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Community colleges offer clean energy training as climate-related jobs expand across America

As students across the nation consider jobs that play a role in solving the climate crisis, they’re looking for meaningful climate training

Community colleges offer clean energy training as climate-related jobs expand across America

More than half of Zimbabwean population will need food aid, cabinet says

More than half of Zimbabwe's population will need food aid this year following a devastating drought that led to widespread crop failure as humanitarian

More than half of Zimbabwean population will need food aid, cabinet says

Slovakia plans to build a new nuclear reactor

Slovakia’s government approved a plan to build another nuclear reactor in a country that relies heavily on nuclear electricity generation

Slovakia plans to build a new nuclear reactor

It’s OK to mow in May − the best way to help pollinators is by adding native plants

NoMowMay is a catchy concept, but it doesn’t provide the food that native North American pollinators need or lasting support for them.

It’s OK to mow in May − the best way to help pollinators is by adding native plants

Report: Welding at water slide caused huge fire in Sweden that killed one person

A welding operation sparked a huge fire in February at a water park that was under construction at one of Sweden’s biggest amusement centers, causing the death of one person

Report: Welding at water slide caused huge fire in Sweden that killed one person

Before global scrutiny, Indian spice maker MDH faced many US rejections

Popular Indian spice brand MDH, under scrutiny for alleged contamination in some products, has since 2021 seen an average 14.5% of its U.S. shipments

Before global scrutiny, Indian spice maker MDH faced many US rejections

Palestinians mark 76 years of their dispossession as more catastrophe unfolds in Gaza

Palestinians are marking 76 years of dispossession, commemorating their mass expulsion from what is today Israel as a potentially even larger catastrophe unfolds in Gaza

Palestinians mark 76 years of their dispossession as more catastrophe unfolds in Gaza

Brazil flooding will take weeks to subside, experts warn

By Lisandra Paraguassu PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Reuters) -Brazil's southernmost state capital may suffer severe flooding for weeks to come, experts warn, compounding the struggles of half a million

Brazil flooding will take weeks to subside, experts warn

Indonesia's toll rises to 62 from deadly Sumatra floods, 25 still missing

By Aidil Ichlas TANAH DATAR, Indonesia (Reuters) -The death toll from weekend flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province rose to 62 on Wednesday, authorities said, while rescuers

Indonesia's toll rises to 62 from deadly Sumatra floods, 25 still missing

At least five missing in landslide in central Kenya

By Jefferson Kahinju KIMENDE, Kenya (Reuters) -A landslide that followed heavy rain in central Kenya has swept away at least five people, residents said on Wednesday, and the Red Cross said its

At least five missing in landslide in central Kenya

Maryland estimates bridge replacement cost at $1.7 billion - $1.9 billion

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Maryland said on Thursday it estimates it will cost $1.7 billion to $1.9 billion to rebuild a collapsed Baltimore bridge and anticipates it will be completed

Maryland estimates bridge replacement cost at $1.7 billion - $1.9 billion

Japan's firm wholesale inflation keeps alive near-term rate hike risks

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's wholesale inflation held steady at 0.9% in April as the yen's declines pushed up import costs, suggesting another wave of price hikes could prod the central

Japan's firm wholesale inflation keeps alive near-term rate hike risks

Criminal gangs, profiteers thrive in Gaza as cash shortage worsens misery

A shortage of banknotes is gripping Gaza, fuelling criminal gangs and profiteering, after Israel has blocked imports

Criminal gangs, profiteers thrive in Gaza as cash shortage worsens misery

US appeals court upholds biofuel blending mandates for 2020-2022

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld a rule from President Joe Biden's administration that set the amount of biofuels that oil refiners were required to blend into the

US appeals court upholds biofuel blending mandates for 2020-2022

US to determine cause of Southwest, FedEx jetliners near-miss incident

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a June 6 hearing to determine the probable cause of a February 2023 near- miss incident involving a FedEx

US to determine cause of Southwest, FedEx jetliners near-miss incident

CalPERS mulls voting against Exxon CEO's re-election to board, FT reports

CalPERS, the biggest public pension plan in the United States, is considering voting against ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods' re-election to the board amid shareholder discontent over a

CalPERS mulls voting against Exxon CEO's re-election to board, FT reports

Surprise pick as Russia’s defence minister is tough-talking economist and Putin ally

By Guy Faulconbridge, Darya Korsunskaya and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) -With zero military experience, Andrei Belousov, a wiry white-haired economist and Orthodox churchgoer who enjoys rock

Surprise pick as Russia’s defence minister is tough-talking economist and Putin ally

India April wholesale price index rises at fastest pace in a year

India's wholesale price-based inflation rose 1.26% in April, the highest pace in a year, mainly driven by food and primary articles, government data showed on Tuesday.

India April wholesale price index rises at fastest pace in a year

Oil rebounds, gains 1% after US crude draw, lukewarm inflation data

Oil prices rose nearly 1% on Wednesday from a two-month low in the prior session as the market balanced bullish U.S. economic and crude storage data against the

Oil rebounds, gains 1% after US crude draw, lukewarm inflation data

Chinese coast guard shadows Filipino activists sailing toward disputed shoal

Chinese coast guard ships have shadowed a group of Filipino activists and fishermen sailing on wooden boats toward a disputed shoal in the South China Sea which Beijing has fiercely guarded from what it regards as intruders

Chinese coast guard shadows Filipino activists sailing toward disputed shoal

US oil executive censure puts spotlight on shale-OPEC meetings

A U.S. regulator's censure of a top U.S. oil executive over private meetings with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) group of oil

US oil executive censure puts spotlight on shale-OPEC meetings

Instant view: India's retail inflation eases to 4.83% in April

India's retail inflation rate eased slightly in April, partly due to lower fuel prices, although food prices remained elevated, government data showed on Monday.

Instant view: India's retail inflation eases to 4.83% in April

Four rescued from collapsed Kenya building, more people likely trapped

Rescuers have pulled four people out of the rubble of a collapsed building in the Mathare neighbourhood of Kenya's capital on Tuesday, but more people were likely trapped, the

Four rescued from collapsed Kenya building, more people likely trapped

New US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, batteries and solar cells could raise consumer prices

New tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and batteries, solar cells, medical equipment and other goods are intended to protect U.S. jobs and manufacturers

New US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, batteries and solar cells could raise consumer prices

Ukrainian rescuers evacuate elderly and infirm as Russians close in

Anzhelika Sharonova and her 86-year-old mother held out in their battered eastern Ukrainian town for as long as they could before

Ukrainian rescuers evacuate elderly and infirm as Russians close in
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