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Four countries urge EU to set end date for new CO2-emitting trucks

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Luxembourg have urged the European Union to fix a date by which new trucks and buses sold in Europe must have zero carbon

Australian park rangers say ‘Toadzilla’ could be world’s biggest toad

By James Redmayne and Joseph Campbell SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian park rangers believe they have stumbled upon a record-breaking giant toad deep in a rainforest. Dubbed "Toadzilla", the cane toad,

Biden highlights climate change as he tours California areas lashed by storms

By Jeff Mason and Steve Gorman APTOS, Calif. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden stressed global warming's role in natural disasters on Thursday as he toured parts of California after three weeks of

Texas regulator proposes power market overhaul after 2021 freeze

(Reuters) - The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) on Thursday adopted a new market design for the state's electric grid that will see power plants getting paid to be on standby, aimed at

Biden highights climate change as he tours California areas lashed by storms

By Jeff Mason and Steve Gorman APTOS, Calif. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden emphasized the role of global warming in natural disasters on Thursday as he toured areas of California hard hit by

Environmental groups sue U.S. to stop deepwater oil-export facility

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) - Environmental groups on Thursday sued the United States to overturn its approval of a deepwater oil-export facility off the Texas Gulf Coast, saying it would

Biden arrives in California to tour damage from severe storms

By Jeff Mason and Steve Gorman WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in California on Thursday to tour areas hit hard by a series of deadly "atmospheric river" storms that inflicted

Storms to bring rain to parched Argentine fields next week, says grains exchange

(Reuters) - A storm front should bring moderate to abundant rainfall across most of Argentina's key agricultural area over the next week, the Buenos Aires grains exchange said on Thursday, which could

Biden administration commits another $490 million to combat wildfire risk

(Reuters) - The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Thursday it would invest another $490 million to combat wildfire risk in the western United States, citing a growing threat of

For whales, study shows gigantism is in the genes

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The blue, fin, bowhead, gray, humpback, right and sperm whales are the largest animals alive today. In fact, the blue whale is the largest-known creature ever on

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.