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Sickly sea lion is Chile’s first bird flu case in marine mammal

(Reuters) - Chilean health authorities have detected the country's first case of highly pathogenic bird flu (HPAI) in a marine mammal after a 250-kilogram sea lion was founded stranded on a northern

Brazil appoints Luiz Alberto Figueiredo as ambassador for climate change

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's government on Friday announced the appointment of former Foreign Relations Minister Luiz Alberto Figueiredo as extraordinary ambassador for climate change. His nomination

Bird flu alarm drives world towards once-shunned vaccines

By Sybille de La Hamaide CASTELNAU-TURSAN, France (Reuters) - French duck farmer Herve Dupouy has culled his flock four times since 2015 to stop the spread of bird flu but as a wave of deadly

Campaigners urge EU to rethink green investment label for aviation

By Kate Abnett and Tim Hepher BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Campaign group Transport & Environment on Friday urged the European Union to rethink plans to label certain aviation investments as green, arguing

South African cheetahs begin journey to new home in India

THABAZIMBI, South Africa (Reuters) - Twelve South African cheetahs began a voyage to India on Friday as part of an intergovernmental agreement to reintroduce the big cats to India. They will join

France awaits climate progress in EU-Mercosur talks -agriculture minister

By Gus Trompiz and Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) - France is waiting to see if Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's return to power in Brazil will allow progress on climate and deforestation issues

China launches climate prediction model for wind and solar power

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has launched a national wind and solar resources climate prediction model to enable provincial authorities to forecast energy demand and supply, the central government said

‘Greenwashing’ — Think tanks criticise climate plans of 24 top firms, including Apple, Amazon

New Delhi: The net-zero targets pledged by major corporations, including Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, are emphatic 'overestimates’, and evidence of ‘greenwashing’, two European think...

BlackRock’s president faces climate questions at New York event

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A BlackRock live webcast was interrupted several times on Thursday after questions on BlackRock's climate change responsibilities interrupted a speech by President Robert Kapito.

Climate change-linked heat worsened Argentina drought impact, scientists say

By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Extreme high temperatures in Argentina linked to climate change exacerbated the impact of a historic drought that has hit the South American country's farm

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Indian influencers reclaim desi aesthetics at Coachella—jhumkas, dupattas to mehendi

By mixing Indian maximalism with Western minimalism, desi influencers are using the hippie Met Gala to bring about a quiet revolution in festival dressing.

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.