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Schiphol airport cancels hundreds of flights due to storm Darragh

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands' Schiphol airport cancelled more than a hundred flights on Friday due to heavy winds caused by storm Darragh, the airport, one of Europe's main hubs, said in a

Canadian oil province Alberta cleans up 5% of inactive wells in 2023

By Nia Williams (Reuters) - The number of inactive oil and gas wells in Alberta, Canada's main fossil fuel-producing province, fell 5% in 2023 from a year earlier, showing progress in decommissioning

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes California, USGS says

(Reuters) -The magnitude of the earthquake that struck Ferndale, California on Thursday has been revised to 7 from 6.6, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 10

Magnitude 7 earthquake strikes California, USGS says

(Reuters) -The magnitude of the earthquake that struck Ferndale, California on Thursday has been revised to 7 from 6.6, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 10

Meta buys credits from four big US solar projects

(Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc announced a deal on Thursday to buy the green credits from four large U.S. solar energy projects that will help the Facebook owner meet its clean electricity goals as

Italy and African Development Bank sign $420 million co-financing deal

RABAT (Reuters) - Italian state lender CDP and the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed on Thursday a co-financing deal worth 400 million euros ($420 million) to promote climate finance, sustainable

Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 strikes Western Iran

(Reuters) - An earthquake measuring magnitude 5.7 struck Western Iran on Thursday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported. The quake struck Iran's Khuzestan Province injuring at

Delhi AQI improves, records ‘moderate’ after several weeks despite layer of smog

The overall Air Quality Index recorded in Delhi was 161, categorised as ‘moderate’ as of 8 am. However, a thin layer of smog engulfed the city with the winter having set in.

Soy traders push to weaken ban on buying from deforested Amazon

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Multinational grains traders operating in Brazil are seeking to weaken an agreement that forbids buying soybeans from farms on deforested land in the Amazon rainforest,

Venture Global says new LNG environmental review unnecessary

By Curtis Williams and Timothy Gardner HOUSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Venture Global LNG on Wednesday slammed a U.S. call for an additional environmental review of a proposed Louisiana LNG project as

On Camera

Trump’s Iran blockade isn’t just about Tehran, it’s about China

The oil math is skewed against the White House. The blockade has a slim chance of working. Iran can remain defiant, and China unconcerned, longer than Trump can remain solvent.

Oil supply fell by 10 million barrels per day in March. IEA raises alarm over largest disruption ever

IEA projects sharp reversal from its earlier expectations, with global demand for oil in 2026 turning negative. Hormuz disruptions have pushed crude prices to $130 per barrel.

Warfare enters new dimension as Ukraine’s robot brigade records battle win against Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a group of Russian soldiers surrendered to an unmanned battle group.

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.