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Portugal agrees to swap Cape Verde’s debt for environmental investment

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal has signed an agreement to swap Cape Verde's debt for investments in an environmental and climate fund that is being established by the archipelago

India made strides with energy access. Now it must develop a network, diversify fuel mix

By reducing its fossil fuels reliance and investment into methods to combat emissions, India can have a resounding impact on collective future.

Climate change trauma is real. And it has a long-term impact on cognitive functioning

A US study on wildfire survivors found people whose homes or families were directly affected showed greater mental health harm than those who did not suffer a personal loss.

British Columbia reaches deal with more First Nations on resource management

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The western Canadian province of British Columbia (B.C.) on Friday announced a deal with four Indigenous First Nations to collaborate on land planning and managing the impacts of

Argentine government, farm exporters seek relief from historic drought

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa met with agricultural exporters on Friday to analyze and "seek solutions" to help the country's key grain industry after it was

German speed limit could cut more CO2 than previously thought -study

By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) - A new study has found that Germany could save almost three times more carbon dioxide emissions than previously thought by introducing a speed limit on its highways

Mass crab deaths leave British experts baffled

By Sachin Ravikumar and William James LONDON (Reuters) - A panel of experts investigating the unexplained deaths of thousands of crabs and lobsters along England's shoreline over the last two years

Heavy rains cause flooding on rivers in northern Hungary

JOSVAFO, Hungary (Reuters) - Unusually heavy rains this month have caused flooding on several waterways in northern Hungary, with the water authority raising the alert as more rains, sleet and snow is

Davos 2023: ‘Keep it in the ground’ Greta Thunberg tells protest at end of WEF

By Maha El Dahan DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Greta Thunberg and around 30 other activists braved sub-zero temperatures on Friday in a protest calling for climate justice as the World Economic Forum

French sugar beet pesticide exemption halted by EU ruling

PARIS (Reuters) - France's plans to allow sugar beet farmers to continue using a banned pesticide for another year have been halted by a European Union court decision excluding such exemptions. After

On Camera

What Modi got wrong. Indians don’t want hundreds of new MPs

If the government wants to spend taxpayers’ money to make India a better place, then spend it on building more courts, improving the collapsing bureaucracy. But, of course, politicians will only think of themselves.

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.