By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – Asset owners managing more than $10.4 trillion have urged governments not to let worries about security of fossil fuel supplies impede the transition to greener energy needed to limit catastrophic climate change. With…
European, Asian coal users scramble for new sources ahead of EU Russia ban
By Nelson Banya and Sonali Paul HARARE/MELBOURNE (Reuters) -European and Asian coal importers are expected to join the scramble for alternative sources of the fuel as a European Union ban on Russian coal imports looms, analysts and company officials sa…
S.Korea says search under way for missing ship off Taiwan coast
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -A ship carrying six South Koreans went missing off Taiwan and a search and rescue operation is under way, Seoul’s foreign ministry said on Friday. Taiwan authorities have said they received distress signals from the Kyo…
Rising rivers force more Sydney flood evacuations as rain eases
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Hundreds more Sydney residents were ordered to leave their homes on Friday, some for the second time in a month, as rivers burst their banks even as an intense weather system that dumped more than a month’s rainfall ove…
UK’s Channel 4 flags privatisation would cost nearly $4 billion – The Times
(Reuters) – British broadcaster Channel 4 has warned the government its privatisation would cost the economy 3 billion pounds ($3.92 billion) and also put independent producers out of business, The Times reported on Friday. The publicly owned but comme…
Microsoft says it disrupted attempted hacks by Russian spies
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it had disrupted hacking attempts by Russian military spies aimed at breaking into Ukrainian, European Union, and American targets. In a blog post, the tech firm said a group it nicknamed “Strontium” was usin…
Germany’s Scholz says he will not make second push for vaccine mandate
By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he was disappointed the lower house of parliament on Thursday voted against a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for people over 60, but would not launch a second attempt to push for a manda…
Borodianka razed: Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says situation ‘more dreadful’ than Bucha
By Sergiy Karazy BORODIANKA, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday the situation in the town of Borodianka was “significantly more dreadful” than in nearby Bucha, where Russian forces’ suspected killing of civilian…
U.S. arrests leader of Japanese crime syndicate on drugs, weapons charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have arrested a leader of a Japanese crime syndicate on charges of plotting to distribute drugs in the United States and purchase weapons including U.S.-made surface-to-air missiles, prosecutors said on Thursday. F…
China shipbuilding for Taiwan firm likely aiding Chinese navy build-up – U.S. think tank
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Contracts between China’s top state-owned shipbuilding firm and Taiwan’s leading shipping company are likely lowering the costs of upgrading China’s navy, posing security concerns for the island claimed by Beij…