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Stifling heat wave to grip U.S. South over holiday weekend

(Reuters) - An oppressive heat wave settled over a wide swath of the U.S. South on Thursday, bringing record-breaking temperatures that could top 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) in many spots and

Aviation industry split on whether 2050 net zero goal achievable -GE survey

PARIS (Reuters) - The aviation industry is split on whether it can meet its climate targets with almost a third of its sustainability executives predicting it will miss a mid-century deadline, a

U.S. proposes to formalize deep fee reductions for wind and solar on federal land

(Reuters) - A new regulation will formalize a roughly 80% cut in project fees for wind and solar energy developments on federal lands under a proposal by the Biden administration on Thursday as part

Fate of EU nature law uncertain after chaotic first vote

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The fate of the European Union's flagship law to restore nature hung in the balance on Thursday after a chaotic vote in which lawmakers decided not to reject the bill entirely but

India, Pakistan brace for fast approaching cyclone

By Francis Mascarenhas, Sumit Khanna and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam MANDVI, India/KARACHI (Reuters) -Authorities in India's western state of Gujarat evacuated more than 75,000 people from vulnerable

Jury says Berkshire’s PacifiCorp owes punitive damages for 2020 Oregon wildfires

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -An Oregon jury on Wednesday said PacifiCorp, an electric utility owned by billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, must pay punitive damages for four of the

Analysis-In China’s lithium hub, mining boom comes at a cost

By Siyi Liu and Dominique Patton YICHUN, China (Reuters) - Down a steep dirt road from the Baishi Huashan lithium mine in southern China, trucks laden with silvery grey ore rumble towards a cluster of

Study says renewables must ramp up 5 times faster to avert Thunberg’s climate ‘cliff’

By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg warned on Tuesday that humanity was "rushing towards the cliff" of climate catastrophe, and a new study by think tank Climate

Study says renewables must ramp up 5 times faster to avert Thunberg’s climate ‘cliff’

By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg warned on Tuesday that humanity was "rushing towards the cliff" of climate catastrophe, and a new study by think tank Climate

Study says renewables must ramp up 5 times faster to avert Thunberg’s climate ‘cliff’

By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg warned on Tuesday that humanity was "rushing towards the cliff" of climate catastrophe, and a new study by think tank Climate

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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.

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.