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Philippines finds sunken fuel tanker 3 weeks after spill

MANILA (Reuters) - A leaking fuel tanker that sank off the central Philippines three weeks ago has been found using an underwater robot from Japan, a provincial governor said on Tuesday, as

France rejects German push to change rules on car emissions

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France's European Affairs Minister rejected on Tuesday opposition by Germany to a law that would require new cars sold in the EU from 2035 to have zero CO2 emissions, with the

‘1.5°C global warming limit not realistic but that’s no reason to despair,’ says top climate scientist

Dr Friederike Otto, one of the authors of IPCC report on climate change, talks about the 'political sense of urgency' required to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Alaska oil drilling protesters disrupt White House climate adviser appearance

A dozen protesters chanted, 'keep your promise, no new drilling' for several minutes, preventing Ali Zaidi, White House climate adviser, from delivering his address.

Brazil environment agency frustrates Petrobras plan to drill at the mouth of the Amazon

By Lisandra Paraguassu and Marta Nogueira BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's environmental regulator Ibama has asked oil company Petrobras for additional information on its plan to drill at the mouth of

Germany sees progress in EU talks for ban on fossil fuel cars

BERLIN (Reuters) -Talks between Germany's Transport Ministry and the European Commission about the planned end of new combustion engines from 2035 are moving forward, the ministry said on Monday, but

Ivory Coast cocoa farmers welcome heavy rain in central regions

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Unusually heavy rain last week in Ivory Coast's central cocoa-growing regions will improve bean quality for the April-to-September mid-crop, while more rain is needed elsewhere,

Germany says making progress in EU talks on 2035 ban on fossil fuel cars

BERLIN (Reuters) - Talks between Germany's Transport Ministry and the European Commission about the planned end of new combustion engines from 2035 are moving forward, the ministry said on Monday, but

Plastic paving: Egyptian startup turns millions of bags into tiles

CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian startup is aiming to turn more than 5 billion plastic bags into tiles tougher than cement as it tackles the twin problems of tonnes of waste entering the Mediterranean

Somalia’s drought killed 43,000 last year, half under five – study

By Giulia Paravicini NAIROBI (Reuters) - Somalia's ongoing record drought killed as many as 43,000 people last year, half of them children under 5, researchers said on Monday in the first attempt to

On Camera

Stop telling South Indians to learn Hindi. In Hyderabad, languages coexist without imposition

I was surprised when Andhra Pradesh minister Nara Lokesh and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan advocated for Hindi—at a time when states like Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are opposing its imposition.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

3 top ULFA-I leaders ‘killed’ in Myanmar, Indian Army denies role as insurgent group alleges involvement

The banned group claimed their leaders & cadres were killed in ‘drone strikes’ by the Indian Army. Guwahati Defence PRO denies any such operation.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.