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Greek floods and fires expose Europe’s frail climate defences
By Angeliki Koutantou and Renee Maltezou MOUZAKI, Greece (Reuters) - Dimitris Kouretas, elected governor of Greece's central province of Thessaly last month in the wake of calamitous floods, struggles...
Nov 21, 2023
Hit by floods and fires, a Greek villager has lost hope
By Louisa Gouliamaki SESKLO, Greece (Reuters) - The fires came first. Then the floods. In the small village of Sesklo in central Greece, 46-year old Vasilis Tsiamitas has felt the extremes of both fre...
Nov 21, 2023
Exclusive-France, US to propose ban on private finance to coal-fired plants at COP28 – sources
By Sarita Chaganti Singh, Kate Abnett and Valerie Volcovici NEW DELHI/BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - France, backed by the United States, plans to seek a halt to private financing for coal-based powe...
Nov 21, 2023
Indonesia launches $20 billion renewable energy investment plan
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia launched on Tuesday its investment plan to mobilise $20 billion in financing pledged by global lenders led by the United States and Japan to accelerate its power sector d...
Nov 21, 2023
Flights cancelled, residents to evacuate as Papua New Guinea volcano erupts
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Some residents of a remote Papua New Guinea island were preparing on Tuesday to evacuate from the vicinity of an erupting volcano that shot a cloud of ash into the sky forcing the c...
Nov 20, 2023
One dead, three injured in shooting at Ohio Walmart – local media
(Reuters) -At least one person was killed and three people were injured on Monday in a shooting at a Walmart store in Beavercreek, Ohio,WHIO television reported, citing its reporters on the scene, as ...
Nov 20, 2023
Australia regulator targets ‘carbon neutral’ claims in greenwashing crackdown
(Reuters) -Australia's corporate regulator will crack down on companies which make unfounded claims of being environmentally friendly, and also hold investment platforms accountable for distributing p...
Nov 20, 2023
Rapper A$AP Rocky ordered to stand trial in Los Angeles on assault charges
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper A$AP Rocky, the romantic partner of recording star Rihanna and father of her two sons, was ordered on Monday to stand trial in Los Angeles on two felony ...
Nov 20, 2023
‘The Color Purple’ cast praise film’s heritage at London premiere
By Natasha Mulenga and Danielle Broadway LONDON (Reuters) - The cast of the 2023 movie adaptation of "The Color Purple" said that it was important for them to retell the classic story in a new way as ...
Nov 20, 2023
China’s carbon emissions set to peak before 2030 – expert poll
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China is on track to meet a goal to bring its climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions to a peak before 2030, according to a poll of 89 experts from industry and academia publish...
Nov 20, 2023
