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Indonesia, Malaysia to send palm oil envoys to EU over deforestation law

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia and Malaysia, the world's biggest palm oil producers, plan to send envoys to the European Union to discuss the impact of the bloc's new deforestation law on their palm

Norway wealth fund to vote against board members who fall short on climate

OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's $1.35 trillion wealth fund said on Thursday it would step up its engagement with companies over the management of climate risk by voting against board members who it deems

New Zealand braces for more bad weather as cyclone set to track south

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Residents of Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, are being asked to prepare for further bad weather as a system described as potentially “the most serious

Institutional investors back Shell board lawsuit over climate risk

By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) - A group of European institutional investors is backing a novel London lawsuit against energy giant Shell's board over alleged climate mismanagement in a case that

5.3 magnitude earthquake hits off Honduran coast – EMSC

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude was recorded off the coast off Honduras, near the popular tourist spot of Roatan island, on Wednesday morning, with a local fire chief saying

15 million at risk of disastrous glacial lake outbursts, Indians among top 4, says study

It says a total of 90 million people across 30 countries live in 1,089 basins containing glacial lakes; the most at risk live within 50 kilometres of one.

Renewable spurt pushes power towards emissions ‘tipping point’

PARIS (Reuters) - A rise in wind and solar production, together with more nuclear electricity, will dominate growth in global power supply over the next three years, curbing the emissions impact of

Australia denies permission for coal mine near Great Barrier Reef

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's environment minister on Wednesday declined to grant permission for a new thermal coal project owned by mining magnate Clive Palmer near the Great

Auto industry risks missing climate goal by 75% -industry-backed study

(Reuters) - The automotive industry is likely to miss climate goals by 75%, according to a study backed by electric vehicle makers Polestar and Rivian that was released on Wednesday. The study, the

Informal mining area in Brazil outpacing industrial mining, group says

By Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The area used for informal mining in Brazil has for years surpassed that used for industrial mining, according to data shared on Tuesday by the Brazilian

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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.