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EU car emission limits face pushback from eight members -document

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France, Italy and the Czech Republic are among eight countries pushing to weaken new EU emissions limits for cars, saying they are overly ambitious and unrealistic

Brazil to set tougher climate change target, sources say

By Jake Spring BRASILIA (Reuters) - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva plans to commit Brazil to a more ambitious climate change goal this year, addressing criticisms of the previous target set by

Rio de Janeiro confirms case of avian flu in wild bird

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro has confirmed a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in a wild bird, it said in a statement on Monday. (Reporting by

EU countries back ban on destruction of unsold textiles

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments agreed on Monday that the bloc should ban the destruction of unsold textiles, part of the EU's green push towards reducing waste through greater reuse

Thyssenkrupp to supply technology for electrolysis plant in Sweden

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Thyssenkrupp has agreed to supply technology for Swedish fossil-free steel startup H2 Green Steel's planned large electrolysis facility to produce hydrogen. The project is part

French climate investments to drive up national debt burden – think-tank

PARIS (Reuters) - Investments that France needs to finance its transition to a low-carbon economy are set to add 25 percentage points to its debt burden by 2040, a report from the government-funded

Kansas farmers abandon wheat fields after extreme drought

By Tom Polansek WICHITA, Kansas (Reuters) - Farmers in Kansas, the biggest U.S. producer of wheat used to make bread, are abandoning their crops after a severe drought and damaging cold ravaged farms.

Newcrest’s Cadia gold mine faces fresh probe for dust pollution

(Reuters) - Newcrest Mining Ltd's Cadia mine in Australia's New South Wales (NSW) state is facing a fresh investigation over emission of dust and other pollutants, the state's Environment Protection

Mount Etna eruption halts flights to Sicily’s Catania airport

ROME (Reuters) - Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted on Sunday after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna spewed volcanic ash onto its runways, airport authorities said. The

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Italy’s Unipol join forces to help Italians hit by flooding

MILAN (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX and Unipol Gruppo agreed to join forces to help people hit by flooding in northern Italy connect to the Internet, facilitating rescue operations, the Italian

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.