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Alberta wildfire fighters prepare for hot, dry days ahead

(Reuters) - An extended period of hot dry weather that risks worsening wildfires in Alberta began on Friday, with special weather alerts in place across western Canada and officials warning people to

French court bans sale of two glyphosate-based weedkillers

PARIS (Reuters) - A French court has banned the sale of two weedkillers containing glyphosate produced by Swiss chemical group Syngenta because of a lack of analysis on the chemical's potential harm

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon falls 68% in April, first major drop under Lula

By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 68% in April from the previous year, preliminary government data showed on Friday, a positive reading for

WMO warns of humanitarian impact of intensifying Cyclone Mocha

GENEVA (Reuters) - A World Meteorological Organization spokesperson said on Friday that Cyclone Mocha had intensified very quickly and warned of "big humanitarian impacts" when it makes landfall in

Japan weather bureau: 80% chance of El Nino by northern hemisphere summer

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's weather bureau said on Friday that conditions were nearing for the El Nino phenomenon to form in the equatorial region of the Pacific, and that there was an 80% chance that

Galapagos Islands welcome Little Vermilion Flycatcher chicks amid conservation plan

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's Galapagos Islands have welcomed 12 new chicks of the Little Vermilion Flycatcher bird species, the national park said on Thursday, a record boost since conservation to

Coal-fired power fleet in US to halve by 2050, EIA projects

(Reuters) - The capacity of coal-fired power plants in the United States by 2050 will decline by more than half from 2022 levels, as environmental regulations raise costs and new plants powered by

Canadian military deployed to help fight Alberta wildfires

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada brought in the military to help firefighting and recovery efforts in Alberta on Thursday after wildfires forced thousands to evacuate homes and prompted several oil and gas

Biden’s EPA proposes crackdown on power plant carbon emissions

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled a sweeping plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S. power industry, one of the biggest steps so far

El Niño could form during May-July, persist through winter – U.S. CPC

(Reuters) -The El Niño weather pattern was likely to form during the May-July season, with a more than 90% chance of the phenomenon persisting into the North Hemisphere winter, a U.S. government

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.