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Plane fighting wildfires in Greece crashes

By Fedja Grulovic and Nicolas Economou RHODES, Greece (Reuters) -A plane fighting wildfires in Greece crashed on Tuesday as Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned of tough days ahead with

Deadly fires rage along Algeria coast, spread to Tunisia

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria was battling to contain devastating forest fires along its Mediterranean coast on Tuesday, in an inferno which has killed at least 34 people, authorities said, adding they

Wildfires rage in Greece, more tourists fly out

By Fedja Grulovic and Nicolas Economou RHODES, Greece (Reuters) -Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned of tough days ahead on Tuesday as ministers met to discuss a response to wildfires that

Pertamina signs deals to explore CCS, CCUS partnerships

TANGERANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesia's state energy company PT Pertamina signed four agreements on Tuesday to study and explore potential developments of carbon capture storage facilities in the

Greek PM warns of difficult days ahead as wildfires rage

By Fedja Grulovic RHODES, Greece (Reuters) -Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned of difficult days ahead on Tuesday as ministers met to discuss a response to wildfires that have destroyed

Storms kill two in northern Italy, Palermo airport reopens after fire

By Federico Maccioni MILAN (Reuters) -Palermo's airport reopened on Tuesday after wildfires in Sicily forced its closure for a few hours as extreme weather continued to batter Italy, with severe

Japan’s Sumitomo to study carbon capture project at mature gas field in UAE

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sumitomo on Tuesday said it and Sharjah National Oil Corp (SNOC) will study a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at a mature gas field in the United Arab Emirates.

Palermo airport closed, two killed in north as fires and storms batter Italy

By Federico Maccioni MILAN (Reuters) - Wildfires forced the closure of Palermo airport in Sicily on Tuesday as extreme weather continued to batter Italy, with severe storms causing damage and at least

UK minister: petrol car ban immovable but some green policies to be relaxed

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is sticking to its plan to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 but some measures to reduce the carbon footprint of residential homes will be relaxed, senior

China, Taiwan brace themselves as super Typhoon Doksuri spirals closer to East Asia

Currently packing top wind speeds of 138 miles per hour (223 kph), Doksuri will make landfall on the Chinese mainland somewhere between Fujian and Guangdong provinces on Friday.

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Israel-US-Iran war could go many ways for India. The dust needs to settle first

In many respects the war has reinforced the partnership between Israel and UAE. And for India, the relationship with the UAE carries far greater strategic weight than any connection with Iran.

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.