Top AI CEOs, experts raise ‘risk of extinction’ from AI
By Supantha Mukherjee and Martin Coulter STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) – Top artificial intelligence (AI) executives including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on…
Environment
Insurers’ climate alliance loses nearly half its members after more quit
By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) -Three more insurance companies including Tokio Marine have left a United Nations-backed net-zero climate alliance,…
State Farm stops new home insurance sales in California as wildfire risks grow
By Noor Zainab Hussain (Reuters) – State Farm said it would stop selling new insurance policies to homeowners in California,…
Climate battle looms as Smith wins Alberta election and targets Trudeau
By Steve Scherer and Nia Williams (Reuters) -Alberta’s election of conservative leader Danielle Smith puts her on a collision course…
U.S. Justice Department probes California refinery over emissions
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating a California unit of oil refiner PBF Energy Inc…
More insurers desert net-zero alliance as U.N. climate group sounds alarm
By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) -Lloyd’s of London became the sixth organisation to quit a net-zero alliance for insurers within…
Wildfire in Canada’s Halifax leads to evacuation orders for thousands of homes
By Eric Martyn and Kanishka Singh HALIFAX (Reuters) – A wildfire in the eastern Canadian city of Halifax led to…
Eighth person rescued from collapsed building in Iowa; fatalities unlikely
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Search and rescue teams working throughout the night rescued an eighth victim from an apartment…
Eastern Canada’s Halifax declares emergency over wildfire, shutting schools
(Reuters) – The eastern Canadian city of Halifax declared a state of local emergency late on Sunday after a wildfire…
Russia unleashes largest drone attack on Ukrainian capital, crowds mark Kyiv Day
By Valentyn Ogirenko and Gleb Garanich KYIV (Reuters) -Russia unleashed waves of air strikes on Kyiv overnight in what officials…