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Alberta on high alert for wildfire upsurge over scorching holiday weekend

By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) - Firefighters in Alberta are on high alert for a surge in blazes over a long weekend in the oil-rich Canadian province, which is enduring throttled energy production

G7 reaffirms commitment to a highly decarbonised road sector by 2030

HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - The Group of Seven (G7) nations on Saturday reaffirmed their commitment to a highly decarbonised road sector by 2030 and committed to the goal of achieving net-zero

Earthquake of magnitude 7.1 strikes near New Caledonia

(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands in the French territory of New Caledonia on Saturday, the authorities said, with no danger of a tsunami. The United

Magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes southeast of Loyalty Islands – USGS

(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands in the French territory of New Caledonia on Saturday, the authorities said. The United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Earthquake of magnitude 7.1 strikes southeast of Loyalty Islands

(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands in the French territory of New Caledonia on Saturday, the authorities said. The United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Brazil’s Petrobras to appeal ban on drilling near sensitive Amazon site

By Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras will next week appeal the decision from environmental regulator Ibama barring it from drilling an oil well near

Citizen scientists help spot 1st ‘wolf-dog’ in Pune. Why it’s bad for Indian wolf population

Citizen scientists from The Grassland Trust collaborated with researchers from Bengaluru-based National Centre for Biological Sciences. Findings published in Ecology and Evolution journal.

World Bank extends $150 million to Mozambique to aid Cyclone Freddy recovery

MAPUTO (Reuters) - The World Bank has moved $150 million of the funds it has earmarked for Mozambique projects to help fund the southern African nation's efforts to recover from the aftermath of

In New Mexico, an unlikely wildfire thinning alliance

By Andrew Hay TAOS, N.M. Reuters) - A unexpected alliance between traditional woodcutters and federal land managers in New Mexico could provide a model for a push by President Joe Biden's

Tsunami threat passes in South Pacific after magnitude 7.7 quake off New Caledonia

(Reuters) -The risk of tsunami waves across the South Pacific has passed and national warnings downgraded following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Friday southeast of the Loyalty Islands in the French

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.