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South Africa steps up fight to contain oil spill from grounded ship

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -More equipment is being readied to contain an oil spill from a ship which ran aground and started to break apart in stormy weather on South Africa's west coast, although there are

Russian governor orders evacuations over threat of flooding in Urals region

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The governor of Russia's west-central Chelyabinsk region ordered preventative evacuations in a small city on Monday after heavy rains caused a dam to burst last week, the TASS state

Explainer-Olympics-Will the Seine be clean enough to swim in at Paris 2024 Games?

By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) -Pollution levels forced Paris 2024 to cancel a triathlon swimming training session for the second consecutive day on Monday, a day ahead of the men's race. Organisers

Olympics-Triathlon-Swimming training cancelled for second day over Seine water quality and current

PARIS (Reuters) -Paris Olympics organisers cancelled the triathlon swimming training session in the Seine river for a second day on Monday, 24 hours before the men's race, after heavy rain late last

Climate threat spurs London’s Kew Gardens to look for resilient trees

By Sachin Ravikumar and Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) - Behind the lush greenery, roses in bloom and birdsong at London's famous Kew Gardens lies the darker reality of climate change, which threatens

Paris Olympics: 24 hours before 1st race, swimming training cancelled over Seine water quality

This is the 2nd day that training has been cancelled after heavy rains affected the water. A swimmable Seine is a key legacy Games organisers aim to leave behind for Paris residents.

China’s state planner allocates flood relief funding to five provinces

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's state planner on Monday said it had issued 500 million yuan ($69 million) from the central budget to support the recovery of five provinces following a typhoon and

Olympics-Triathlon-Swimming training cancelled for a second day over pollution in Seine

(Reuters) - Paris Olympics organisers cancelled the triathlon swimming training session for the second day in a row on Monday after recent heavy rain affected water quality levels in the Seine.

US targets nitrous oxide in new phase of climate fight

(This July 23 story has been corrected to fix the spelling of 'Dreyfus' in paragraph 9) By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday announced it would seek to curb

Landslide from Typhoon Gaemi remnants kills 12 in southern China

BEIJING (Reuters) -Continued heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Gaemi triggered a landslide that killed 12 people in southern China, caused flash floods in the northeast and railway disruptions

On Camera

Who is an Indian woman? Laapataa Ladies Oscar entry shows she must be submissive too

The sweeping statements by Film Federation of India Oscar jury dismiss the urban Indian woman’s life, and struggles, as foreign.

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?