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Efforts ongoing to clean up Keystone oil leak, largest U.S. spill in nearly a decade

By Nia Williams and Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Crews in Kansas continued clean-up efforts on Friday after TC Energy's Keystone pipeline leaked 14,000 barrels of oil into a creek, but the cause of the

Munich bans climate protests following airport blockade

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Munich on Friday said it would ban all climate-related gatherings aimed at blocking key roads and other areas for at least a month, a day after some activists glued themselves to

What new wildlife bill says & why it has animal rights groups worried about elephants

Experts have raised objections over the clause allowing transfer or transport of a captive elephant for “religious or any purpose” by anybody having a valid certificate of ownership.

Climate activists from France and Italy block Mount Blanc tunnel

PARIS (Reuters) - French and Italian climate activists on Friday were blocking entrances to the Mont Blanc tunnel in Chamonix on the French side and in Courmayeur on the Italian side to raise

800 plant species disappeared since 18th century, scientists claim green future is jeopardised

Scientists have assessed the extinction risk of only about 15% of species, leaving us unsure of what the world is losing.

U.S. forecaster sees La Niña prevailing during winter

(Reuters) - La Niña is expected to continue during the northern hemisphere winter, with equal chances of La Niña and ENSO-neutral conditions during January to March of 2023, a U.S. government weather

Teenage walruses dine on gourmet mussels at new home in U.S. zoo

By Matt McKnight TACOMA, Wash. (Reuters) - A pair of adolescent walruses are settling into their new home at a zoo in Tacoma, Washington, feasting on restaurant-quality mussels and clams. Six-year-old

‘Burn everything’: Poland chokes on the smog of war

By Marek Strzelecki and Kuba Stezycki OLPINY, Poland (Reuters) - The Tkaczuk family moved from the Polish city of Krakow to the village of Olpiny in the Carpathian foothills in 2018 in search of

Climate activists glue themselves to airport tarmac in Berlin and Munich

BERLIN (Reuters) - Climate activists took their protest against cheap air travel to two of Germany's largest airports on Thursday, with some gluing themselves to the tarmac in Munich and Berlin.

Portugal ends mandatory environmental assessments for green hydrogen projects

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal wants to speed up investments in green hydrogen projects, which are essential to decarbonize the economy, and will end mandatory environmental

On Camera

The math behind India’s elections—Why proximity matters

It is one of the most consistent findings in electoral politics: voters are more likely to support candidates who come from their local area.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

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.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.