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Russian city calls for a mass evacuation due to rising flood waters

ORENBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Authorities in the Russian city of Orenburg called on residents to evacuate immediately on Friday due to rapidly rising flood waters after major rivers burst their banks

Analysis-Climate verdict for Swiss women a warning for European states, oil industry

By Gloria Dickie, Kate Abnett and Alison Withers LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Governments and companies that are lax on climate action should be worried since this week's European human rights court

Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions fall 2.5% in FY22/23 to record low

By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.5% to a record low in the fiscal year through March 2023, government data showed on Friday, helped by reduced emissions in

Most Australian sowing areas to get above-median rainfall in June-Aug, weather bureau says

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Most of Australia's main cropping areas are likely to see median or above-median rainfall during June-August, the country's weather bureau said on Friday, raising the prospect of

Peru’s dengue deaths triple as climate change swells mosquito population

LIMA (Reuters) - Deaths caused by the mosquito-born dengue disease have more than tripled in Peru so far this year, according to data from the South American nation's government, which is redoubling

Explainer-US limits on PFAS in drinking water could fuel litigation

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized the first federal regulations on toxic "forever chemicals" in drinking water, setting tight limits that essentially

Golf-Rahm opens Masters defence with par, DeChambeau shares early lead

By Frank Pingue AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) -Jon Rahm shrugged off a weather-delayed start to the Masters and launched his title defence with a par on Thursday at rain-softened but sunny Augusta

Global coal power grew 2% last year, the most since 2016, GEM survey says

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The world's coal-fired power capacity grew 2% last year, its highest annual increase since 2016, driven by new builds in China and decommissioning delays elsewhere, according to

Three Dutch skiers killed in Austrian avalanche, police say

VIENNA (Reuters) - Three Dutch skiers were killed in an avalanche on Thursday near the resort town of Soelden in the Austrian Alps, the police said. The victims were part of a 17-person ski touring

Golf-Masters play begins under cloudy skies after rain delay

By Frank Pingue AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) -The weather-delayed start to the Masters began under cloudy skies at windy Augusta National on Thursday with many of the top contenders, including reigning

On Camera

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.