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Off-duty pilot accused of trying to disable jetliner faces first court hearing
(Reuters) - An off-duty pilot accused of trying to shut off the engines of an Alaska Airlines jet on a weekend flight over the Pacific Northwest was due to make his first court appearance on Tuesday i...
Oct 24, 2023
Factbox-Singapore expands low-carbon power import agreements
By Ashley Fang SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore on Tuesday announced conditional approval for Sembcorp Utilities to import 1.2 gigawatts (GW) of electricity from Vietnam, the city-state's latest agreem...
Oct 24, 2023
Japan, Denmark to collaborate on floating offshore wind technology
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and Denmark are set to agree later on Tuesday to join hands in researching and developing floating offshore wind power technologies in a bid to combat climate change, an offici...
Oct 24, 2023
Louisiana ‘super fog’ kills 7 in massive car pile-up
(Reuters) - A Louisiana "super fog" aggravated by marsh fires led to a pile-up of 158 cars just west of New Orleans on Monday that killed seven people, injured at least 25 and left a string of crumble...
Oct 23, 2023
Planned Parenthood must face trial over Texas Medicaid fraud claims
By Brendan Pierson and Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Planned Parenthood must face a trial in a $1.8 billion lawsuit by Texas accusing the organization of defrauding the Republican-led state's Medicaid heal...
Oct 23, 2023
Taiwan rattled by quake, no reports of damage
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off Taiwan's east coast on Tuesday, the island's weather bureau said, shaking buildings in the capital Taipei but with no reports of damage. The ep...
Oct 23, 2023
Ancient Amazon River rock carvings exposed by drought
By Suamy Beydoun MANAUS, Brazil (Reuters) - Human faces sculpted into stone up to 2,000 years ago have appeared on a rocky outcropping along the Amazon River since water levels dropped to record lows ...
Oct 23, 2023
Britain’s Prince William to visit Singapore for Earthshot prize
LONDON (Reuters) - Prince William will travel to Singapore next month for the annual Earthshot Prize which awards 1 million pounds ($1.22 million) to five winners developing solutions to environmental...
Oct 23, 2023
World far off track on pledges to end deforestation by 2030 – report
By Steven Grattan SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The world is moving too slowly to meet pledges to end deforestation by 2030, with the destruction worsening in 2022, according to a report by a coalition of env...
Oct 23, 2023
Republican Scott to boost staff, resources in Iowa as presidential campaign flags
(Reuters) - U.S. Senator Tim Scott is increasing his staff in Iowa and shifting resources to the early voting state as he seeks to revive his languishing campaign to be the Republican 2024 presidentia...
Oct 23, 2023
