Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Second endangered Sumatran rhino born in Indonesia
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Another Sumatran Rhinoceros was born in an Indonesian sanctuary last week, the Environment Ministry said, the second birth of this critically endangered animal at the reserve this ...
Nov 28, 2023
France reports bird flu on turkey farm as disease spreads in Europe
PARIS (Reuters) - France has detected an outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu virus on a turkey farm in the northwest of the country, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday, as a seasonal wave of ...
Nov 28, 2023
Ten people die in Ukraine snowstorms
KYIV (Reuters) - Ten people have died in snowstorms in Ukraine, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on Tuesday, after icy winds and storms swept the country since Sunday, cutting power and blocking r...
Nov 28, 2023
Thai cabinet approves draft clean air act to reduce pollution
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved a draft clean air act in a bid to reduce pollution, a government spokesperson said. The draft clean law will regulate activities that create ...
Nov 28, 2023
Russian court extends pre-trial detention for WSJ reporter Gershkovich
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian court has extended the pre-trial detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich for two months until Jan. 30, 2024, the court's press service said on Tuesday. G...
Nov 28, 2023
Explainer-How do carbon offsets factor into UN COP28 climate talks?
By Jake Spring (Reuters) - Countries will be trying at this year's COP28 climate summit to resolve details over how to establish international trading for carbon offset credits. Here's what you need t...
Nov 28, 2023
Gloomy businesses urge COP28 to act on carbon price, fossil fuel subsidies
By Simon Jessop and Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) - Businesses say more ambitious policies are needed urgently to drive the transition to clean energy, including an end to fossil fuel subsidies and ag...
Nov 28, 2023
Nearly 2,500 rescued after snowstorm in Ukraine’s Odesa region
KYIV (Reuters) - Nearly 2,500 people were rescued after a snowstorm in Ukraine's southern region of Odesa, local governor Oleh Kiper said, adding that 313 settlements in the region were without power ...
Nov 28, 2023
Environmentalists ask Norway court to stop three oil and gas fields
By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) - Environmental groups on Tuesday will ask a Norwegian court to block the development of three North Sea oil and gas fields, citing insufficient assessment of globa...
Nov 27, 2023
Citizens in richer countries back climate help for vulnerable – EIB poll
By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Citizens in Europe, the United States, China and Japan believe their countries should compensate poorer nations to help address the impact of climate change, a E...
Nov 27, 2023
