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Ivory Coast tourist haven battles coastal erosion and rogue waves
By Loucoumane Coulibaly and Coulibaly Media ASSINIE, Ivory Coast (Reuters) - On a shrinking strip of beach in southeast Ivory Coast, hotel owner Habib Hassan Nassar has to stack thousands of sandbags ...
Syndicated Content Nov 27, 2023
Explainer-What’s the plan for this year’s COP28 climate summit?
By Kate Abnett (Reuters) - Following a year of record heat and drought, this year's U.N. climate summit will feature a contentious set of issues for countries working to find common ground in tackling...
Syndicated Content Nov 27, 2023
COP28 climate summit puts spotlight on turning methane pledges into action
By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) - Delegates at this year's U.N. COP28 climate summit are anxious to boost the world's climate change agenda with concrete plans for clamping down on the second-most prom...
Syndicated Content Nov 27, 2023
Lightning strikes in India’s Gujarat kill 24
By Sumit Khanna AHMEDABAD (Reuters) - Twenty-four people have died by lightning strikes and about 23 have been left injured in rain-related incidents in the western Indian state of Gujarat over the pa...
Syndicated Content Nov 27, 2023
Portland teachers’ union reaches tentative deal to end strike
(Reuters) - The union representing public school teachers in Portland, Oregon, reached a tentative deal with the public school district on Sunday, ending a nearly one-month-long strike that had forced...
Syndicated Content Nov 27, 2023
CSX says failed wheel bearing caused train derailment in Kentucky
(Reuters) - Railroad operator CSX on Sunday said an investigation determined that a failed wheel bearing on a rail car caused a train derailment that spilled molten sulfur in a remote area of eastern ...
Syndicated Content Nov 26, 2023
G7, Vietnam making final tweaks to climate plan ahead of COP28 – sources
By Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam is finalising reform commitments with G7 governments and multilateral lenders that could unlock billions of dollars in loans to reduce coal use in the ...
Syndicated Content Nov 26, 2023
Rainy weather closing in on Indian rescuers trying to reach trapped men
By Saurabh Sharma SILKYARA, India (Reuters) - Wet weather expected on Monday could mean more complications for the rescue of 41 construction workers trapped in a tunnel in the Indian Himalayas for mor...
Syndicated Content Nov 26, 2023
Biden to skip COP climate meeting in Dubai- official
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will not attend a gathering of world leaders focused on climate change in Dubai this week, a U.S. official said on Sunday. Reuters reported last month that Biden w...
Syndicated Content Nov 26, 2023
Greenpeace accuses China oil and gas firms of ‘greenwashing’ LNG purchases
By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Big oil and gas companies in China and elsewhere are using low-quality carbon offsets to "greenwash" their imports of natural gas while failing to make strong em...
Syndicated Content Nov 26, 2023
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