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Five dead after heavy rains in eastern China, crops damaged in northeast

BEIJING (Reuters) - Five people died and two were missing, after heavy rain burst a river bank in a village near eastern China's Hangzhou city on Saturday, flooding houses and carrying away people and

Washington state wildfire threatens homes, farms, gas pipeline

By Matt McKnight BICKLETON, Washington (Reuters) -A fast-growing wildfire forced residents to evacuate a rural stretch of southern Washington state's Klickitat County on Saturday after it burned more

U.S. NHC says 40% chance of cyclone near Cape Verde Islands

(Reuters) - A small area of low pressure, located several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands has a 40% chance of developing into a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National

Britain’s green agenda questioned after clean air zone cast as vote-loser

By Alistair Smout and William James LONDON (Reuters) - A decision by Britain's governing party to get a lawmaker elected by attacking London's flagship anti-pollution policy has raised questions over

California has enough power during heat wave after Thursday emergency

(Reuters) - California's power grid operator said it does not plan to ask consumers to conserve power on Friday after declaring an energy emergency late Thursday as homes and businesses cranked up

Italy’s climate plan lacks financial strategy, think-tank warns

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy needs to invest 118 billion euros ($131 billion) annually to decarbonise its economy but lacks the financial strategy to attract funds from private investors and to allocate

Golf-Just Stop Oil protesters set off orange flare at British Open

HOYLAKE, England (Reuters) - Just Stop Oil protesters set off an orange flare next to the 17th green at the British Open on Friday before being driven off the course by the police in a golf buggy.

Polish shelter gives relief to sweltering dogs

WARSAW (Reuters) - Workers at a Polish shelter are taking special steps from air-conditioning to water holes to help their dogs cope with sweltering temperatures. While Poland has not yet seen the

Extreme heatwaves to continue through August, WMO adviser says

GENEVA (Reuters) - Heatwaves are expected to persist in a large part of the world throughout August, an adviser on extreme heat said on Friday, following on from record temperatures in recent weeks.

World’s biggest permafrost crater in Russia’s Far East thaws as planet warms

BATAGAI, Russia (Reuters) - Stunning drone footage has revealed details of the Batagaika crater, a one kilometre long gash in Russia's Far East that forms the world's biggest permafrost crater. In the

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Iran war has given India a blueprint for the next conflict

Pakistan would be itching to do an Iran on us and China would be planning to execute an air campaign without allowing us asymmetrical escalation. India has no choice but to transform.

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.