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Warm Canadian winter threatens Algonquin ice-fishing traditions

By Blair Gable and Nia Williams KITIGAN ZIBI, Canada (Reuters) - Most winters, at least once a week, Mike Diabo will snowmobile to the shores of one of his local lakes in southern Quebec, carry his

Threatened by humans, Kenyan Masai giraffes find new home

NAIVASHA, Kenya (Reuters) - Thirteen Masai giraffes in the Moi Ndabi area in Kenya's Naivasha basin were darted and loaded onto trucks following a rescue effort, after long being threatened by

French bank BNP Paribas sued by NGOs over Amazon deforestation link

By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) - Environmental and human rights activist groups said on Monday they had sued BNP Paribas, the eurozone's biggest bank, for providing financial services to

Snakes, lizards and desserts meet in Malaysia’s first reptile cafe

SUBANG JAYA, Malaysia (Reuters) - Malaysian reptile enthusiast Yap Ming Yang hopes visitors to his pet-friendly cafe will learn to appreciate snakes and lizards as much as they do furrier creatures

Plastic consumption on course to nearly double by 2050 – research

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Plastic use in G20 countries is on course to nearly double by the middle of the century unless a comprehensive and legally binding global treaty to curb consumption is drawn up,

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Sulawesi, Indonesia – EMSC

(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Sulawesi, Indonesia on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 12 km (7.46 miles), EMSC said.

Southern California braces for wind and rain after rare snowfall

By Pete Schroeder (Reuters) - After a rare snowfall dusted Los Angeles on Saturday, Southern California is bracing for a series of weak storms that will bring wind and rain this week to coastal areas

New Zealand’s solution for climate change is to tax cow burps. Will it help?

Is methane from cows really as bad for the climate as methane from fossil fuels? The answers involve renewable resources and the so-called circular economy.

Thousands without power as California storms bring rain, snow and cold

By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - Nearly 85,000 households and businesses were without power in the Los Angeles area on Saturday, as storms continued to pummel parts of California, bringing snow to

Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude hits northern Japan, no tsunami warning

TOKYO (Reuters) -An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 hit off the eastern part of Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Saturday, authorities said, and no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit

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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.