Climate
British Columbia flooding has 18,000 still stranded, some in remote mountains
By Jesse Winter ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia (Reuters) -Emergency crews were still trying to reach 18,000 people stranded on Thursday after...
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Ireland looks to seaweed in quest to curb methane from cows
By Clodagh Kilcoyne and Conor Humphries ATHENRY, Ireland (Reuters) - Scientists are combing Ireland's west coast for seaweed to feed...
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Macron hosts Brazil’s Lula at French presidential palace in apparent dig at Bolsonaro
PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron hosted former Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for a meeting at the...
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EU eyes tighter waste rules to limit countries shipping trash abroad
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a revamp of EU rules on waste shipments to...
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EU proposes law preventing import of goods linked to deforestation
By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed a law on Wednesday aimed at preventing the import of...
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More kids in hospital, schools shut as smog smothers Delhi
By Sunil Kataria, Neha Arora and Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) - More children are in hospital with breathing problems...
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Whirlwind kills man as flash floods hit Sicily
PALERMO, Sicily (Reuters) - A whirlwind killed a man in southern Sicily and damaged properties on Wednesday, while heavy rains...
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German parties quarrel over whether to label natural gas a green investment – document
BERLIN (Reuters) - The three parties working to form Germany's next ruling coalition disagree over whether the European Union should...
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UK’s Prince Charles visits Jesus baptism site in Jordan
AMMAN (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla on Tuesday visited the site on the river Jordan where...
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German parties aim to present coalition deal next week
By Michael Nienaber BERLIN (Reuters) -The three parties trying to form Germany's next government have made progress in negotiations and...
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Ecuador indigenous community welcomes judges to jungle, demands role in mining decisions
By Tito Correa SINANGOE (Reuters) - Ecuador's constitutional court judges traveled to the heart of the Amazon to hear indigenous...
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FACTBOX-What’s in the Glasgow Climate Pact?
GLASGOW (Reuters) - Nearly 200 nations agreed to adopt the Glasgow Climate Pact on Saturday after more than two weeks...
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Airlines to face sanctions over Belarus flights – EU’s von der Leyen
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union will act with further sanctions, including against airlines, to tackle Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's...
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Sinking Tuvalu laments watered down U.N. Glasgow climate pact
By James Redmayne SYDNEY (Reuters) - The South Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is disappointed with the outcome of the...
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Factbox-Top pain points between U.S. and China as Xi, Biden meet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will hold an online meeting on Monday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the...
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Was Glasgow pact a win for climate? Time will tell
By Kate Abnett and Valerie Volcovici GLASGOW (Reuters) -Its ambition was clear: the U.N. climate summit was meant to secure...
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U.N. climate agreement clinched after late drama over coal
By Valerie Volcovici, Kate Abnett and William James GLASGOW (Reuters) - U.N. climate talks ended Saturday with a deal that...
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COP26 agrees deal aimed at averting climate catastrophe, after late drama
By Valerie Volcovici, Kate Abnett and William James GLASGOW (Reuters) - U.N. climate talks in Scotland ended with a global...
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What they are saying about the U.N. climate deal
GLASGOW (Reuters) -Reactions to the climate deal agreed at the COP26 conference in Scotland on Saturday: ALOK SHARMA, COP26 PRESIDENT...
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As countries wrangle over climate pledges, how enforceable are they?
By Andrea Januta GLASGOW (Reuters) -When all is said and done at the U.N. climate talks, and the ink on...
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