Long-feared corporate debt woes start to hit home
By Chiara Elisei and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – The spectre of rising corporate debt defaults exacerbating a global economic…
Environment
Europe’s sweltering summer could send tourists to cooler climes
By Joanna Plucinska and Guglielmo Mangiapane LONDON/ROME (Reuters) – Soaring summer temperatures across southern Europe could prompt a lasting shift…
Multilateral lenders need reform to meet poverty, climate change challenges – G20 panel
By Aftab Ahmed and Shivangi Acharya GANDHINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Multilateral development banks must create a new funding mechanism and…
Extreme heat radiates around the globe, as U.S., China enter climate talks
By Liliana Salgado PHOENIX (Reuters) -Asia, Europe and the United States baked under extreme heat on Monday as global temperatures…
World Bank chief Banga unveils new plans to boost lending ‘firepower’
By Andrea Shalal (Reuters) – World Bank President Ajay Banga unveiled new plans on Tuesday to stretch the bank’s balance…
South Korea’s Yoon calls for disaster response overhaul over extreme weather
By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday called for an overhaul of the country’s…
South Korea flood deaths cast doubt on work to prepare for extreme weather
By Ju-min Park and Hyun Young Yi SEOUL (Reuters) -A year after South Korea vowed to step up readiness for…
Don strengthens into Tropical Storm in central Atlantic Ocean
(Reuters) – Tropical Depression Don has strengthened into a Tropical Storm in the central Atlantic on Monday and is forecast…
Japan and UAE agree innovation, climate change cooperation
By Rachna Uppal ABU DHABI (Reuters) -Japan and the United Arab Emirates agreed to cooperate on technology and climate change…
US, China aim to revive climate talks as planet reels under extreme weather
By Valerie Volcovici BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said it was “imperative that China and the United…