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Trump repeals 2023 memo barring Arctic oil drilling in some 16 million acres

By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday repealing a 2023 memo from former President Joe Biden that barred oil drilling in some 16 million acres in the

Trump signals end to new US wind power leasing

(Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday signaled an end to U.S. government support for wind power, saying wind mills are ugly, expensive and harm wildlife. "We're not going to do the wind thing,"

Scotiabank joins major Canadian lenders quitting global climate coalition

(Reuters) - Bank of Nova Scotia on Monday joined some of Canada's biggest lenders to walk away from a global banking sector climate coalition, a move that followed the withdrawal led by six major U.S.

Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Taiwan, EMSC says

(Reuters) - A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Taiwan on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a depth of 13 km (8 miles), EMSC said. (Reporting by Rhea Rose

Southern Taiwan hit by 6.4 magnitude quake, weather bureau says

TAIPEI (Reuters) - A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous area of Taiwan's south on Tuesday near the city of Chiayi, the island's weather administration said, with reports of initial minor

Central banks’ green push hits a hurdle as Fed drops out

By Francesco Canepa and Virginia Furness FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A global effort by central banks to join the fight against climate change has hit a major hurdle with the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision

EU plans ban on ‘forever chemicals’ in consumer products

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission intends to propose a ban on the use of PFAS, or "forever chemicals", in consumer products, with exemptions for essential industrial uses,

Australia iron ore hub resumes operations after cyclone threat

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Port Hedland, the world's largest iron ore export hub, has resumed operations after cyclone Sean moved away from the port, the Pilbara Ports Authority said on Monday.

As India tries to wean its solar sector off imports, cutting China link might not work out

Once 2nd approved list of models & manufacturers (ALMM) comes into force, all govt, open-source or net-metering solar projects will need to use solar cells made by approved Indian firms.

Tropical cyclone prompts closure of ports in Western Australia’s Pilbara region

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Western Australia's ports of Dampier, Ashburton, Varanus Island, and Cape Preston West were shut, the ports' operator said on Sunday, as tropical cyclone Sean developed off the

On Camera

What’s shaping space race 2.0—minerals on Moon, human colonies, Helium-3

The Artemis Accords can be seen as an early American effort to shape the legal, technological, and policy frameworks governing access to, and use of, lunar resources.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.