By Adnan Abidi and Gabrielle Fonseca Johnson NEW DELHI (Reuters) – People living near a river running through India’s capital began returning to their homes […]
BlackRock to expand proxy voting choice to retail ETF investors
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – The world’s top asset manager BlackRock said it will offer proxy voting choices to U.S. retail investors of its biggest […]
US, China aim to revive climate cooperation as tensions simmer
(This July 16 story has been corrected to fix David Sandalow’s quote to say ‘climate diplomacy,’ not ‘diplomacy,’ in paragraph 6) By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON […]
South Korea flood death toll rises to 40, Yoon blames botched responses
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday blamed authorities’ failure to follow disaster response rules as the death toll […]
China June coal output rebounds from six-month low as heatwave boosts demand
By Muyu Xu BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s average daily coal production rebounded in June from a six-month low the prior month, official data showed on […]
Thousands evacuated as firefighters battle to control La Palma wildfire
By Borja Suarez (Reuters) -Firefighters were trying to contain a wildfire which burned out of control and forced the evacuation of at least 4,000 people […]
‘Heat storm’ stretches into southern Europe, health alerts issued
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) -Italy issued hot weather red alerts for 16 cities on Sunday, with meteorologists warning that temperatures will hit record highs […]
Summer-tested Phoenix braves relentless wave of extreme heat
By Sharon Bernstein, Rachel Nostrant and Rich McKay (Reuters) -Michael Shields has serviced swimming pools in the Phoenix area for years, enough time to hone […]
Ukraine, Poland say Wagner fighters arrive in Belarus
(Reuters) -Fighters from the Wagner group have arrived in Belarus from Russia, Ukrainian and Polish officials said on Saturday, a day after Minsk said the […]
Rescuers retrieve eight bodies from flooded South Korea underpass
By Daewoung Kim and Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL/CHEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) -The bodies of eight people trapped in a tunnel flooded by heavy rain in central […]