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Floods, heavy rains kill at least 55 in Rwanda – state broadcaster

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Floods and heavy rains have killed at least 55 people in western Rwanda, the state-run broadcaster said on Wednesday. The Rwanda Broadcasting Agency had a video clip on its Twitter

Five go missing after being hit by avalanche in Nepal, search operation launched

Four women and one man were missing since Tuesday when an avalanche hit their camp at Byas village while 7 others escaped, said Darchula district official.

Petrobras mulls moving rig from Amazon mouth if license not granted

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Brazil's Petrobras may move a rig it has installed to drill at the mouth of the Amazon River Basin to another location if it does not obtain a long-awaited environmental license to

Famine still stalks Somalia

By Ayenat Mersie DOLLOW, Somalia (Reuters) - New patches of young, bright green growth dot the sandy terrain of Dollow but for the 150,000 Somalis who have left home to seek help in this southern town

3 Adani companies removed from UN-backed climate initiative for ‘expanding’ their use of fossil fuels

Adani Green Energy Ltd, Adani Transmission & Adani Ports & SEZ were removed from Science Based Targets Initiative after 2 climate advocacy groups sent joint letter to UN Race to Zero.

New Mexico rivers rage, fields dry after slow federal fire aid

By Andrew Hay ACEQUIA DE LA SIERRA, New Mexico (Reuters) - Rivers are roaring in northern New Mexico after a big snowpack. But sacred pastures Jimmy Sanchez's family has irrigated for seven

EU okays $1.61 billion for Dutch gov’t to buy out farmers, reduce nitrogen

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The European Commision on Tuesday said it had approved two Dutch plans worth a combined 1.47 billion euros ($1.61 billion) to buy out livestock farmers to reduce nitrogen

Rainforest nations seek easier access to UN carbon credit scheme

By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) - Countries that are home to rainforest and peatland vital to limiting climate change want easier access to sovereign carbon credits, a financial scheme to reward

UAE’s Jaber urges donors to deliver on $100 billion pledge to developing countries

BERLIN (Reuters) - The UAE's president-designate of the COP28 climate summit urged donors to deliver on a $100 billion pledge promised 14 years ago to developing countries and blamed delays in

Germany’s Baerbock calls for global target for renewable energy expansion

BERLIN (Reuters) - German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock on Tuesday called for a global target for the expansion of renewable energies. Speaking at the start of the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in

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.