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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Indian Kashmir – EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck near Indian-ruled Kashmir on Monday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake struck 23 km (14 miles) southwest of Padam, in no...
Dec 18, 2023
Saipem, Valmet to work on decarbonisation solutions in hard-to- abate sectors
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Saipem and Finland's Valmet signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop decarbonisation solutions for industry sectors that are trying to reduce greenhouse gas emi...
Dec 18, 2023
BlackRock to invest up to $400 million in Dubai decarbonisation firm Positive Zero
By Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) -BlackRock has agreed to invest up to $400 million in Dubai-based decarbonisation company Positive Zero through a diversified infrastructure fund, Positive Zero said in ...
Dec 18, 2023
Indonesian transgender models shine spotlight on pollution with plastic fashion
By Zahra Matarani JAKARTA (Reuters) - Deep in the slums of Jakarta, a transgender community is using fashion to raise awareness about their lives and the environment in this densely populated, pollute...
Dec 18, 2023
UK to implement carbon levy on imported goods by 2027
By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Monday it would implement a new import carbon pricing mechanism by 2027, with goods imported from countries with a lower or no carbon price having ...
Dec 18, 2023
Rare snowfall in southern China as deep freeze grips the north
By Liz Lee and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - The cold weather sweeping China brought rare snowfall on Monday as far south as the province of Guangdong, while temperatures in the chilly north plunged to...
Dec 18, 2023
Thai rice farmer makes art with plantings that depict cats
BAN KHON SUNG, Thailand (Reuters) - A sleeping cat hugs a fish in a picture seen from the air, picked out in sprouting rainbow seedlings in a rice field in Thailand to illustrate a traditional proverb...
Dec 17, 2023
Sembcorp inks deal with Japanese firms to export green ammonia from India
(Reuters) -Singapore's Sembcorp Industries said its green hydrogen unit had partnered with two Japanese firms to supply green ammonia produced in India to Japan, as the company moves to strengthen its...
Dec 17, 2023
China allocates $33 billion from sovereign bonds for disaster-hit infrastructure -state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's finance ministry has allocated a first batch of 237.9 billion yuan ($33.38 billion) of funds from sovereign bonds as of Monday, in an effort to support the renovation of in...
Dec 17, 2023
US closes two rail bridges to Mexico amid migrant surge
(Reuters) - U.S. border officials on Sunday closed two rail bridges that move freight between Texas and Mexico after detecting a surge in the smuggling of migrants through Mexico by train. The move by...
Dec 17, 2023
