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Kilauea volcano erupts in Hawaii, lava confined to crater

(Reuters) -The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island erupted early on Wednesday morning and lava flows are currently confined to the surrounding crater floor, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said

US schools cancel recess, skylines vanish behind Canada wildfire smoke

By Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) -More than a dozen U.S. states were under air-quality alerts on Wednesday as smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires wafted south, casting a dull gray pallor

Where are the Canada wildfires and are they under control?

By Nia Williams (Reuters) -Wildfires are common in Canada's western provinces, but this year the eastern provinces of Nova Scotia, Quebec and parts of Ontario are also reeling from out of control

North American lobster industry confronts ‘ropeless’ traps after whale entanglements

By Lauren Owens Lambert MONHEGAN ISLAND, Maine (Reuters) - An emerging technology to fish for lobsters virtually ropeless to prevent whale entanglements is exciting conservationists, but getting a

Malaysia forecast to face weak to moderate El Nino from June onwards

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia, which has been dealing with a heatwave in recent months, is forecast to experience weak El Nino conditions from June onwards, the environment minister said on

ERG asks Congo to lift copper unit ban, denies pollution charge

By Felix Njini and Sonia Rolley (Reuters) - Eurasian Resources Group has asked authorities in Congo to reconsider a three-month ban imposed on its Boss Mining unit's copper and cobalt operations after

China’s wheat growers face ‘disaster’ after heavy rain batters crop

By Qin Ningwei and Josh Arslan XIPING COUNTY, China (Reuters) - After two weeks of continuous heavy rains, a farmer surnamed Chen in China's Henan province surveys bent stalks of saturated wheat in

Smoke from Canadian wildfires sets off health alerts in New York, Ottawa

An unusually early and intense start to wildfire season has set Canada on track for its worst-ever year as warm and dry conditions are forecast to persist for months.

Toronto, Ottawa covered in smoke from wildfires

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Smoke from wildfires in eastern Canada has polluted the air over Toronto and Ottawa and triggered health alerts from Environment Canada on Tuesday. Canada has experienced an

US EPA to remove proposed EV volumes from biofuel blending rule – sources

By Jarrett Renshaw and Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Biden administration will abandon a proposal to include the electric vehicle industry in the U.S. biofuel blending program and withdraw

On Camera

The Social Stock Exchange is India’s answer to inequality

Making the Social Stock Exchange succeed is not optional; it is a dharmic obligation to the millions of Indians whose lives remain outside the reach of ordinary markets.

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.