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Greece to spend 20 billion euros on lifting low birth rate

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece, which saw its lowest number of births in 2022, plans to spend 20 billion euros ($22 billion) through 2035 on incentives to halt the decline, including cash benefits and tax

UN chief warns tit-for-tat Mideast violence must stop

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned Iran's missile attack on Israel, telling the Security Council the "deadly cycle

Indian envoy, Sri Lankan President discuss ways to strengthen bilateral ties

Colombo , October 2 (ANI): India's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, called on Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Thursday and...

Hezbollah reports ground clashes with Israeli troops in Lebanon

By Ari Rabinovitch and Maya Gebeily JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Hezbollah said its fighters were engaging Israeli forces inside Lebanon on Wednesday, reporting ground clashes for the first time since

Almost 1.3 million US customers still without power from Hurricane Helene

(Reuters) - Almost 1.3 million homes and businesses were still without power in the U.S. Southeast and Midwest on Wednesday after Helene slammed into the Florida Panhandle as a major hurricane on Sept

Russia rules out nuclear talks with U.S. given its stance on NATO expansion

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has dismissed the possibility of nuclear talks with the United States citing Washington's stance on NATO expansion, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said

Anti-whaling activist Watson in detention in Greenland

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will remain in detention in Greenland where he has been held since July while Denmark decides whether to extradite him to Japan, a local court

Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal leads Gandhi Jayanti tributes in London

London, Oct 2 (PTI) Union Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal led the Gandhi Jayanti tributes in London on Wednesday,...

Dutch court fines man in first use of new law on sexual harassment

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch court fined a man on Wednesday for harassing and intimidating a woman on the streets of Rotterdam in the first use of a new law that came into effect in July. The law,

Factbox-What missiles does Iran have?

(Reuters) -Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel's campaign against Tehran's Hezbollah allies in Lebanon, drawing on an array of weapons that has long

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How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

Germany, Spain await key decision as Navy seeks proven tech for submarines to stay underwater longer

Navy is looking to acquire six new submarines with Air Independent Propulsion technology, which allows vessels to stay underwater for longer periods.

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?