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Horn of Africa drought not possible without climate change – study

By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) - The drought that has left some 4.35 million people in the Horn of Africa in dire need of humanitarian aid - with 43,000 in Somalia estimated to have died last year

Woodside faces investor wrath over climate concerns

(Reuters) - Woodside Energy Group Ltd faces an investor backlash at its annual general meeting on Friday, as shareholder groups call for a vote against its executive pay and seek to remove three

U.S. Senate votes to overturn heavy duty truck emissions rules

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate voted 50-49 to overturn Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules that aim to drastically cut smog- and soot-forming emissions from

Ecuador launches debt buyback plan aimed at Galapagos protection

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Ecuador has launched a long-awaited debt buyback plan that will free up money to protect its Galapagos Islands, one of the world's most precious ecosystems and the

Biden would veto bill to overturn heavy duty truck emissions rules

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said President Joe Biden would veto a bill seeking to overturn Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules that aim to drastically cut smog- and soot-forming

Early warning system based on AI can classify tsunami risk

California , April 26 (ANI): Tsunamis are incredibly destructive waves that can destroy coastal infrastructure and cause loss of life. Early warnings for such...

Netherlands to spend $31 billion in drive to meet 2030 climate goals

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government on Wednesday said it would spend 28 billion euros ($31 billion) in the coming years to guarantee it would meet its climate goals for 2030. The government

Climate-hit wetlands lay bare Britain’s biodiversity struggle

By Rachel Parsons THE BROADS NATIONAL PARK, England (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As seagulls circled above and tourists watched in confusion, Duncan Holmes steered his boat through thousands of dead

Fish rescued from dried-out river as drought, torrid heat hit Spain

By Horaci García and Albert Gea GIRONA, Spain (Reuters) - Spanish authorities rescued native fish from a river shrivelled by a prolonged drought on Wednesday, as the country endured abnormally high

Carbon capture project in Norway temporarily halted by high costs

By Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) - A project to capture carbon emissions from a waste plant in the Norwegian capital Oslo has been paused for a year amid projections of large cost overruns, potentially

On Camera

China is worried about US–Philippines military exercises. It’s too close for comfort

Official Chinese statements have described the drills as destabilising, warning that they risk escalation and that the participating countries are 'playing with fire.'

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

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.