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Vietnam capital dims street lights to save energy during heat wave

By Thinh Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) - Authorities in Vietnam's capital of Hanoi are turning off street lights to keep the national power system running amid record temperatures bringing a surge in demand

Shanghai breaks more than century-old heat record in sweltering May

BEIJING (Reuters) - Shanghai saw its hottest day in May for more than 100 years on Monday with temperatures hitting 36.1 degrees Celsius (97 degrees Fahrenheit), continuing a brutal trend of unusually

Eastern Canada’s Halifax declares emergency over wildfire, shutting schools

(Reuters) - The eastern Canadian city of Halifax declared a state of local emergency late on Sunday after a wildfire caused evacuations and power outages, with authorities shutting several schools in

China says Mongolia main source of severe sandstorms this year

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Mongolia was the main source of northern China's worst sandstorms in five years from January to April, and may have contributed as much as 70% of the dust floating over capital

Australia’s NSW still mulling changes to license conditions for Newcrest’s Cadia mine

(Reuters) - Australia's New South Wales state is still considering additional license conditions for Newcrest Mining Ltd's most profitable gold mine, which is required to meet certain air quality

Plastic recycling in focus as treaty talks get underway in Paris

By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) - With countries meeting this week to work on a global plastics treaty, debate was emerging between countries wanting to limit the production of more plastics and the

Eastern Canada’s Halifax declares emergency over wildfire

(Reuters) - The eastern Canadian city of Halifax declared a state of local emergency late on Sunday after a wildfire caused evacuations and power outages. "Emergency responders are working around the

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Northern Colombia, no damages reported

(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck Northern Colombia on Sunday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said. Colombia's disaster risk management unit UNGRD said it was

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Northern Colombia region-EMSC

(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck Northern Colombia on Sunday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 85 km (52.82 miles), EMSC said.

This US company is brewing beer out of recycled wastewater

2,000 gallons of recycled greywater from the Fifteen Fifty luxury apartment building in San Francisco was converted into beer.

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

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.