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At least 14 killed in Mississippi tornado and storms – ABC News

(Reuters) - At least 14 people were killed as a tornado and strong thunderstorms swept across Mississippi late on Friday, leaving a trail of damage for more than 100 miles (160 km), ABC News reported

German transport minister ‘optimistic’ EU e-fuels stand-off will be resolved

By Riham Alkousaa and Markus Wacket BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's transport minister on Friday said he was optimistic a dispute between Berlin and Brussels over the future of combustion engine cars

Italy’s battle against EU car emission rules ‘not lost’ – PM

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Italy still believes it can change draft European Union rules on car emissions to its advantage, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday. The EU's executive has proposed

Spain’s drought devastates olive oil output, drives world prices up

MADRID (Reuters) - Drought in Spain, the world's largest olive oil producer, is likely to halve the country's output this year compared with the previous year, official estimates from the European

First major fire of year destroys 3,000 hectares in Spain

VILLANUEVA DE VIVER, Spain (Reuters) - Spain's first major wildfire of the year raged in the eastern Valencia region on Friday, destroying more than 3,000 hectares (7,413 acres) of forest and forcing

Investors urge European chemical makers to take action on emissions

LONDON (Reuters) - Investors managing more than $4 trillion in assets have told European chemical companies they must set out a path to move away from fossil fuels, saying that the sector's role in

Germany welcomes EU proposals on e-fuels dispute, seeks legal framework

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany has welcomed a draft European Union proposal to resolve a spat over the bloc's planned 2035 phase-out of new combustion engine cars, but called for clearer assurances from

For just transition from fossil fuels, India should focus on all sectors, not just coal: Reports at G20 event

Reports come amid pressure on India to join Just Transition Energy Partnership, an agreement to fund accelerated transition from coal. India has so far resisted proposition.

Russia will spurn Earth Hour over WWF’s ‘Foreign Agent’ status, says Kremlin

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia would not take part in this year's Earth Hour event, citing Moscow's designation of the Russian branch of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), which

Toxic mining waste threatens health near North Macedonia school

By Fatos Bytyci and Ognen Teofilovski LOJANE, North Macedonia (Reuters) - The heavy odour gives a hint of the tonnes of toxic waste including arsenic oxide left at a landfill site near where 400

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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.