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At the home of Zara, fast and slow fashion collide

By Corina Pons and Virginia Furness A CORUNA, Spain/LONDON (Reuters) - In Spain's A Coruna, two contrasting fashion business models collide - pitching the growing demands for the clothing industry to

La Nina wet weather system near its end – Australian weather bureau

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's La Nina wet weather system, which caused record rainfall and floods that left tens of thousands homeless, is fading, the Bureau of Meteorology said on Tuesday. Australia

House committee to probe EPA response to Ohio derailment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee said on Monday it is opening an inquiry into the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) actions following the Feb. 3 East

Tower sees claims to rise from Cyclone Gabrielle

(Reuters) - New Zealand-based general insurer Tower Ltd on Tuesday reported a jump in number of claims from damages caused by Cyclone Gabrielle and adverse climate in Auckland and Upper North Island,

Earthquake strikes coast off El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua, no damage reported

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - A 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit the coast offshore El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua in the Pacific Ocean on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, with local

Germany asks EU for wiggle room on combustion engine phaseout

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Germany has asked the European Union to propose rules allowing combustion-engine cars that run on CO2-neutral fuels to be sold in Europe after 2035, the date by which the EU has

Oklahoma twisters injure 12, leave thousands without power

By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - Crews in central Oklahoma on Monday were assessing the damage and clearing debris left behind by a string of rare February tornadoes that roared through the area

Still no decision on how much US will donate to Amazon Fund, Brazil’s V.P. says

BRASILIA (Reuters) - The United States has yet to decide on the amount it will donate to the Amazon Fund to combat deforestation, Brazilian Vice-President Geraldo Alckmin said on Monday after a

Destructive tornadoes in U.S. Plains injure a dozen, cut power for thousands

By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - A string of tornadoes roared through Oklahoma and Kansas overnight, leaving a path of damaged structures and flipped-over vehicles, and causing a dozen or more

Portugal’s shoemakers rethink business models, recycle in green push

By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira FELGUEIRAS, Portugal (Reuters) - The factory worker grabbed a handful of worn-out shoes and fed them into roaring machines that chopped and crushed and

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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.