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US grants states and tribes funds to protect power grids

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy said on Friday it has granted seven states and three tribal nations more than $77 million in taxpayer funding for projects protecting power grids

US South blanketed with oppressive heat going into holiday weekend

(Reuters) - A dangerous heat wave threatened to bring record-breaking temperatures to parts of the U.S. South on Friday, with the National Weather Service warning Americans from Texas to Florida to

Huge rockfall narrowly misses Swiss village evacuated last month

(Reuters) - A large rockfall overnight narrowly missed a tiny Swiss mountain village that was evacuated last month due to the risk it could be buried under a collapsing mountainside, with local

Early warnings and timely evacuation help India avert casualties from cyclone

By Sumit Khanna and Sudipto Ganguly AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - Early warnings, accurate identification of vulnerable areas and timely evacuations helped India to avert major casualties from cyclone

Mexico says mass bird deaths likely caused by El Niño’s hotter waters

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The deaths of hundreds of wild birds along Mexico's Pacific coast were likely caused by the El Niño climate phenomenon, local authorities said on Thursday, as the country and

Mexico says mass bird deaths likely caused by El Niño’s hotter waters

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The deaths of hundreds of wild birds along Mexico's Pacific coast were likely caused by the El Niño climate phenomenon, local authorities said on Thursday, as the country and

Artist paints giant plastic bottle in Swiss park in litter protest

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - A Swiss-French artist has painted a giant fresco depicting a crumpled plastic bottle directly onto the grass of a Swiss park with a view to raising awareness about

Dry weather forces water use restrictions in southern England

By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) - An English water utility has announced a temporary ban on hosepipes and sprinklers in the southeastern regions of Kent and Sussex amid a prolonged dry spell

El Niño likely the cause for mass bird deaths along Pacific coast, say Mexican authorities

While they had initially suspected bird flu, the country's agriculture and environment ministries jointly concluded the most likely reason was warmer oceans resulting from El Niño.

Mexico says mass bird deaths likely caused by El Niño’s hotter waters

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The deaths of hundreds of wild birds along Mexico's Pacific coast were likely caused by the El Niño climate phenomenon, local authorities said on Thursday, as the country and

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.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

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.