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ATHENS (Reuters) – Rescue teams took people out of floodwaters in inflatable boats and in bulldozers on Saturday as they moved into villages hit hardest by a sweeping rainstorm that killed at least 10 people in central Greece this week. Storm Daniel, which meteorologists said was the worst to hit the country since records began in 1930, pummelled Greece for three days from Tuesday, leaving a trail of ruin after […]

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The European Commission president asked G20 leaders on Saturday to join a proposal to set up global carbon pricing. Many countries are using a price on carbon to help meet their climate goals in the form of a tax or under an emissions trading (ETS), or cap-and-trade, system. According to a World Bank report, there are currently 73 carbon pricing instruments in operation, covering around 23% […]

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The European Commission president asked G20 leaders on Saturday to join a proposal to set up global carbon pricing. Many countries are using a price on carbon to help meet their climate goals in the form of a tax or under an emissions trading (ETS), or cap-and-trade, system. According to a World Bank report, there are currently 73 carbon pricing instruments in operation, covering around 23% […]

By Nandita Bose, Sarita Chaganti Singh and Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Delegates from the world’s most powerful countries have reached a compromise on language to describe the war in Ukraine, a source with knowledge of the discussions said, as their leaders began the annual G20 summit on Saturday in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi of host India inaugurated the two-day meeting by calling on members to end a […]

By Nandita Bose, Sarita Chaganti Singh and Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Delegates from the world’s most powerful countries have reached a compromise on language to describe the war in Ukraine, a source with knowledge of the discussions said, as their leaders began the annual G20 summit on Saturday in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi of host India inaugurated the two-day meeting by calling on members to end a […]

(Reuters) – Following are reactions from foreign governments to the powerful earthquake that struck Morocco’s High Atlas mountains late on Friday, killing hundreds and destroying buildings in the deadliest tremor to hit the country in decades. INDIAN PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI, INAUGURATING A G20 SUMMIT IN NEW DELHI “We pray that all the injured people get well soon. The entire world community is with Morocco in this difficult time and […]

(Reuters) – Following are reactions from foreign governments to the powerful earthquake that struck Morocco’s High Atlas mountains late on Friday, killing hundreds and destroying buildings in the deadliest tremor to hit the country in decades. INDIAN PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI, INAUGURATING A G20 SUMMIT IN NEW DELHI “We pray that all the injured people get well soon. The entire world community is with Morocco in this difficult time and […]

By Mohamed Junayd MALE (Reuters) -People in the Maldives were voting on Saturday in a closely contested election for president of the Indian Ocean archipelago, seen as a battle for influence between India and China. President Ibrahim Solih, seeking a second five-year term in the Indian Ocean tourist destination, has championed an “India-first” policy during his time in power. He appears to be slightly ahead in the polls. The coalition […]

By Nandita Bose NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A multinational rail and ports deal linking the Middle East and South Asia will be announced on Saturday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi, a White House official said. The pact comes at a critical time as U.S. President Joe Biden seeks to counter China’s Belt and Road push on global infrastructure by pitching Washington as an alternative partner […]