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Wind, not nuclear, is the best way to meet Sweden’s climate goals, leading think tank says

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The cheapest way for Sweden to meet its expected rise in demand for electricity and goal of net zero emissions by 2045 is to build more onshore wind parks rather than increase

Much of US South coated in ice after historic winter storm

By Rich McKay and Hannah Lang ATLANTA (Reuters) - The rare deep freeze in the wake of an historic winter storm that swept across the U.S. South this week will linger through Sunday, leaving the region

Massive new Los Angeles-area fire balloons as winds pick up

By David Swanson and Brendan O'Brien CASTAIC, California (Reuters) - Powerful winds and bone-dry conditions were expected to pose a challenge to firefighters battling new wildfires in southern

Michael Bloomberg steps in to help fund UN climate body after Trump withdrawal

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy arm said on Thursday it will provide funding to help cover the U.S. contribution to the U.N. climate

Los Angeles artists, collectors reel from wildfires

By Hannah Lang (Reuters) - As the Los Angeles area begins the formidable task of rebuilding after the most destructive wildfires in its history, the city's artists and art collectors are mourning what

Italy’s plan for return to nuclear power ready by end-2027, minister says

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy aims to finalise by the end of 2027 a plan allowing the use of nuclear power energy again after it was banned almost 40 years ago, Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said

Earthquakes above magnitude 5 strike Philippines

MANILA (Reuters) -Two earthquakes jolted the Philippines several hours apart on Thursday, authorities said, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage. A magnitude 5.8 quake

Magnitude 5.8 offshore quake strikes central Philippines

MANILA (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the central Philippines on Thursday, damaging buildings and a road near its epicentre, authorities said. The shallow offshore quake, initially

New wildfire breaks out in Los Angeles, forces evacuation of over 31,000

Fuelled by strong winds & dry brush, the Hughes fire, the third this season, grew to two-thirds the size of the Eaton Fire, one of the two monster conflagrations to ravage the LA area.

Magnitude 5.9 offshore quake strikes central Philippines

MANILA (Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck off the central Philippines on Thursday, the country's seismology agency said. The offshore quake had a depth of 10 km (6 miles) and was off the

On Camera

Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar didn’t have a cabaret-classical split. It was about genre, style

Consider Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar’s duet ‘Chhod Do Aanchal’. The sequence was set in a flower garden, and the girl’s bashfulness was not even remotely relatable to a cabaret dancer.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.