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US senators blast Treasury’s failure to move faster on climate risks

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three U.S. senators blasted the Treasury Department on Thursday for its failure to act more swiftly to counter climate risks, and urged Secretary Janet Yellen

US senators rebuke Treasury’s failure to act more swiftly to counter climate risks

In a letter, Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren, Sheldon Whitehouse and Edward Markey criticized John Morton’s work and urged Secretary Janet Yellen to appoint a new counselor.

Colombians face food, medicine shortages as protesting miners block roads

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Up to 300,000 people in Colombia are suffering shortages of food and medicine after informal and illegal gold miners blocked roads in protest of the destruction of their machinery

Torrential rains threaten flooding across California after heavy snowfall

By Steve Gorman and Brendan O'Brien LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A newly formed Pacific storm swept into California on Thursday as forecasters warned of flooding from heavy downpours expected to drench much

U.N. buys tanker to store oil from decaying vessel off Yemen

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations has purchased a large tanker to store about 1.1 million barrels of oil that will be transferred from a decaying vessel off Yemen's

EU agrees to push for fossil fuel phaseout ahead of COP28

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries agreed to promote a global fossil fuel phase out on Thursday ahead of the United Nation's COP28 climate summit this year, attempting to

Magnitude 5 earthquake strikes central Italy – EMSC

(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5 struck central Italy on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a depth of 2 km (1.24 miles) and the epicenter of the

Storm threatens California with more torrential rain, possible flooding

By Steve Gorman and Brendan O'Brien LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Millions of Californians were under threat on Thursday from an approaching storm that could trigger intense downpours and widespread flooding

US forecaster says El Nino could arrive by summer 2023

By Seher Dareen (Reuters) - La Niña has ended and ENSO-neutral conditions are expected to continue through the Northern Hemisphere spring and early summer 2023, a U.S. government weather forecaster

Parts of China sees record-breaking temperatures

BEIJING (Reuters) - Parts of northern China were hit by high temperatures on Thursday that smashed seasonal records, with the city of Shahe hitting 31.8 Celsius (89 Fahrenheit), official data showed.

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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.

John Ternus set to take over as Apple CEO, Tim Cook to transition to executive chairman

Cook will hand over the reins to Ternus on 1 September, capping a 15-year tenure that turned the company into a $4 trillion business spanning watches, video streaming & financial services.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

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.