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Panama conference backs ‘historic’ plan to regulate global shark trade

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - A global convention on the trade of endangered species on Thursday backed a Panama-led proposal to expand the regulation of the trade of the fins and meat to cover more than 50

Western New York braces for winter’s first major snow storm; schools to close

By Lindsay DeDario and Rich McKay BUFFALO, N.Y. (Reuters) -An early winter storm swept into western New York state on Thursday, prompting school closures and threatening to dump up to 4 feet (1.2

U.S. energy regulators unanimously approve Commonwealth LNG terminal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. energy regulators unanimously approved the Commonwealth LNG, LLC liquefied natural gas terminal on the Louisiana coast on Thursday, with Democratic members listing concerns

US approves largest dam removal in history to save endangered fish

A US agency seeking to restore habitat for Chinook salmon and endangered coho salmon gave final approval Thursday to decommission four dams straddling the California-Oregon border.

Western New York prepares for up to 4 feet of lake-effect snow

By Lindsay DeDario and Rich McKay BUFFALO, N.Y. (Reuters) -Up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) of lake-effect snow could bury parts of Western New York and other states by the end of the weekend, forecasters

Egypt close to deals on 1GW of solar and wind projects

By Aidan Lewis and Sarah El Safty SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - COP27 host Egypt is close to signing final agreements to build two wind and solar projects with combined capacity of a gigawatt (GW

COP27 climate talks reach crunch time with big rifts remaining

By Katy Daigle, William James and Shadia Nasralla SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) -U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged world governments to "stand and deliver" a strong climate deal at the

Up to 4 feet of lake-effect snow may fall on Western New York, parts of Ohio

By Lindsey DeDario and Rich McKay BUFFALO, N.Y. (Reuters) - Western New York and parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan may be inundated by up to four feet of lake-effect snow by the end of the

U.S. aims for zero-emissions heavy-duty vehicles by 2040

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States aims to only sell and produce zero-emissions medium- and heavy-duty vehicles like school buses and tractor trailers by 2040, the U.S.

COP27: What are the sticking points to reaching a climate deal?

By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) - Nations are deeply divided over how - and whether - they can reach a final agreement at the COP27 U.N. climate summit in Egypt. Here are some of the biggest sticking

On Camera

Is support reducing for Kolkata doctors? Mamata not the only one who has to course correct

West Bengal is ready to welcome its daughter home for Durga Puja, but the family is unable to keep the deep-rooted discord within from spilling out. At its head is Mamata Banerjee.

How Modi govt’s Atmanirbhar policy could have hobbled BSNL’s efforts to catch up in 4G race

Restrictions on use of equipment from global vendors have necessitated new indigenous technology being developed, tested & deployed—further delaying BSNL's 4G & 5G launch.

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

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?