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Killer whales are shown in the Eastern Canadian Arctic in this undated handout photo. Killer whales are expanding their territory and have moved into Arctic waters as climate change melts sea ice, with two genetically distinct populations being identified by Canadian researchers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Maha Ghazal *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Orcas moved into the Arctic. It could be bad news for other whales, and humans too

Two genetically distinct species of killer whale have been identified in the Arctic.

In this photo released by the State Control Centre, Country Fire Authority personnel watch as smoke billows from an out of control bushfire in the Grampians National park, in Victoria state, Australia, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (State Control Centre via AP)
ClimateNewsWeather

Heat wave leads to warnings of potentially devastating wildfires in southern Australia

Several fires are currently burning out of control across the state of Victoria.

FILE PHOTO: Cars at BYD's first electric vehicle (EV) factory in Southeast Asia, in Rayong, Thailand, July 4, 2024. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo
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BYD contractor denies ‘slavery-like conditions’ claims by Brazilian authorities

Brazilian labor authorities had on Wednesday said they found 163 Chinese nationals working in "slavery-like conditions."

FILE PHOTO: A man sits in a boat on the waters of the Brahmaputra river near the international border between India and Bangladesh in Dhubri district, in the northeastern state of Assam, India August 4, 2018.  REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
ElectricityHydropowerNews

China to build world’s largest hydropower dam in Tibet

The dam could produce 300 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually.

A woman shovels snow on the main street during snowstorm in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 24, 2024.REUTERS/Amel Emric
ClimateInfrastructureNewsUtilitiesWeather

More than 200,000 homes without power in Bosnia after Balkan snowstorm

The snowfall had stopped on Wednesday, when the Catholic population was celebrating Christmas.

FILE - The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, damaged by a massive March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, is seen from the nearby Ukedo fishing port in Namie town, northeastern Japan, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
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Japan to maximize nuclear power in clean-energy push as electricity demand grows

A Japanese panel endorsed a new energy policy aiming for 40-50 per cent renewables and 20 per cent nuclear by 2040 to meet...

FILE PHOTO: A volunteer works to clear spilled oil on the coastline following an incident involving two tankers damaged in a storm in the Kerch Strait, in the settlement of Blagoveshchenskaya near the Black Sea resort of Anapa in the Krasnodar region, Russia December 21, 2024. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov/File Photo
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Russian region declares emergency situation as Black Sea oil spill fallout widens

Authorities in Russia's Krasnodar region declared a state of emergency as oil continues to wash ashore from damaged tankers.

le are shown grazing amongst solar panels at an agrivoltaics pilot project conducted by Sun Cycle Farms near Cardston in southern Alberta in this November 2024 handout image. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Sun Cycle Farms
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AgricultureAnalysisBusinessEconomyElectricityIndustryInfrastructureSolar

Solar burgers: How agrivoltaics is marrying food production with green energy

Calgary's Sun Cycle Farms proves cattle can coexist with solar farms, demonstrating successful agrivoltaics in Alberta.

A firefighter works at the site of residential buildings hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine December 25, 2024. REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova
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Russia attacks Ukraine energy system in major missile strike, Kyiv says

On Christmas Day, Russia launched a massive missile and drone assault on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, injuring six and killing one.

The logo of Nippon Steel Corporation is displayed at the company headquarters in Tokyo,  Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo May 1, 2019.  Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS/File Photo
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Japan’s Nippon Steel extends closing date for U.S. Steel acquisition

Nippon Steel extended its $15 billion U.S. Steel acquisition closing to Q1 2025, awaiting President Biden's decision amid skepticism.