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Brazil’s Petrobras renews bid to win oil well license near Amazon mouth

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras has asked to resume a process for a license to drill a controversial well near the mouth of the Amazon river, the company's chief executive

US Supreme Court rules against EPA in wetlands regulation challenge

By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday put another dent in the regulatory reach of the Environmental Protection Agency, embracing a stringent new test

US forecasters call for near-normal Atlantic hurricane season

By Curtis Williams HOUSTON (Reuters) -This year's Atlantic hurricane season will bring an average number of ocean storms and hurricanes, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said

U.S. Supreme Court rules against EPA in wetlands regulation challenge

(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday put another dent in the regulatory reach of the Environmental Protection Agency, ruling in favor of an Idaho couple in their long-running bid to build a

As drought withers Tunisian fields, state feels financial pinch

By Jihed Abidellaoui TUNIS (Reuters) - As rains failed, Tunisian farmers watched their crops wither this spring, harvesting early to salvage some as animal feed and piling costs on a state struggling

Solar power due to overtake oil production investment for first time -IEA

By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) -Investment in clean energy will extend its lead over spending on fossil fuels in 2023, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday, with solar projects expected

Sierra Leone loses historic tree, a symbol of freedom, in rainstorm

By Umaru Fofana FREETOWN (Reuters) - A giant tree that towered over Sierra Leone's capital for centuries and symbolised freedom to its early residents came down overnight during a heavy rainstorm.

Ditch fossil fuels, end ‘senseless war against creation,’ Pope says in plea over climate change

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The world must rapidly ditch fossil fuels and end "the senseless war against creation", Pope Francis said on Thursday, in a fresh plea over climate change that called on

‘Death knell’ for India’s forests — experts submit objections to JPC on changes to forest law

Submissions to joint parliamentary committee reviewing proposed changes to Forest Conservation Act say these will 'open the floodgates' to unchecked mining and commercial activity.

China report on animal extinctions withdrawn

STORY_NUMBER: L1N37L0NP STORY_DATE: 24/05/2023 STORY_TIME: 1009 GMT

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.