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Nigeria needs $12 billion to clean up Bayelsa oil spills – report

By MacDonald Dzirutwe LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria needs $12 billion to clean up decades-old oil spills in southern Bayelsa state over a 12-year period, a new report said on Tuesday, and singled out

EU countries set to finalise first green aviation fuel goals

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries are set to finalise targets for airlines to increase their use of sustainable fuels as an initial step towards curbing CO2 emissions from

Italy and EU allies “have the numbers” to block Euro 7 emission rules, Salvini says

VERONA, Italy (Reuters) -Italy's transport minister said on Tuesday that Italy and its allies in the European Union can block the Euro 7 regulation which tightens vehicle emission limits for

Canada’s Alberta braces for wildfires to spread as winds shift

By Anna Mehler Paperny and Rod Nickel TORONTO (Reuters) - Tinder-dry weather and shifting winds in Alberta on Tuesday elevated the risk of spreading wildfires in the Canadian oil-producing province

Why El Nino is a concern for Indian monsoon rains

India has experienced below-average rainfall during most El Nino years, sometimes leading to severe drought that destroyed crops & forced authorities to limit the export of some food grains.

Many Myanmar Rohingya Muslims killed by cyclone – residents, aid group

(Reuters) -A large number of Rohingya Muslims were killed in Myanmar when Cyclone Mocha struck at the weekend, residents, a relief group and a media outlet said on Tuesday, with substantial damage

Fossil fuel-centred growth is obsolete, says EU’s von der Leyen

(Reuters) - An energy mix based on fossil fuels cannot deliver sustainable economic growth for future generations, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday as she sought to

More rain needed for end of Ivory Coast cocoa mid-crop

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Rainfall was below average last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions, where farmers said more moisture was needed to have a strong end to the April-to-September

Alberta regulator monitoring more avian deaths at Suncor tailings pond

(Reuters) - The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) said on Sunday it was monitoring the situation after 27 waterfowl were found dead at one of Suncor Energy Inc's oilsands tailings ponds. The company

South Africa can keep coal fired plants running longer, climate committee says

By Carien du Plessis and Bhargav Acharya JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's top climate policy body on Monday suggested the government could delay retiring its ageing coal-fired power plants to

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.