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Spanish lab sterilises mosquitoes as climate change fuels spread of dengue fever

By Eva Manez and Horaci Garcia NAQUERA, Spain (Reuters) - A Spanish laboratory is breeding and sterilising thousands of tiger mosquitoes to fight dengue fever and other diseases as climate change

Remnants of Typhoon Gaemi leave 30 dead in China’s Hunan, CCTV reports

BEIJING (Reuters) - Thirty people were killed and 35 are still missing in rains and storms in the wake of Typhoon Gaemi which swept into southern China last week, the state broadcaster said on

Signs of life spotted at Britain’s felled Sycamore Gap tree

LONDON (Reuters) - Signs of life have emerged at the base of Britain's Sycamore Gap tree, a much-loved landmark in northern England that was cut down last year in an act of vandalism that prompted an

Goat plague scares Greek farmers still reeling from historic floods

By Giannis Floulis ZILEFTI, Greece (Reuters) - Goat plague is the last thing Ioanna Karra needs. The Greek farmer lost nearly all her livestock and equipment in devastating flooding last year and now,

Ivorian farmers turn to new rice variety for increased yields and profit

By Loucoumane Coulibaly YAMOUSSOUKRO (Reuters) - Ivorian rice farmer Francois Kasse Yao has struggled to make ends meet with only one harvest per year before he planted a new variety, resistant to

Over 10,000 deaths caused by heatwave in India between 2013 & 2022, most in Andhra Pradesh

In response to parliamentary question, Minister of State of Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh shared NCRB data. UP saw twice as many heatwave days as Andhra, but latter recorded more deaths.

N. Macedonia fights a dozen wildfires after weeks of hot weather

STIP, North Macedonia (Reuters) - Firefighters in North Macedonia fought a dozen wildfires fanned by heavy winds for a third day on Wednesday, and hot temperatures and dry weather also fueled smaller

Drillers emit far more methane than US estimates, aerial survey shows

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. oil and gas basins are emitting around four times more planet-warming methane than federal regulators have estimated, according to the results of an

Olympics-France spared blushes after Seine passes clean water test

By Helen Reid PARIS (Reuters) - Olympians dived into the River Seine on Wednesday after a pre-dawn notice informed teams that its murky waters were at last safe enough to proceed with the triathlon,

Olympics-France spared blushes after Seine passes clean water test

By Helen Reid PARIS (Reuters) - Olympians dived into the River Seine on Wednesday after a pre-dawn notice informed teams that its murky waters were at last safe enough to proceed with the triathlon,

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Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?