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IPCC incoming chair: world set to overshoot Paris warming target
GENEVA (Reuters) - The incoming head of the U.N. climate science agency told Reuters on Thursday the world would exceed the Paris deal warming target of 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels,...
Jul 27, 2023
July 2023 set to be world’s hottest month on record -scientists
By Gloria Dickie (Reuters) - As thousands of tourists fled wildfires this week on the Greek island of Rhodes, and many more suffered baking heat across the U.S. Southwest, they were doing so during wh...
Jul 27, 2023
Rescued white tiger cub finds home at German sanctuary
(Reuters) - A rare white tiger cub rescued from a private owner in the Czech Republic has found a new home at a sanctuary in Germany this week, animal welfare group FOUR PAWS said on Thursday. The gro...
Jul 27, 2023
Ireland mourns death of ‘trailblazing’ singer Sinead O’Connor
By Graham Fahy and Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland on Thursday mourned the death of Sinead O'Connor, the singer who was remembered for a stirring voice that stopped people in their tracks on...
Jul 27, 2023
U.N. climate chief calls on G20 to lead way on mitigation at summit
DUBAI (Reuters) - The U.N. climate chief and the incoming president of the COP28 climate summit called on Thursday for the Group of 20 major economies to lead the way on delivering a positive outcome ...
Jul 27, 2023
Record 2022 temperatures will be average for UK by 2060 -Met Office
LONDON (Reuters) - The searing temperatures experienced in Britain in 2022, when the country recorded its hottest day on record, will be considered average by 2060 and 'cool' by the end of the century...
Jul 27, 2023
Canada emissions cap final regulation expected by mid-2024, minister says
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Canada will likely publish the final regulations of a plan to cap and cut greenhouse gases from the oil and gas sector, its largest and fastest-growing source of emissions, by mi...
Jul 27, 2023
Lawmakers seek to limit corporate and foreign ownership of US farmland
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers from both parties are pushing legislation that would limit who can own American farmland, with a latest effort from Democratic Senator Cory Booker...
Jul 27, 2023
Firefighters battle Greece wildfires overnight as farms, factories burn
By Alexandros Avramidis and Stamos Prousalis VOLOS, Greece (Reuters) - Firefighters in Greece battled flames burning for the 10th day on the island of Rhodes, while new blazes erupted on the mainland ...
Jul 27, 2023
Norwegian woman, Nepali sherpa become world’s fastest to climb all 14 tallest peaks
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A Norwegian woman and her sherpa guide climbed Mount K2 in Pakistan on Thursday, their 14th highest mountain in just over three months, becoming the world's faste...
Jul 27, 2023
