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Sri Lanka readies ailing Thai elephant for flight home

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Twice a day carers in Sri Lanka lead Sak Surin, an elephant donated by Thailand more than 20 years ago, into a custom-made crate, where he stands patiently, training for a special

Record heat across Asia put renewable power fleet to the test

Temperatures in parts of the region breached 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in late April, earlier than usual, causing widespread infrastructure damage and power outages.

Climate change may have stimulated plankton bloom behind Thai mass fish die-off: expert

By Napat Wesshasartar BANGKOK (Reuters) - Climate change might have stimulated a plankton bloom that caused thousands of dead fish to wash up along a 3- to 4-kilometre stretch of beach in Thailand's

Sri Lanka readies ailing Thai elephant for flight home

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Twice a day carers in Sri Lanka lead Sak Surin, an elephant donated by Thailand more than 20 years ago, into a custom-made crate, where he stands patiently, training for a special

Sri Lanka readies ailing Thai elephant for flight home

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Twice a day carers in Sri Lanka lead Sak Surin, an elephant donated by Thailand more than 20 years ago, into a custom-made crate, where he stands patiently, training for a special

Beijing issues highest heat alert as temperature rises above 40 degrees Celsius

The China Meteorological Administration has said that it expected higher temperatures to persist for the next 8 to 10 days.

Sri Lanka readies ailing Thai elephant for flight home

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Twice a day carers in Sri Lanka lead Sak Surin, an elephant donated by Thailand more than 20 years ago, into a custom-made crate, where he stands patiently, training for a special

Beijing steps up hot weather alert to highest level

By Ryan Woo and Casey Hall BEIJING (Reuters) -Beijing on Friday upgraded its warning for hot weather to "red" - the highest in a colour-coded alert system - saying most parts of the Chinese capital

Beijing steps up hot weather alert to highest level

By Ryan Woo and Casey Hall BEIJING (Reuters) -Beijing on Friday upgraded its warning for hot weather to "red" - the highest in a colour-coded alert system - saying most parts of the Chinese capital

US climate change lawsuit seeks $50 billion, citing 2021 heat wave

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) -An Oregon county on Thursday sued Exxon, Chevron, other major oil and coal companies, and industry groups, seeking over $50 billion to counter the harms caused by extreme

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.