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Eight dead, more casualties expected after tornadoes rip through U.S. Southeast

By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) - Rescue teams were searching for missing people in central Alabama on Friday and the death toll was expected to climb, local officials said, after thunderstorms and

UAE, Britain sign MoU to advance energy sector, climate action – WAM

(Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates and Britain signed on Friday a memorandum of understanding to enhance strategic and technical cooperation in the energy sector, UAE state news agency (WAM) said.

Thunberg: Germany ’embarrassing itself’ by clearing coal mine activists

BERLIN (Reuters) - Climate activist Greta Thunberg condemned the forced removal of protesters from an abandoned village in western Germany as outrageous during a visit to the site, where demonstrators

At least 6 killed as Tornado, thunderstorms strike central Alabama

(Reuters) -At least six people were killed in central Alabama on Thursday as thunderstorms and at least one tornado swept through the region, local officials said. An Autauga County Sheriff's

At least 6 killed in Alabama as storm sweeps through U.S. South – NYT

(Reuters) - At least six people were killed in Autauga County, Alabama, on Thursday as a storm swept through the U.S. South, the New York Times reported. The storm also damaged homes and left tens of

California picks up debris from latest storm, braces for the next

By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Rain-soaked Californians took advantage of a break in a weeks-long deluge to haul away dead trees, restore downed power lines and prepare new stacks

U.S. to simplify offshore wind regulations to meet climate goals

(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of the Interior will reform its regulations for the development of wind energy facilities on the country's outer continental shelf to help meet crucial climate goals,

Last year tied as world’s fifth-warmest on record, U.S. scientists say

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Last year was the world's joint-fifth warmest year on record and the last nine years were the nine warmest since pre-industrial times, as climate change continued

U.S. forecaster sees shift from La Niña to neutral weather during February – April

(Reuters) - A transition from La Niña to El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral conditions is expected during the February - April 2023 season, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on

France’s Tereos fined over spill blamed for killing tons of fish

PARIS (Reuters) - French sugar and ethanol maker Tereos was ordered to pay more than 9.5 million euros ($10.2 million) on Thursday for polluting in 2020 a river that flows from France to Belgium,

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.