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Congested Dhaka navigates cleaner transport, jobs with first metro rail

By Md. Tahmid Zami DHAKA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Wasif Mohammad Abdullah, a 34-year-old banker, was thrilled to take his first trip this month on Dhaka's new metro rail line, while visiting the

Exclusive-China rolls out GMO corn planting, starts small

By Dominique Patton BEIJING (Reuters) - China will likely plant less than 1% of its corn fields with genetically modified varieties this year, said two people familiar with the plans, dashing hopes

Italy to propose softer 2035 carbon reduction targets for cars, minister says

ROME (Reuters) - Italy will propose that the European Union rows back on plans to halt the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani was quoted as saying on

Fukushima wastewater release would have limited impact on South Korean waters – study

By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -The release of waste water from Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant would have a negligible effect on South Korean waters, according to a government study

IAF plane to bring 12 South African cheetahs to India on 18 February

These twelve cheetahs from South Africa, will join eight others from Namibia at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, after being stuck in quarantine for over six months.

In Argentina’s drought-hit fields, billion dollar losses and farmers going under

By Lucila Sigal CIGUENA/ROSARIO, Argentina (Reuters) - In the Argentine town of Ciguena, rancher Andrés Betiger is fighting to keep his farm from going under amid the South American country's worst

China begins ‘large-scale trial’ of genetically modified corn in 2.6 lakh hectares of land

China will likely plant less than 1% of its corn fields with genetically modified varieties this year, using fields in certain counties of Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Hebei & Yunnan provinces.

Fukushima wastewater release would have limited impact on S.Korean waters – study

By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - The release of waste water from Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant would have a negligible effect on South Korean waters, according to a government study

Tajik avalanche death toll rises to 15

DUSHANBE (Reuters) - A series of avalanches has killed five more people in eastern Tajikistan, the Central Asian nation's government said on Thursday, bringing the death toll over the past two days to

Angry Ohio townspeople seek answers on train’s toxic spill

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Hundreds of irate residents of the Ohio town where a train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals packed into a high school gym on Wednesday, seeking answers to what health

On Camera

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.