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Beijing sweats in extreme heat for record days this year

BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing topped its record for high temperature days in a year on Tuesday with 27 days as a blistering heatwave sweeps through the Chinese capital. At 12:20pm (0420 GMT), the

Europe on red alert as heatwave brings health warning

By Angelo Amante and Emma Farge ROME (Reuters) -Large swathes of southern and eastern Europe were placed on heatwave red alert on Tuesday and the World Meteorological Organization warned of an

AXA fund to invest $49 million in Brazil reforestation projects

By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) - An alternative investment vehicle controlled by French insurer AXA said on Tuesday it will inject $49 million into reforestation projects in Brazil led by local

Polish court overturns decision to suspend permit for Turow mine

WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish court on Tuesday overturned a ruling that work at the Turow lignite mine should be halted on environmental grounds, in a boost for the government which had vowed to keep it

US solar contract prices stabilize on improved panel supplies-report

(Reuters) - U.S. solar energy contract prices logged their first quarterly decline in more than three years, according to a report published on Monday, as challenges securing panel supplies eased and

G20 panel says additional $3 trln needed by 2030 towards climate action

GANDHINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Additional spending of around $3 trillion each year by 2030 would be required towards incremental investments in climate action and for meeting other sustainable

Don strengthens into Tropical Storm in central Atlantic Ocean

(Reuters) - Tropical Depression Don has strengthened into a Tropical Storm in the central Atlantic on Monday and is forecast to turn southward within the next day or so, the U.S. National Hurricane

US and China engage in climate talks as heatwave sweeps across the globe

US climate envoy John Kerry met Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua in Beijing, urging joint action to cut methane emissions and coal-fired power.

South Korea’s Yoon calls for fundamental change in disaster response after floods

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday called for an overhaul of the country's disaster response system after days of torrential rain killed dozens of people in the country.

From China to Death Valley, extreme weather blankets the globe

By Julia Harte and Charlie Devereux NEW YORK (Reuters) -Asia, Europe and much of the United States baked under extreme heat on Monday as global temperatures soared toward alarming highs and U.S.

On Camera

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.