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Global dairy companies announce alliance to cut methane at COP28
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) - Six of the world's largest dairy companies will soon begin disclosing their methane emissions as part of a new global alliance launched at the United Nations climate summit...
Dec 05, 2023
2023 in photos: Extreme climate
(Reuters) - Extreme weather featured in headlines frequently in 2023. Drought dried up lakes, record heat sparked wildfires, rains turned streets into rivers, and deadly storms wiped out entire towns....
Dec 05, 2023
US Supreme Court ponders meaning of ‘income’ in tax dispute
By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Tuesday to consider a challenge to the legality of a tax targeting owners of foreign corporations that could und...
Dec 05, 2023
Biden December fundraising blitz to star James Taylor, Spielberg
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will kick off a December fundraising blitz on Tuesday that will show off the Democratic Party's star power and is expected to raise millions of dolla...
Dec 05, 2023
Netherlands returns colonial-era artefacts to Sri Lanka
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - The Netherlands returned six artefacts including a cannon, a ceremonial sword and two guns taken from Sri Lanka more than 250 years ago on Tuesday, as part of ...
Dec 05, 2023
FBI chief to urge Senate panel to renew US global surveillance power
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - FBI Director Christopher Wray will press a Senate committee on Tuesday to renew the authority of the U.S. government to conduct warrantless surveillance outs...
Dec 05, 2023
Activists protest against fossil fuel industry at COP28 climate summit
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - Climate activists staged several small protests at COP28 on Tuesday against the presence of the oil, gas and coal industry at the U.N. climate summit and demand...
Dec 05, 2023
Group files climate complaint against US credit agency over fossil fuel loans
By Valerie Volcovici DUBAI (Reuters) - An environmental group on Tuesday filed a complaint with an international organization alleging the U.S. export credit agency still invests taxpayer dollars into...
Dec 05, 2023
Buildings evacuated as earthquake felt in Philippine capital
MANILA (Reuters) - People evacuated buildings in the Philippine capital Manila on Tuesday after an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck off Luzon, according to the state seismology agency and images sha...
Dec 05, 2023
Swathes of Siberia freeze in temperatures below -58 Celsius
YAKUTSK, Russia (Reuters) - Arctic weather enfolded swathes of Russia on Tuesday, with temperatures in the wilds of Siberia falling to minus 58 degrees Celsius (minus 72 degrees Fahrenheit). Yakutsk, ...
Dec 05, 2023
