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Malaysia forecasts peak of El Niño to hit in early 2024

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia on Friday forecast the peak of the El Niño weather phenomenon, which brings prolonged hot and dry weather, will hit the country at the beginning of 2024. El Niño, a

Countries adopt new shipping greenhouse gas emissions target

LONDON (Reuters) -Countries on Friday adopted a revised greenhouse gas (GHG) strategy for shipping that sets a net zero emissions target "by or around 2050", which was viewed by environmental groups

Malaysia forecasts peak of El Niño to hit in early 2024

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia on Friday forecast the peak of the El Niño weather phenomenon, which brings prolonged hot and dry weather, will hit the country at the beginning of 2024. El Niño, a

Eight children killed by landslide in northern Pakistan after monsoon rains

Official said the incident took place in the remote Shangla district while the children were playing cricket. All of them were aged between 12 and 15.

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon drops 34% in first half 2023, hits its lowest level in 4 years

Brazil’s national space research agency said that 2,649 sqkm of rainforest were cleared, lowest for the period since 2019. But that’s still more than 3 times size of New York City.

South Korea says Japan’s plan to release Fukushima radioactive water meets standards

Japan has faced opposition to its plan, both at home and abroad, including from South Korea, despite assurances that the water is safe after being filtered to remove most isotopes.

Deep-sea metal rush in doubt as regulatory body meets

(Refiles to fix punctuation in paragraph 4) By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Plans to extract minerals from the ocean floor are expected to be put on hold next week at a meeting of the U.N. body

Forecasters raise Atlantic hurricane outlook to above average

(Reuters) - Forecasters at Colorado State University for a second time raised their estimate for storms during this year's Atlantic hurricane season, citing "record" sea surface temperatures. The

From “facekinis” to arm sleeves, sun protection gear sells out in China heatwave

By Sophie Yu and Casey Hall BEIJING (Reuters) - As temperatures hit a record roasting 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) across multiple cities in China, how to shield one's skin from the sun

Last month was the hottest June on record globally, EU-backed Copernicus says

The sea temperature surged to a new record in June due to longer-term changes and, in part, El Nino, fueling tropical cyclones in the Pacific and boosting rainfall.

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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.