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Biden aims billions in taxpayer money at companies’ labor, supply practices

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is using $1.5 trillion in new federal spending to continue his push to reshape the U.S. economy, redirect corporate profits and reverse

Germany should stick to commitment of banning new combustion-engine cars from 2035, environment minister says

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany should "act reliably at the European level" and stick to the EU commitment of banning new combustion-engine cars from 2035, Germany's Environment Minister Steffi Lemke told

U.S. directs $315 million to boost clean energy access in rural, tribal communities

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rural communities and tribal nations lacking access to reliable energy will begin receiving more than $300 million to develop clean and affordable energy

US to toughen water pollution rules for meat plants

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency intends to update its water pollution rules for slaughterhouses for the first time in nearly 20 years, the agency

Low water levels force halt to north Syria hydropower

QAMISHLI, Syria (Reuters) - Local authorities in northeast Syria will suspend operations at a hydroelectric dam for a week because of low water levels, two officials said on Wednesday, leaving several

Phytoplankton blooms see two-decade surge along world’s coastlines

By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) - Huge blooms of phytoplankton — microscopic algae floating on the ocean's surface — have become larger and more frequent along the world's coastlines, according to

Western US cities vote to move ahead with novel nuclear power plant

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Plans for the first U.S. small modular nuclear power reactor got a boost on Tuesday as some Western U.S. cities vowed to continue with the NuScale Power Corp

London dogs head to Thailand to sniff out pangolin smugglers

LONDON (Reuters) - Two Labrador dogs, which have been trained by British police, are to be flown to Thailand to help crack down on the smuggling of critically endangered pangolins, the Zoological

Extreme Yosemite rain eases drought but disrupts wildlife habitats

By Cath Turner YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, California (Reuters) - After a winter of epic storms in California, Yosemite National Park's famous waterfalls are in full flow, its reservoirs are brimming, and

Climate change intensifies human-wildlife conflict, says Nature Climate Change study

Through a study of 49 ‘climate-driven’ conflicts, researchers found that resource scarcity was a deciding factor in conflict intensification, cited in over 80% cases.

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The burden of being a successful Dalit

I have often felt that success for a Dalit person comes with a strange moral demand: be proof without being inconvenient. That is an impossible assignment.

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.