. The fact that India managed the costs of this transition efficiently does not convert them into gains.

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.