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Earthquake of magnitude 7.7 strikes southeast of Loyalty Islands – USGS

(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 7.7 struck southeast of Loyalty Islands on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), USGS said.

ClientEarth challenges UK court dismissal of Shell climate lawsuit

By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) - ClientEarth, an environmental law charity turned activist Shell investor, said on Friday it was challenging a London court decision to dismiss its novel lawsuit

Britain awards 20 offshore carbon storage licences

By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) -Twelve companies were awarded a total of 20 licences to develop carbon dioxide (CO2) storage offshore, in Britain's first licensing round for such projects, the

No respite for wildfire-hit Alberta as conditions set to worsen

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Abnormally hot and dry weather is set to return to Alberta on Thursday after a couple of cooler days helped calm wildfires that have forced thousands of evacuations and disrupted

Britain awards 20 offshore carbon storage licences to 12 firms

LONDON (Reuters) - Twelve companies were awarded a total of twenty licences to develop carbon dioxide (CO2) storages offshore in Britain's first licensing round for such projects, the North Sea

Brazil environment agency rejects Petrobras’ request to drill at Amazon

BRASILIA (Reuters) -The Brazilian environmental protection agency Ibama said on Wednesday it had rejected a request from state-run oil company Petrobras to drill a well at the mouth of the Amazon

Almost 250,000 flee floods in Somali city that ‘became like an ocean’

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Floods have caused almost a quarter of a million people to flee their homes after the Shabelle river in central Somalia broke its banks and submerged the town of Beledweyne, even

U.S. considers new land swap deal in Alaska wildlife refuge

(Reuters) - The U.S. Interior Department will review the environmental impacts of a possible land swap deal that would allow a new road to cut through an Alaska wildlife refuge, it said on Wednesday.

At least 8 dead in north Italy floods, Formula One race called off

By Claudia Greco and Crispian Balmer BOLOGNA, Italy (Reuters) -Nine people died and thousands were evacuated from their homes as torrential rain battered Italy's northern Emilia-Romagna region,

US power grids vulnerable to extreme heat conditions this summer – NERC

(Reuters) - Large parts of the United States and some areas in Canada, home to around 165 million people, could face energy shortfalls during periods of extreme heat this summer, a group that sets

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.