By Marco Garcia KAHULUI, Hawaii (Reuters) -At least 36 people have died after wildfires, fanned by winds from a faraway hurricane, devastated much of the resort city Lahaina on Hawaii’s Maui island, the Maui County said in a statement late on Wednesday. Multiple neighborhoods were burnt to the ground as the western side of the …
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By Riham Alkousaa and Juliette Jabkhiro BERLIN (Reuters) – Simon Lachner had plans to glue himself to a German city thoroughfare in June to call public attention to climate change. Instead, he ended up in police custody before he’d even left his home. Lachner, 28, is one of thousands of activists caught up in a …
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PARIS (Reuters) – A fire that broke out on Thursday at grain silos in the French port of La Rochelle was under control and had not reached the stored grain, silo operator SICA Atlantique said. Local authorities had said earlier that a major fire was under way in four grain silos at La Rochelle, adding …
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By Sarah Marsh, Kate Abnett and Gloria Dickie BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A growing ‘greenlash’ against Europe’s environmental agenda has not so far derailed its decarbonisation plans, but looming elections could put future climate and nature measures at risk. The European Union (EU) has burnished its role as a leader on climate change, enshrining carbon reduction …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Germany and Ukraine have agreed on the supply of additional Patriot air defence missile systems to Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his evening address on Wednesday. “Today there is good news from Germany – exactly what we agreed with (German Chancellor) Olaf Scholz. There are additional Patriot systems. Thank you …
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(Reuters) -One person was killed, eight were missing and 60 were injured in a blast on Wednesday at the site of an optics and optical electronics factory in the Russian town of Sergiev Posad, 50 km (30 miles) northeast of Moscow, local authorities said. Emergency services said the explosion occurred in a warehouse containing pyrotechnic …
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By Jake Spring BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -A dozen rainforest countries formed a pact on Wednesday at a summit in Brazil to demand developed countries pay to help poorer nations combat climate change and preserve biodiversity. The joint statement, titled “United for Our Forests,” was issued by Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, …
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By Terje Solsvik and Victoria Klesty OSLO (Reuters) -A dam on a Norwegian river partly collapsed after heavy rain on Wednesday, sending water gushing through a wide gap in the structure, and the prime minister said the country should be prepared for more floods in the coming days. The Braskereidfoss power dam on the Glomma …
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PARIS (Reuters) – Eleven people were feared to have been killed in a fire in a holiday home for disabled people in eastern France, local authorities said on Wednesday. “We’re almost certain of the death of the missing people,” senior local official Christophe Marot said on the site of the fire, France 3 TV reported …
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YAKUTSK, Russia (Reuters) – Smoke from fires raging across Russia’s vast forest wilderness has engulfed the far eastern city of Yakutsk, forcing citizens to close doors and windows despite the summer heat, and to wear breathing masks. Emergencies have been declared in seven regions of Russia due to the fires, according to Russia’s forestry service, …
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