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Germany overtakes China as second most attractive country for renewables investment

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Germany has overtaken China to become the second most attractive country in the world for renewables investment due to its efforts to speed up power market reform

Seven dead as India steps up evacuations ahead of cyclone

By Sumit Khanna and Rajendra Jadhav AHMEDABAD/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Four boys drowned after venturing into rough seas in Mumbai as Indian authorities began evacuating people from western coastal areas on

Heatwave lays bare Vietnam’s structural electricity woes

By Khanh Vu and Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam is battling electricity cuts caused by a heatwave that has exposed structural and bureaucratic problems limiting available power to half of

Exclusive – Investors may exit consumer goods firms over EU deforestation law

By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) - As a new European Union zero-tolerance deforestation law looms, several major investors told Reuters they are concerned about their exposure to the issue, with some

China plans new water megaprojects in wake of climate change crisis

China's Ministry of Water Resources said the plan would 'unblock the major arteries' of the river system by 2035, boost irrigation and aid to cut the risk of floods and droughts

Residents in for months-long displacement as Philippine volcano spews lava, gases

MANILA (Reuters) - At least 14,000 people evacuated from around a volcano spewing lava and noxious gases in the central Philippines may remain displaced from their homes for months, authorities warned

PacifiCorp to appeal jury verdict over 2020 Oregon wildfires

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - An Oregon jury on Monday found the utility PacifiCorp, a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, liable in a $1.6 billion class action lawsuit over four of the

Climate change trial pits youths against Montana

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - The first trial in several U.S. climate change cases brought by youths kicked off on Monday in Montana, where sixteen young people are seeking to hold the state

Jury finds Berkshire’s PacifiCorp unit liable in 2020 Oregon wildfires

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - An Oregon jury on Monday found the utility PacifiCorp, a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, liable in a $1.6 billion class action lawsuit over four of the

Climate activists who glued themselves to Vatican Museums’ statues ordered to pay 30,000 euros

Guido Viero and Laura Zorzini of the Ultima Generazione (Last Generation) group pulled the stunt against the Laocoon statue in August.

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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.