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AccuWeather forecasts near-average to below-average 2023 hurricane season

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. private forecaster AccuWeather expects a near-average to below-average 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins June 1, according to a forecast issued on

Syria port authority shuts all ports due to bad weather

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria's port authority has shut down all the country's sea ports including Tartous due to poor weather and high winds, state media reported on Wednesday. The port of Tartous had

Veal calves should not be isolated in pens after birth, EU says

By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Veal calves should not be kept in individual pens during their first weeks of life in order to improve animal welfare, according to the EU Food and Safety

INSTANT VIEW- Canada unveils big spending budget betting on green transition

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada on Tuesday sought to close competitive gaps with United States with a budget aimed at attracting investment in the low-carbon economy, including tax incentives for

UN to vote whether world court should rule on climate obligations

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday will vote whether to ask the world's top court to define the obligations of states to combat climate change

Magnitude 4.6 quake strikes Southern Italy region

ROME (Reuters) -A powerful earthquake struck Italy's southern region of Molise late on Tuesday night. An initial report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said it was a magnitude 5.4

Endangered Komodo dragons hatch at Spanish zoo

By Jon Nazca FUENGIROLA, Spain (Reuters) - Five Komodo dragon hatchlings have been born at a zoo in Spain, the first successful breeding of the world's largest lizard - an endangered species - in the

EU countries stand-off over nuclear role in renewable energy goals

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Two rival alliances of European Union countries held final-hour talks in Brussels on Tuesday, ahead of negotiations on whether to recognise nuclear power under the

‘Underfunded, not built for local context’: Think tank CPR on heat action plans of 18 Indian states

Centre for Policy Research sounds alarm bells about HAPs, which serve as guidance documents to help prepare for, respond to, recover and learn from heat waves.

EU countries approve CO2-cutting targets and expanding forest carbon sinks

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European member states gave their final approval on Tuesday to tougher national targets to cut emissions in some sectors, and expand CO2-absorbing natural ecosystems like forests.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

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.