BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Typhoon Khanun is likely to hit southern China early on Monday with winds of up to 114 kph (70 mph), China’s meteorological agency said, as authorities in Hong Kong eased weather warnings and transport slowly returned to normal in the financial hub. The typhoon is expected to make landfall between Zhanjiang, […]
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ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Four Moldovan citizens were killed and two others were injured on Saturday when a cargo plane chartered by the French military crashed into the sea near the airport in Ivory Coast’s main city, Abidjan, Ivorian and French officials said. Four French citizens were also injured in the crash, which occurred as the […]
Read More (Reuters) – Hurricane Ophelia strengthened off the Azores islands in the northern Atlantic Ocean on Saturday and was expected pass to the south of the archipelago later in the day before taking aim at the British Isles, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. It said Ophelia, rare for its location and a powerful Category 3 […]
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LONDON (Reuters) – Nearly 2,000 Zambian villagers can pursue a claim for damages in English courts for environmental pollution after London’s Court of Appeal on Friday rejected an appeal by diversified miner Vedanta. Vedanta Resources and its Zambian subsidiary Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) had appealed against a ruling in May last year when a High […]
Read More MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A 5.4 magnitude quake struck southern Mexico on Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, but there were no immediate reports of damage. It was not immediately clear if the tremor was an aftershock from a powerful series of quakes last month that destroyed buildings in Mexico City and killed nearly […]
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By Emily Flitter and Tom Polansek NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. weed specialists doubted on Friday that new federal restrictions on the use of a controversial weed killer, sold by Monsanto Co and BASF, will prevent recurrences next year of crop damage linked to the chemical. The impact of the rules limiting sprayings of dicamba […]
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co <F.N> said on Friday it will offer free repairs to North American owners of more than 1.4 million Explorer sport utility vehicles to help ensure that carbon monoxide and other exhaust gases cannot get into the vehicles, following the U.S. government’s decision to upgrade an investigation […]
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By Emily Flitter and Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. power firm Vistra Energy Corp said on Friday that it would shut two coal-fired plants for economic reasons, as closures in the industry continue apace despite the environment regulator saying this week he wanted to end the “war on coal.” Vistra’s <VST.N> subsidiary Luminant […]
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By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – China sent the World Trade Organization 50 questions about U.S. subsidy programs on Friday, asking for more information on federal and state support for new energy vehicles, industrial energy efficiency, agriculture and in other areas. The WTO has strict rules on subsidies and every member has to declare how […]
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By Barbara Lewis LONDON (Reuters) – Nearly 2,000 Zambian villagers have won the right to sue Vedanta Resources in the English courts in a ruling that could lead to other multinationals being pursued in London for their activities overseas. London’s Court of Appeal on Friday threw out miner Vedanta’s attempt to block the Zambians’ legal […]
Read More BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU environment ministers agreed national emissions-reduction targets and forest management rules on Friday in a push to show the bloc is delivering on its climate goals ahead of United Nations talks next month to fight global warming. The European Union, the world’s third-largest emitter and a key broker of the 2015 Paris […]
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By Barbara Lewis LONDON (Reuters) – Nearly 2,000 Zambian villagers have won the right to sue Vedanta Resources in the English courts in a ruling that could lead to other multinationals being pursued in London for their activities overseas. London’s Court of Appeal on Friday threw out miner Vedanta’s attempt to block the Zambians’ legal […]
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