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South Africa sets climate finance and debt relief as G20 presidency focus

By Nellie Peyton JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's G20 presidency next year will focus on mobilising finance for nations stricken by climate-induced disasters and extending debt relief for

Eletrobras’ Santo Antonio power plant bouncing back after historic Brazil drought

By Leticia Fucuchima SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Santo Antonio, one of Brazil's largest hydroelectric plants, has coped with an extreme drought, its head told Reuters, crediting the plant's resilience to a

182 tigers died in 2023, a 50% spike from 2022, environment ministry tells Parliament

Maharashtra & MP saw an alarming rise in tiger deaths in 2023 despite a hike in govt aid for conservation to the states. Data on confirmed causes of deaths, however, remains low.

China’s first atmospheric monitoring station in Antarctica begins operations

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China said its first atmospheric monitoring station in Antarctica started operations this week, a move aimed at helping observe changes on the southern continent and supporting

Storm destroys bridges and damages homes in Greek island of Rhodes

FALIRAKI, Greece (Reuters) - Homes, businesses and roads in the Greek tourist island of Rhodes were covered in mud and debris on Monday after Storm Bora battered the country over the weekend. In the

Indigenous mining complicates Brazil’s fight against illegal gold

By Ricardo Brito and Adriano Machado JACAREACANGA, Brazil (Reuters) - The involvement of Indigenous people in illegal gold hunting, lured by the prospect of easy money due to record prices, has made

Barbados completes world first debt swap for climate resilience

By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) -Barbados has completed the world's first 'debt-for-climate' swap aimed at raising money to help the Caribbean island build resilience in its water systems to the

Barbados frees up $125 million via ‘debt-for-climate swap’

LONDON (Reuters) - Barbados has completed the world's first debt-for-climate swap aimed at raising money to help the Caribbean island build resilience to the damaging effects of climate change. By

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson remains detained in Greenland

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will continue to be held in detention in Greenland while Denmark decides whether to extradite him to Japan, police in the autonomous Danish

Amazon to pilot AI-designed material for carbon removal

By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc plans to pilot a new carbon-removal material for data centers, which are at risk of worsening emissions from artificial intelligence systems they power, a

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.