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Japan pledges financial support to help ASEAN’s decarbonisation

By Yuka Obayashi and Katya Golubkova TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government pledged financial and technological support to help ASEAN countries accelerate their efforts to decarbonise their economies

Storms in US South kill at least 7, head to Northeast

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Storms producing tornadoes and heavy rains rolled through parts of the southern U.S. on Friday, killing at least seven people and leaving over 1 million customers without

State of emergency declared in Vanuatu as Cyclone Kevin bears down

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A state of emergency has been declared in Vanuatu as Category 4 Cyclone Kevin brings gale force winds and torrential rain to the Pacific nation battling its second major cyclone in

Brazil approves GMO wheat as food supply fears help convince skeptics

By Maximilian Heath and Ana Mano BUENOS AIRES/SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil has approved the cultivation and sale of drought-tolerant genetically modified wheat, a major boost for the once taboo crop as

Argentine firms warn of $20 billion hit as drought, frost hits crops

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A consortium of Argentine agricultural companies on Friday said they had slashed their forecasts for this season's soybean and corn harvests due to a historic drought and

Canada environment minister ‘deeply concerned’ about Imperial Oil tailings leak

By Nia Williams (Reuters) - Canada's environment minister on Friday said he was "deeply concerned" about a leak of toxic tailings water from Imperial Oil's Kearl oil sands mine in northern Alberta

Factbox-Willow oil and gas project in Alaska sparks green opposition

(Reuters) - Environmental and climate activists are rallying online against ConocoPhillips’ proposed Willow oil and gas drilling project in Alaska as the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden

Storms bolster California snowpack, ease drought

By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Record rain and snowfall in recent weeks has eased half of California out of a persistent drought and bolstered the store of mountain snow that the

Explainer: Biotech corn and soy widely used, consumers still wary of GM wheat

By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Nearly all corn and soybean acres in the world's largest exporting countries are seeded with genetically modified varieties, but that is not the case for wheat,

Argentina melts in late-summer heat wave as records tumble

By Miguel Lo Bianco BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina is being hit by a blistering late-summer heat wave, with many places setting record temperatures for March, while residents, tourists and crops

On Camera

Blue, bold, and brutal—the Verditer flycatcher kills its enemies with kindness

Classified as 'Least Concern' by the IUCN, the resilient Verditer flycatcher maintains a strong presence from the Himalayas to the southern reaches of India.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

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.