Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Explainer-What do we know about China’s respiratory illness surge?
By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A request by the World Health Organization for more information on a surge in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children in China has attracted g...
Dec 01, 2023
UN chief says ending fossil fuel use is only way to save burning planet
DUBAI (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders on Friday that the burning of fossil fuels must be stopped outright and a reduction or abatement in their use wou...
Dec 01, 2023
Cop28 – UAE president announces $30 billion fund to bridge climate finance gap
DUBAI (Reuters) - United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed announced on Friday the establishment of a $30 billion climate fund for global climate solutions. The fund is designed to bri...
Dec 01, 2023
COP28 spotlights global warnings about the pain of climate change
By Valerie Volcovici and William James DUBAI (Reuters) - Leaders from across the world are poised to address the U.N. climate conference on Friday, with many expected to speak about the hardship of cl...
Dec 01, 2023
S.Africa’s Quantum Foods swings to loss on bird flu, power cuts
(Reuters) - South African poultry producer Quantum Foods on Friday reported a 35 million rand ($1.86 million) loss in the year to end-September, after the country's worst bird flu outbreak decimated i...
Dec 01, 2023
India’s Aether Industries ordered to shut blast affected site by pollution regulator
BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian specialty chemicals maker Aether Industries said on Friday that it was ordered by the pollution control board of Gujarat on Nov. 30 to stop production at its blast-affected...
Dec 01, 2023
Britain’s Sunak tries to reclaim climate narrative with $2 billion pledge
DUBAI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will pledge 1.6 billion pounds ($2 billion) in funding at the U.N. climate summit on Friday, an attempt to bolster his green credentials after watering dow...
Dec 01, 2023
Analysis-Why a murder plot will not turn the US away from India
By Simon Lewis, David Brunnstrom and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A brazen murder-for-hire plot against a U.S. citizen, which authorities say was directed by an Indian government official, ...
Dec 01, 2023
How alleged India plots to kill Sikh separatists in the US and Canada unfolded
By Luc Cohen and Krishn Kaushik NEW YORK/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The alleged plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on U.S. soil began in May, with a text message between what the American indictment say...
Dec 01, 2023
Dry soil to curb Asia’s early 2024 rice output, pressure supply
By Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian off-season rice production is poised to take a hit as dry planting conditions, shrinking reservoirs and forecasts for continued El Nino weather are set to...
Nov 30, 2023
